James was stunned. As an eighth-rank grandmaster, a single blow from his fist would flatten even a mountain. Now, however, the stone figure was completely unscathed. What were the stone figures made of? While he was lost in contemplation, the other stone figures launched their attacks. Their positioning allowed them to attack James from all sides. Though James utilized all of his strength to meet them in battle, he could only push them away and not destroy them.” “Damn it!” While he was distracted, his back was struck by the stone sword. Even with the Invincible Body Siddhi shielding his body, he could feel the weight of a mountain crushing his back. At that moment, the Blood Energy inside his body churned. “F*ck all this!” James cursed and swiftly dodged the attack. Meanwhile, upon witnessing this scene from the monitor screen, Lucjan burst into a peal of laughter. “Your Thousand-Machinery Formation is truly formidable.” “Of course!” Wearing a smug look on his face, Ezekie
Under the harsh glare of the radiance, James could not open his eyes. Meanwhile, the buzzing sound coming from his surroundings was affecting his concentration. At that moment, he could not see the situation around him. Then, a spear struck his back. As the spear was launched with great power, he was still somewhat affected even though he was uninjured. Upon seeing this, Lucjan suddenly stood up. “What are you trying to do?” Ezekiel asked. Lucjan’s face darkened. “James is too strong. I’ll go there personally and finish him off. Otherwise, something unexpected might happen.” Lucjan knew this was the perfect opportunity to subdue James. Once James broke the formation again, things would quickly become troublesome. As he said that, he turned to leave. When he arrived at the area James was in, he put on an eye mask that could block out the harsh glare of the light. At that moment, James was contemplating the countermeasures while trying to dodge the projectiles. Now, the onl
Lucjan smashed against the wall and collapsed to the ground. Then, he vomited a mouthful of blood. Wearing a solemn expression, James walked toward Lucjan. Lucjan slowly stood up and wiped off the blood trace on his lips. Then, looking at James, a mischievous grin crept up on his face. “Ten… Nine… Eight… Seven…” He began a countdown. James had a bad premonition about this. “Three… Two… One…” As Lucjan finished the countdown, James could feel a searing pain coming from his palm. He lowered his head and realized that his hand had turned black in color. His face paled, and he staggered backward. Immediately, he could feel excruciating pain coming from all over his body, and he could no longer catalyze True Energy. The moment he forcibly summoned True Energy, he collapsed to the ground and writhed in agony. “Hahaha!” Lucjan burst into a roar of laughter, “James, you are a million light years away from defeating me. Surely you didn’t expect me to apply poison on the surfac
James was imprisoned in a dark and damp dungeon. Not only was he gravely poisoned, but even his acupuncture points were struck. He would feel excruciating pain coming from inside his body while lying on the ground motionless. As he was a practitioner in the art of medicine, he knew that this was a terrifying Gu venom. Not only would the venom destroy his body, but the Gu were slowly and surely tearing away at his flesh. He writhed on the ground in agony. Lying on the ground, he could feel his head spinning. “No… I have to free my acupuncture points and forcibly eradicate the Gu inside my body.” James gritted his teeth and catalyzed True Energy. “Argh!” The moment he catalyzed True Energy, the Gu inside his body were vitalized and began tearing away at his flesh. His expression contorted in pain, and he could not help but groan in agony. Upon witnessing this, the other ancient martial artists who were imprisoned wore solemn expressions. At that moment, Callan had entered
Just as he took a step forward, the machinery activated, and the passageway was blocked. He staggered backward and catalyzed True Energy to destroy the obstacle. Even though his force was immense, the door did not budge at all. Wearing a grim expression, he scrutinized his surroundings in search of the machinery to open the door and continue forward. “Callan…” A voice came from behind. Callan turned his head and saw Bennett. He nodded. “What’s going on?” Bennett walked over to him and asked. Callan said, “Judging by the situation, there was a fierce battle here not too long ago. If I guess correctly, James and the others have been captured. At the moment, I’m thinking of a way to deal with the blocked passageway.” “Allow me.” Bennett raised his arm, and powerful True Energy gathered in his palm. Boom! The earth rumbled. However, the door did not budge. “It’s no use,” Callan said. “This door is extremely heavy. Even I can’t for
In the dungeon… Callan and Bennett were casually tossed aside on the ground. Their lips had turned purple, and their faces were pale. They were evidently poisoned. Upon seeing Bennett being captured, everyone could feel a shiver down their spine. James, who was lying on the ground, asked, “What happened?” As his acupuncture point was struck, he could not see what was going on behind him. Jackson who was leaning against the wall said, “Two more were captured. One of them was Bennett Caden. I don’t know the other.” “Callan, is that you?” James asked. “Yes…” Callan spoke with great difficulty, “I fell into Lucjan’s trap. I guess I underestimated him.” James fell silent. Even if Callan and Bennett were captured, there were still his grandfather and the Sect Leader of the Celestial Sect. Now, he only prayed that they would not fall into Lucjan’s trap. “Argh…” He groaned in pain. James tried freeing his acupuncture points by catalyzing True Energy. However, the moment
Ezekiel scrutinized the steel wire. However, he could not comprehend how Crucifier managed to turn into a steel wire. “I don’t know either. After all, I have never seen Crucifier before. However, I’ve seen James using this steel wire to sever the stone figures’ heads. This should be a pretty good weapon.” “If he doesn’t tell me Crucifier’s secret, I will tear him to pieces,” Lucjan roared. Meanwhile, Ezekiel said with a grim expression, “Thomas has yet to show himself. He’s the most troublesome enemy of all. Once he’s captured, we can inject Gu venom into their bodies.” Upon hearing this, Lucjan said anxiously, “Why hasn’t he appeared yet? He’s too powerful. I heard that he deflected both Tobias and Bennett’s attacks by himself at the Cadens’ residence and even pushed them away. The moment he appears, we have to use the Thousand-Machinery Formation. Otherwise, we don’t stand a chance against him.” Ezekiel said, “The surveillance cameras outside have been destroyed. However, t
In the dungeon of the underground palace… Sitting on an armchair, Lucjan smoked his cigar while looking at James who was groaning in pain. He said nonchalantly, “James, my patience is limited. From now onwards, I will kill a martial artist here every ten minutes.” Upon hearing this, James’ expression darkened. He glared at Lucjan and said coldly, “I swear I’ll kill you if I ever have the chance.” “What a shame that that day will never come.” Lucjan smiled. No one could escape from the Thousand-Machinery Formation. He snapped his finger. Soon, a disciple of the Gu Sect walked over to him with a clock. Under Lucjan’s orders, the clock was placed right before James so that he could see the passage of time. Tick tock… Tick tock… Tick tock… The second hand moved. Lucjan smiled, “James, the countdown has begun. Think about what I said carefully. Remember, a martial artist will die every ten minutes because of you.” Wearing a grim expression, James took a deep breath. He