The Malevolent Sword buried deep underground in the Snow Cavern shot out like a comet and stopped neatly in Thea’s hand. Thea held onto the sword, leaped into the air, and disappeared in a flash as countless martial artists looked on.Following her departure, the area became calm again.The martial artists that fell to the ground got back to their feet one after another.Henry was also helped back up. However, he sustained severe injuries.The people from Medical Valley quickly provided him with treatment.Meanwhile, the others were dumbfounded and exchanged confused glances with each other.Maxine had a serious expression as she looked in the direction Thea had left. She murmured, “What exactly happened? Why is Thea’s energy so strong?”She looked at Jackson and asked, “Mr. Cabral, what’s going on? What did you tell her?”Jackson was equally puzzled when he replied, “I didn’t say much. She asked me about James’ whereabouts, so I told her that Yaakov had attacked James while
Thomas traveled in the direction pointed out by Maxine. However, after continuing on the path for some time, he realized that he could not feel the aura of the Malevolent Sword.The aura of the Malevolent Sword was unique, and Thomas was very familiar with it as he had held the sword before. Thus, he was also able to sense the sword’s aura even if it was a few kilometers away. Additionally, he was also an eighth-ranked grandmaster and traveled much faster than Thea.Two hours later, Thomas came to a stop.He spat out in irritation. “What’s going on? Why haven’t I sensed the Malevolent Sword’s energy yet?”His forehead was creased in confusion as he murmured, “Could it be that brat, Maxine, lied to me?”He closed his eyes and thought about the situation.Thea must have experienced an Energy Deviation when she heard James had been seriously injured.Jackson said that the person who caused this was Yaakov, from the Johnston family.“Technically, Thea should be fine if she doesn’t
He would have fallen to the floor if not for the seatbelt. His heart was racing and it took him a few seconds to regain his composure. When he looked at her again, all he saw was a beautiful woman looking at him puzzledly.Her eyes were no different from an ordinary person's and in fact, was even more beautiful.Thea looked at Francisco, turned away, and looked out the window without saying a word. The scenery outside the window was a wide blue sky with white clouds drifting serenely through it.“Was I seeing things?” Francisco mumbled to himself in confusion. He eventually concluded that he must have imagined it.After taking a deep breath to ready himself once more, he smiled brightly and said, “Hello, my name is Francisco. I’m from Terentville. I own a barbecue restaurant franchise and I’ve opened more than 30 chain restaurants already. I’m planning to expand my business to the Capital and am heading there to survey the market.” Thea ignored him.Her indifference baffle
The Johnstons’ animosity for James was way past the stage of simple hatred. They absolutely despised his very existence.He abolished their family head’s cultivation base, leaving him on the brink of death and bedridden.It was also he who brought the strongest member of the family low and the reason that they were now without their Grand Patriarch.They all knew that James had been severely injured.Even if he did not die, he would at the very least be crippled for life.Despite his current condition, the Johnstons were not willing to bury the grudge they had against him.The moment they saw Thea, they felt the flames of resentment towards James were rekindled once more.Seven to eight family members drew their swords in a flash and surrounded Thea.“Thea, not even divine intervention can save you from your fate today! Mark my words!” One of the younger Johnstons said with his teeth bared at her.Thea looked at the Johnstons, and the scene of James taking Yaakov’s decisive bl
The surrounding buildings were being reduced to rubble one after the other.The Johnstons were all fleeing like frightened rabbits.“Die! Kill them! Hurry up and kill them! They all deserve to die!”A voice kept ringing in Thea’s head as it attempted to take control of her.“No, I can’t! This isn’t right!”Her consciousness reminded her desperately that she should not harm anyone else.She felt lightheaded and hazy as the voices of countless demons trying to goad her echoed in her ears.She quickly sat in a lotus position on the floor and performed Malevolent King’s cultivation method, Ataraxia.Repeatedly and shakily, she recited the cultivation chants.The loud cacophony of voices in her head slowly subsided.She had no idea how much time had passed since she began cultivating. She opened her eyes after calming down, looked at her surroundings, and saw a corpse on the ground with its blood staining the floors a rusty red.What’s more, the Johnstons’ courtyard house looked
Despite looking like a corpse, James was still breathing.However, he would die as soon as he stopped.Sorrow welled up in Maxine’s heart when she saw James in such a state.On the floor beside him, an old man was sitting in a lotus position.It was an old man with long white hair that had a few black strands scattered around it.He had a wrinkled face and seemed incredibly frail.Maxine took her eyes away from James and looked at the old man. Immediately, she frowned as she had never seen such a person in the Caden family before. Who was this old man?“Next.”At that moment, the person pouring his True Energy into James stopped.He took out an elixir, consumed it, and began to regenerate his True Energy.Creak!The wooden door was pushed open.Walking into the room was Tobias, who had rushed back to the Capital. He glanced into the room and motioned to Maxine.Maxine immediately understood and walked outside to meet him.Outside the room, Tobias asked, “How’s James doing
“Where did he go?”Bennett was still on the floor when he left the basement.He did not hold back in his attack and hit Bennett’s chest at full force. Bennett was unprepared for the sudden attack and should not have survived the blow.Yet, he seems to have disappeared into thin air.Maxine asked puzzledly, “Grandpa, what’s wrong? What are you looking for?”She noticed the blood on the floor but was unsure what had happened for it to be there. Tobias wore a solemn expression. He was severely injured and did not have enough energy to clean up the mess, so he intended to bring Maxine to dispose of Bennett’s body quietly.There were going to be severe consequences if Bennett escaped and survived.Tobias knew his death was all but certain if Bennett recovered and regained his strength.He had to leave and make his escape as soon as he could.Instead of replying to Maxine, he turned around and hastily left the basement.Tobias frantically walked away and in his rush, reopened mor
Thomas arrived at the Cadens’ mansion with Thea.When Maxine saw them, her face went as white as a sheet.The two of them approached the mansion at a steady pace.Soon, they appeared at the mansion’s gates.Maxine was slightly nervous but still walked forward and greeted them with a forced smile, “Granduncle. Thea. What brings you here?”Thomas glanced at Maxine.Maxine’s heartbeat hastened as soon as she met his eyes.She pretended to be ignorant and asked with a smile, “Granduncle, Thea, why are you two back in the Capital as well? Also, what happened at Mount Thunder Sect, Thea? Why were you emitting such awful energy ?”“I…”Thea lowered her head and parted her lips to speak but could not bring herself to say anything.Thomas did not question Maxine about how she led him astray and asked bluntly, “Is James in the Cadens’ mansion right now?”Maxine nodded and replied, “Ah, yeah. James undergoing treatment in the backyard.”Thomas raised his head and looked at the plaque