“Oh, James…” Bryce called out. He was slowly approaching James and Thea. Soon, he was within James’ field of vision. Seeing that James was treating his injuries with Thea standing beside him, he breathed a sigh of relief before saying with a smile, “I knew that you’d have no problem surviving a jump off a cliff.”James remained silent. Bryce walked over to him and asked, “How are you feeling?” James opened his eyes and looked at him weakly. “My injuries are rather serious. I need time to heal. Why don’t you return first? Once my I recover, I’ll meet up with you at the Mount Thunder Sect.”“I…” Bryce briefly hesitated before saying, “James, I think it’s better if I help you up.” Glancing at him, James nodded slightly. “That works too.” Bryce then walked over to him. James slowly got up with the help of the Blade of Justice. Bryce helped him up and said, “I’ll take you out of here first. Once you’re safe, I’ll return for Thea.” “Sure.” James nodded. “Let’s get
After a few minutes of regulation, James’ condition stabilized. He glanced at Bryce’s corpse. He knew that Lucjan would surely send more men to locate Bryce’s whereabouts if he did not return soon. “Thea, dig a hole,” He ordered. “Got it.” Thea then began digging a hole with her sword. As a martial artist, she possessed powerful True Energy. As such, digging a hole was an easy feat for her. Soon, a hole a few meters deep was dug.James waved slightly. His remaining True Energy formed a flow of energy that transported Bryce’s corpse into the hole. Meanwhile, Thea began burying the hole with the surrounding ice and snow. Snow fell. Soon, no trace of the blood stain remained. Meanwhile, James left the place and headed to the other side of the abyss to continue treating his injury. Lucjan headed over to the Mount Thunder Sect.At the gates of the Mount Thunder Sect, many disciples were welcoming martial artists from all over Sol. As the organizer of this conference, t
“What are you doing here? Who let you in?” Delainey walked in and glared at Maxine with suspicion.Glancing at Delainey, Maxine asked coldly, “What? Can’t I have a look?”“We should respect the deceased. You…”“Alright, I understand. I’ll leave immediately.” Unwilling to prolong the conversation unnecessarily, Maxine turned to leave.Glancing at the corpses on the ground, Delainey turned to leave too.In the abyss…James was treating his injuries. However, his injuries were grave. They would not rejuvenate in such a short amount of time. However, after a few hours of regulation, his condition stabilized. As long as he did not use True Energy recklessly, he would not be in mortal danger.All this while, Thea had been keeping watch beside him. Thea knew that he was gravely injured. As she felt bad about it, she remained silent. “James…” A voice came. James opened his eyes.An elderly man was standing before him. “Why are you here?” James looked at Lucjan and asked.
With just a single wooden bed and a thin blanket, there was no other furniture whatsoever inside the temporarily constructed wooden house. James removed his clothes and lay on the bed. Thea then carefully treated the injuries on his back, which were caused by the impact against the wall of the cliffs. It was a bloodied mess. Even the skeleton could be seen. Thankfully, James was a seventh-ranking martial artist, and he could control the flow of blood circulating inside his body. Most ordinary people would have been long dead. Even so, he grimaced whenever Thea made the slightest contact with his injuries. Soon, Lucjan returned. Seeing the injuries on James’ back, he asked, “Are you alright, James?” James gritted his teeth. “Well, I’m still alive.” At that moment, Aphrodite and Venus handed Thea a hot towel. Thea took it and began scrubbing James’ back cautiously. Meanwhile, Lucjan took a small white bottle out and said, “I have some powder here with me. It’s good at heali
A tiny steel wire fell from James’ sleeves. Holding the steel wire on one end, it immediately disintegrated and transformed into silver needles. James ordered, “We still have time. By using Crucifier, my internal injuries will certainly recover in time. Thea, I need you to help me insert the needles.” To restore his strength, James could only rely on Crucifier. “Mhm.” Thea nodded. With the Crucifier in hand, she began inserting the needles under James’ guidance. Thea was a third-rank martial artist. All this while, she had been cultivating hard. Now, she had reached middle-stage third rank. As she now possessed powerful True Energy, she could insert many needles at once. After inserting a few needles, her True Energy was completely depleted. Under James’ guidance, she began extracting the needles. “How do you feel, Darling? Are you feeling any better?” Thea’s face was pale, and sweat beaded on her forehead. Though she was feeling weak, she could not care less about
It was Maxine. Maxine knew that James had saved Thea. After some hesitation, she decided to visit them. “I heard James is injured, so I’m here to pay him a visit.” Maxine’s expression was composed, as though she could not feel a sense of guilt at all. “No need.” Thea was displeased with Maxine. If not for Maxine giving her idiotic ideas, Thea would not have attacked James. James would not have been injured, and none of the ensuing problems would have arisen. “Are you trying to blame me for this, Thea?” Maxine looked at her. “You know James best. If we don’t kill him now, he’ll turn the Mount Thunder Conference upside down. Many will perish by the Gu Sect’s hands. Can you bear watching James descend into evil? How are you different from Thomas Caden decades ago?” “No matter what he does, I’ll forever stay by his side.” Slam! After she said that, Thea slammed the door shut. “What the hell?” Maxine frowned. Thea was a completely different person now. ‘Could it be?’ Max
“Alright now, you’re dismissed. I’ll go look for the Supreme Leader.” Lucjan waved slightly, and the Twelve Zodiac turned to leave. After thinking for a moment, Lucjan also turned to leave. Behind the mountain of Mount Thunder Sect… There were many manors inhabited by renowned martial artists of the ancient martial world, and Lucjan arrived at one of them. Eight masked men in black robes were standing in front of the gates. “Deputy Leader,” they greeted Lucjan respectfully. Without returning the greeting, Lucjan walked straight into the courtyard. Many people were gathered there, and all of them were wearing black robes and black masks. “Deputy Leader.” They also greeted Lucjan respectfully, but he simply walked toward a room and opened the door. Many people were gathered there. They, too, were all wearing masks. “He’s here,” came a voice. The one who spoke was a man in a black robe. However, his mask was quite unlike the others. He was wearing a red mask with
Lucjan frowned. He sincerely sought to win James over to his side and had never thought of taking advantage of him. However, since the Supreme Leader had given the order, he could not refute it. He simply nodded and said, “Got it.” “Alright now, you’re free to go.” Callan waved. Lucjan stood up and left. After leaving the courtyard, Thomas put on his mask and went in search of James. When he arrived at the door of the wooden house James was in, Aphrodite and Venus stood in his way. “Who’s there?” Thomas looked at the two. Though he was wearing a mask, his eyes were bloodshot, as if they belonged to a demon. With a simple glance, Aphrodite and Venus were rooted to the spot, petrified. Then, Thomas opened the door. James was lying on the bed. Hearing that the door was opened, he thought it was Thea, “Why are you back so soon? Did you not manage to find Grandpa?” “It’s me,” Thomas said, Upon hearing Thomas’ voice, James immediately got up and looked at the masked man