With a thunderous bang, the strike he unleashed was rebounded by two light bands, causing him to stagger back several steps.He sensed extreme danger behind him just as he was about to cast another Supernatural Power. In the instant he turned around, three sharp light bands pierced through his body.His body trembled. Another three light bands pierced him from behind before he could react, emerging from his chest and quickly connecting with the formation in front.“You... ah!”Wynton started to struggle, but three more light bands shot out from his left, piercing through his shoulder and rushing toward the right side of the formation.In an instant, nine light bands imprisoned Wynton within the formation, rendering him completely immobile.The Waltraud Power and the Spiritual Providence rapidly leaked from Wynton’s body, and his strength visibly declined.“No, impossible!” Wynton roared in fury. “Just a formation can’t trap me!”As he struggled violently, the numerous formation
At this moment, tears streamed down Zella’s face as she felt heartbroken. She had originally thought her brother was simply Waitara's past form. However, she uncovered a significant secret after examining James’ space and Cultivation Heart.In the past forms collected by James, Thea, and Quattro from the River of Time, there were beings from all races of the myriad realms—even the lowest ones—but the Yaneiri Clan was conspicuously absent. This realization struck Zella suddenly, prompting her to seek confirmation from James.Seeing Wynton’s reaction seemed to confirm their speculation.At this moment, Frona’s voice echoed in James’ mind.“Can she really persuade him?”“I don’t know, but it’s a glimmer of hope,” James replied through voice transmission.“Zella is the most perceptive and wise among living beings, second only to Xezal,” Frona sighed. “But Wynton is wiser than Xezal, playing on emotions...”“No matter what, we have to try,” James interrupted. “Wynton is the only clue
“Your brother is wavering. Waitara's treachery is on the brink of collapse.”As the words left his lips, Wynton's howls on the other end of the light band grew louder, morphing into inhuman screams.Zella clung to James' arm, her heart lodged in her throat.Wynton’s entire body became enveloped by the rampant leak of Waltraud Power and Spiritual Providence, rendering his face unrecognizable.“James, please help him. I beg you. My brother isn't inherently bad. He's just overly ambitious and competitive, so...”James shook his head, looking helpless. Wynton had to save himself. All James could do was spare his life temporarily after defeating him.After a long while, the rampant Waltraud Power and Spiritual Providence around Wynton subsided, revealing his body and face once more. He looked entirely different—his face pale, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his once red hair now white. Though still bound by the nine light bands, he suddenly seemed to have aged countl
“Oh, you think this is too much?” Wynton chuckled darkly. “To be honest, if my sister hadn’t taken a liking to you, you’d have perished in the River of Time.”James stayed silent.“You can do anything for the myriad realms, can’t you?” With a mocking tone, Wynton continued, “Now all you have to do is hold a wedding with my sister, and you can save them all.“You win their respect and admiration. You’ll be lauded as a paragon of virtue—a savior. Plus, you get a beautiful woman in the process too. It’s a big win, don’t you think?”Wynton sneered. “Though the Yin governor might feel this is unfair, she has always looked at the bigger picture. She even exposed herself to Demeter’s harm and reincarnated eighty-one times just to pass the Leere Tribulation. Even her main self was cleaved in two—”“You have a deal,” James blurted out.The answer stunned Wynton; he hadn’t seen that coming. He could not believe James would agree so quickly. ‘Were all his actions up till now a fraud? He kil
A tall, muscular man in a dark coat and dark glasses walked out from Cansington station, his phone glued to his ear.“Have you got the information?”“Yes, General. The girl who saved you from the fire ten years ago is Thea Callahan. She survived after that, but she’s been badly disfigured due to the fire.”The man tightened his grip on the phone, his expression darkening.It was a hot summer day, but the man had a cold aura around him.Everyone who walked past him shuddered involuntarily.His name was James Caden.Ten years ago, James’ family members were burned alive, falling victim to a scheme against them.A young girl rushed into the inferno and saved him without regard for her own safety.All 38 of his family members lost their lives that night, and the first family of Cansington was no more.After James was rescued, he jumped into the river, as it was the only way to survive.He ended up in the Southern Plains where he became a soldier.Ten years later, he had success
The House of Royals occupied about 20,000 square meters, and it was the most luxurious villa in all of Cansington.It had everything from a garden, a swimming pool, and a golf course.Thea sat on the soft couch of the foyer, looking around at the villa in disbelief. It resembled a palace more than anything.She had known that any man with pride and self-respect would never marry her, much less into the Callahan family back when her grandfather said to find a husband for her.She thought at that time whoever was willing to marry her would be greedy and lazy, coveting her family’s wealth, although she did not know who her husband would be at all.Yet, she had never expected this man who just became her husband would bring her to this paradise.James knelt and lifted her veil.“Don’t…”Thea panicked and shied away. With scars crisscrossing her face and entire body, she was a fearful sight. What if she scared her new husband away? They had not even been properly introduced yet!Ja
None of the Callahans bothered to look for Thea even though she had been gone for ten days.To the Callahans, Thea was the black sheep of the family and the laughing stock of Cansington. If it were not for Thea, the Callahans’ business would be booming.Once Thea had recovered, she picked up her marriage certificate with James and they went home together.Lex Callahan had three sons.According to birth order, they were Howard, John, and Benjamin. Benjamin was shunned by his own family because of Thea. It did not matter that he worked hard, expanding the family business by leaps and bounds.At home, he did not have any rank, status, or authority whatsoever.Benjamin might be a Callahan Group manager, but he had no shares in the company. All he got was a fixed salary each month with no bonus. As such, he was struggling to make ends meet.It was true that he had bought a house, but there was still the mortgage to pay off every month.“This is my home, Jamie.”Pointing to the do
After leaving the Callahans’ villa.Thea was crying. “Jamie, I’m so sorry. I don’t even have any control over my marriage.”James took her hand. “It’s okay. Grandfather has made the statement. If I manage to get an order from Celestial Group, he’ll have no choice but to acknowledge us as husband and wife.”“It’s Celestial Group we’re talking about.” Thea was worried.Born and bred in Cansington, she knew all there was to Celestial Group.Celestial Group was an international company, having broken into the Cansington market just recently. The Great Four basically monopolized Celestial Group’s orders.James only smiled. “We’ll never know if we don’t try.”Thea thought of something suddenly, saying, “Oh yeah, I remember now. An old classmate of mine is working at Celestial Group. In fact, she’s the head of a department there. Let me get in touch with her. She might be able to connect us with the higher management.”“Okay.”Holding hands, the both of them walked home to Thea’s.T