"Come forth, my men! It's time for us to destroy the world!" the monster king shouted. He transformed into a blood-red light that shot straight into the sky, showing the world that the level nine monster king had fully reawakened.At this moment, the citizens of Mapleston had already been evacuated. The entire city now lay in ruins, with countless undead soldiers and generals gathered together. Although they had not attacked yet, their sheer numbers created a spectacular and intimidating sight. It seemed they were waiting for someone's arrival.Moments later, another figure dashed into the city and landed among them. As this figure touched down, all the undead soldiers and generals got on one knee. Nathaniel and his companions watched the scene unfold before them from the shadows. They were deeply shocked by the sight. After all, they had never seen the undead soldiers kneel before. "What are they doing? Is that guy their leader?" Nathaniel mumbled. Soon, the glow around the figu

"Perfect!" the monster king replied. He realized that Adrian's power was far greater than he had initially thought. If he did not get rid of Adrian now, the latter would undeniably be an obstacle to his plans of world domination.Raising his sword, the monster king declared, "You shall be the first sacrifice upon my return to this world!" He swung down, unleashing a piercing sword energy shot at Adrian.In response, Adrian drew the Divine Frost Slayer Blade and shattered the incoming attack with a powerful swing. He then charged toward the monster king."Bring it on!" the monster king shouted. The battle had officially begun.Adrian's attacks were relentless, each strike more powerful than the last. Meanwhile, the monster king adopted a defensive stance and parried Adrian's attacks with measured precision.The monster king taunted, "I thought you'd be more formidable, but it seems you're just average.""Is that so? The battle has only just begun. Are you so sure of your victory

Seeing Adrian remain unmoved, the monster king said, "Good. It seems like you've finally resigned to your fate. Don't worry. I'll give you a quick death!" He poured all his remaining strength into his next attack. It was clear that the monster king was unleashing his full power.Adrian then finally made his move. He waved and unleashed a powerful sword energy at the monster king. As soon as he unleashed his attack, the monster king was shocked and an unprecedented fear rose in his heart. After all, this seemingly simple sword strike held the power to cleave the world itself. In the next instant, it completely obliterated the monster king's assault."How could this be..." The monster king was horrified. He never anticipated that all his efforts would be reduced to ashes. With Adrian shattering his attack, the monster king's dream to conquer the world was utterly destroyed. "Arrrgggh!" The monster king let out a scream, and then his body suddenly stopped in midair. The blood energy t

“What? A fighting tournament?" Adrian felt quite surprised."Is there anything strange about that?" Nathaniel countered."Now that you mention it..." Adrian realized it made sense, curious about this so-called fighting tournament. He asked Nathaniel, "How does the tournament work? Do I need to prepare anything?""Ah, I almost forgot."Nathaniel took out a thick stack of documents out of his pocket. He handed it to Adrian, who took it and asked in confusion, "What's this? There are so many pages."Adrian started flipping through the documents. He found out that the fighting tournament was held every five years, and this year's tournament was in Exasword City. The city was located near Mapleston City, and fighters from dozens of nearby cities would be in attendance. It was the grandest event in the entire region."How about it? Sounds pretty amazing huh? I'm sure you’ll learn a lot if you come with me," Nathaniel said."Learn a lot? How so?" Adrian was puzzled."It’ll help to bro

But not long after, several people approached Nathaniel, bowed, and greeted him. "Hello, Captain Nathaniel.""You are…?" Nathaniel narrowed his eyes, trying to recall who these people were.One of the men stepped up and said, “Do you recognize me, sir? We met five years ago.”After closer inspection, Nathaniel recognized the man. Smacking his forehead, Nathaniel said, "Oh, I remember now. Arnold Huffton, right? I’m so forgetful. Sorry, it's been five years, and you've changed a lot.""That's right. If you hadn’t saved me back then, I might not be here now.” Arnold laughed."Why are you guys here?" Nathaniel asked."The road ahead is pretty backed up, so I was ordered to come and pick you up, sir. Follow me. We'll take a different route into Exasword." Arnold pointed ahead.Walking was indeed an option.Arnold's gaze then fell on Adrian. He examined the latter for a moment, then said in surprise, "You're Mr. Adrian, right? I've heard of you.""I'm that famous?" Adrian replied s