Maxine quickly got up and grabbed Thea’s wrist to check her pulse. The moment her skin made contact with Thea’s, she felt a biting cold from Thea’s arm,She endured the chill and swiftly checked Thea’s pulse.After assessing Thea’s condition, Maxine furrowed her eyebrows and exclaimed, “What happened? How did you get so severely injured?”Thea took a tissue out of her pocket, wiped the blood from her lips, and said weakly, “Simon hit me with a palm thrust when we fought. He had refined the Spirit Turtle’s core, and he got significantly stronger. However, he was cautious because he mistook me for Thomas. That’s likely why he fled the battle. If that hadn’t happened, I probably wouldn’t have made it out alive.”Thea hurried back to the Capital after momentarily closing up her injuries in the viscinity of Mount Thunder Sect because she knew it was unsafe to continue staying there.She could only recuperate in the safety of the Capital.As she journeyed back, she endured the pain and
James had left Sol and embarked on a journey to Durandal with Henry and 100 soldiers from the Black Dragon Army and Red Flame Army respectively.Unbeknownst to him, Thea had gathered disciples from Celestial Sect to coerce Mount Thunder Sect into surrender to them.She fought against Simon, the Grand Sect Leader of Mount Thunder Sect.During the battle, she managed to shatter Mount Thunder Sects’ Frost Sword, and the weaponless Simon was forced to flee from the battle.Unfortunately, Thea was struck in the chest with a palm thrust.The attack was none other than Spiritual Palm—a vicious and evil martial art technique developed by a devil a hundred years ago.It was an infamous technique recorded in history.Yet, all traces of it vanished for a century.It reappeared a few decades ago when Thomas demonstrated it.Thomas was ridiculed for being incompetent and resorting to evil martial art techniques to compensate for his weakness. Ultimately, the Cadens refused to accept him.
“Yes, there’s no one else that’s accomplished as much as him.”“With such a talented man in Sol, their country will surely prosper.”Clip-clop! At that moment, the sound of galloping horses caught everyone’s attention.From a distance, dozens of horses drew closer.The man in the lead was a young man about 25 or 26 years old, dressed in golden armor with a longsword on his waist. The people following behind him were outfitted in silver armor.A slight frown formed on the Queen's face when she saw the approaching knights.The man in golden armor got off his horse in front of the Queen, made a slight bow, and greeted her, “Your Majesty.”The Queen’s brows were still furrowed, and dissatisfaction was apparent on her face. She berated the young man, “Kayn, who permitted you to come on horseback?”The man in golden armor was neither arrogant nor humble as he replied in a matter-of-factly tone, “Your Majesty, I’m a Golden Knight and have the liberty of riding a horse whenever or
James was dressed in the Black Dragon robe.The Black Dragon robe was black as the night and gave the impression of austerity, grandeur, and might.A black dragon was embroidered on his black robe, and he wore the ten-star badges on his shoulder.James alighted the plane, looking straight ahead of him. Immediately, he noticed the Queen of Durandal and along with some nobility preparing to receive him. The crowd consisted of 200 people including people of various ages from the very young to the elderly.Henry walked behind him.Following them were elite and experienced soldiers from the two armies. They were strong and capable soldiers that were capable of taking on dozens of people each on their own.The soldiers got off the plane and stood in neatly organized rows.After getting off the plane, James stood to one side and did not move.Henry was dumbfounded by his behavior and whispered in confusion, “Dragon King, why aren’t we moving forward?”In private, Henry addressed Jame
“Contrary to your reputation, you don’t seem that talented.” The Golden Knight, Kayne, glanced at James with obvious disappointment. He shook his head and smirked. “I thought the Dragon King of Sol would have a more commanding presence, but you don’t look particularly impressive. There’s a word for guys like you in Sol, right? What was it? Oh, right. I think it was… pretty boy?”James simply smiled indifferently.He was not infuriated.Seeing Kayn provoking James, the Queen did nothing to stop him. Instead, she cast Kayn a meaningful gaze.Kayn immediately understood her intentions.Whoosh!Suddenly, he unsheathed the long golden sword hung around his waist and pointed it at James.James said calmly, “What’s the meaning of this? Is this the way Durandal treats its guests? If so, I’ll return to Sol immediately.”“Durandal is a nation that treasures strength above all. We welcome guests with a duel. If you’re strong, you’ll be given due respect. If you’re weak, then you should
Clank!The crisp sound echoed in everyone's ears.Everyone was stunned by the scene.Some women, with their eyes covered, gradually looked toward James after realizing that there were no pained screams from either party. James stood completely unfazed in his original spot and held the other half of Kayn’s blade between his fingers.Meanwhile, Kayn was frozen in place as he held his broken sword. Disbelief and shock flooded his mind.Spectating on the side, Henry had the urge to laugh but stifled it. How dare they provoke Sol’s Dragon King so recklessly?Clank!James dropped the broken half of the sword, and the clatter of the sword hitting the ground echoed throughout.He looked at the distressed Kayn. Instead of mocking him, James clapped a few times and offered some words of praise for him. “You’re pretty good. You’ve acquired impressive strength at such a young age. As expected from Durandal, your country is full of talented individuals,” The comment came out of his lips s
With a gloomy expression, he looked at his sword’s broken blade in his hand and hissed, “That d*mn brat! This isn’t over!”Clank!Kayn tossed awat the broken sword in his hand, got on his horse, and quickly left the scene.“Kayne…”Yelena shouted for Kayne, but he ignored her and left with the knights in tow.Anger flashed across her pretty face. “What’s wrong with you? I’m not the one who broke your sword. Why’re you ignoring me?”After muttering bitterly, Yelena quickly left and tried to catch up with the Queen.Peter’s Castle symbolized power in Durandal and was the imperial family’s residence.The castle was heavily guarded by the most highly skilled royal guards of Durandal.However, this was all information that anyone and everyone knew.In actual fact, secret knights also guarded the castle, but the information was hidden from the public.The status of a Durandal knight was equivalent to ancient martial artists in Sol. Not everyone knew about their existence.A luxur
James was at a loss for words.Hearing Yelena’s complaint, he nodded and replied reasonably, “I agree with the princess. At her age, studies should be her priority. I’ve always regretted not being able to learn enough in school. As a result, I come before you as uneducated and uncultured as I am.”James deliberately lowered his status and praised Yelena, successfully resolving the awkward situation.However, Yelena was displeased with his answer.She was the royal princess of Durandal. Although she was only in her early 20s, countless nobles have proposed to her.Princes from other countries have also sent her marriage proposals.She rejected all of them.Yet, this man from Sol was the one rejecting her this time.She thought it was normal for her to reject others, but she could not accept other people rejecting her instead.“What do you mean, James? Are you implying that I’m not worthy of you?” Yelena’s fair features were full of anger as she glared at James sitting beside he