Whoosh! A figure leap into the air and landed steadily on the ground. Upon seeing the man’s appearance, everyone could feel a shiver down their spine. They all unconsciously took a few steps back. “Tobias…” “He came…” “Didn’t Maxine say that she’s been expelled from the family? Why would Tobias still come?” “Let’s watch the show.” The ancient martial artists were wearing mischievous grins on their faces. Tobias was wearing a black robe with a long sword on his back. Standing approximately ten meters away from Maxine, he looked at Donovan. James, who had concealed himself, released his clenched fists upon seeing Tobias. Then, he observed the situation. “You’re finally here, Tobias.” Donovan dissipated the True Energy in his palm and looked at Tobias. His face darkened, and he said coldly, “I thought we agreed to enter a marriage of state, but look what the Cadens have done. How could Maxine fool around like that before the marriage? Are you taking the Blithe family
From the appearance of the God-King Palace’s martial artists to Tobias, who was levitating in mid-air, James immediately knew this was not truly him. It was Thea in disguise. After all, only the God-King token which she possessed could mobilize the men of the God-King Palace. “Are they here to save me?” James calmed down. Thea must have impersonated Tobias and brought the God-King Palace here at Mount Littleroot to save him. One could also surmise that Tobias had given up on him and Maxine to avoid antagonizing the Blithe family. In the air… Thea, who was impersonating Tobias, pointed his sword at Donovan and said coldly, “Donovan Blithe, where is James? Hand him over at once. Otherwise, blood will be spilled.” “Kill!” Below, the Four Protectors, the Ten Elders, the Thirty-Seven Stars, and the Seventy-Two Demons cried out in unison. It was a deafening cry, and the crowd unconsciously took a few steps back. Thea was nervous. This was a last resort. If Donovan compr
James, who was concealing himself in the crowd, knew that Thea would be exposed if he did not show himself. If that happened, things would go out of control. “Haha… How exciting.” A peal of laughter came. Everyone turned their heads and saw an elderly man chuckling. Smoking a cigarette, the elderly man slowly emerged from the crowd and arrived at the middle of the battlefield. Then, he lifted his head and shot Tobias a look of disdain. “Stop embarrassing yourself, Tobias. You have yet to master the Thirteen Heavenly Swords. How would you stand a chance against the Blithe Fist of Abomination?” Maxine had told Thea of a fight Tobias had with a martial artist from the Blithe family. Seeing that an elderly man had stepped forward, she descended from the air and returned her sword to its sheath. “Twenty years ago, I had the honor of witnessing the power of the Blithe Fist of Abomination. Since then, I have tried to find ways to counter it but to no avail.” Thea could only try
Seeing that Thea, who was disguised as Tobias, was about to leave with Maxine, Donovan dashed forward. He leaped into the air and raised his arm. Powerful energy gathered in his palm, which turned into a tornado. Meanwhile, James catalyzed True Energy and dissipated the energy that was gathering in Donovan’s palm. At that moment, he could sense a terrifying energy burst forward. The energy made his arm go numb, and he hurriedly took a few steps back. Donovan, whose energy was forcibly dissipated, suffered a blow. He also took a few steps back. After steadying himself, his face darkened as he glared at James. “Who the hell is this guy? How does he have such powerful True Energy?” He was stunned. Donovan was a martial artist who was at peak sixth rank and was near to making a breakthrough into the seventh rank. The Grand Patriarchs aside, he was invincible in the ancient martial world. Besides, with the Blithe Fist of Abomination, he stood a chance against those old geezers.
No wonder his master told him he could easily dominate the world if he mastered the first few fists of the Blithe Fist of Abomination. Faced with Donovan’s questioning, he smiled. Then, without uttering a single word, he turned to leave. “Leaving so soon?” Donovan’s face darkened. How could the Blithes establish themselves in Sol if he did not crush the elderly man? By gathering the ancient martial artists, he planned to proclaim to the world the Blithes’ emergence. Now, however, they were deeply humiliated. “Mirage!” He roared and charged toward James. At that moment, a dozen illusory palmprints appeared all around James. Aware of how powerful the move was, James did not let his guard down. He immediately catalyzed Star Energy. Back then, he had insufficient True Energy. And so, when he catalyzed Star Energy to create the Invincible Body Siddhi, the results were rather unimpressive. Now, his True Energy was abundant. The moment he catalyzed the Invincible Body Siddhi
Thea, who was disguised as Tobias, fled alongside Maxine. After a while, Maxine stopped in her tracks. Looking at Thea, she said, “You should go, Thea. I’ll stay and think of a way to save James.” Thea said, “James has already escaped. He was that old man earlier.” “What? Is that true?” Maxine exclaimed. “Yup, I could tell from his voice. We should leave now.” “In that case, I can’t leave James behind. Thea, you should retreat with the martial artists of the God-King Palace,” Maxine said before she ran back. “What the hell?” Thea frowned. Seeing that Maxine was running back to where they had fled, Thea ordered her subordinates of the God-King Palace, “Retreat.” “Understood,” they said in unison. The martial artists of the God-King Palace swiftly retreated. Meanwhile, Thea chased after Maxine. Upon returning to the mountaintop, the two saw James, who was disguised as an old man, fighting against Donovan. They saw how James beat Donovan to a pulp. Not only that, Donov
He would be defeated if the battle persisted. However, Donovan had lost all fighting spirit. Seeing that James was charging toward him, his face paled, and he staggered backward. “Save me, Grand Patriarch!” His cry reverberated throughout Mount Littleroot as Donovan began calling for help. Seeing this, James’ heart skipped a beat. He knew that Donovan was begging for help, so he had to kill him as soon as possible. Thankfully, he was disguised as someone else, or else he would incur the wrath of the Blithes after this was over. Even if he killed Donovan, the Blithes would never know who the culprit was. As these thoughts flashed across his mind, he swiftly charged at Donovan. Raising his hand, strong True Energy gathered in his palm. “Such audacity to act so insolently on Mount Littleroot… What do you take the Blithes for?” Just as James’ fist was about to make contact with Donovan, a voice boomed and reverberated throughout the mountains. Then, powerful energy burst in
Creak… The door opened. A skinny old man walked out. His face was timeworn and wrinkled, and he seemed a bit spiritless as if life and old age were getting the better of him. The man walked over to Thomas and took a seat. “Thomas…” His soulless eyes suddenly lit up. Watching the old man intently, Thomas grinned. “Winston, to think that you were able to make a breakthrough into the eighth rank before your death. Congratulations, you get to live for a few decades or so.” Winston sighed. “At long last… I was in closed-door meditation for so long. However, I’m still not an eighth-rank martial artist. I’m just halfway there. Regardless, I can definitely live for an additional twenty years. You, on the other hand…” He glanced at Thomas. “What do you plan to do? For the past thirty years, you have visited Mount Littleroot thrice. You have read through all of the Blithes’ martial art manuals in the library.” In the past thirty years, Thomas had been here thrice. Today was