Looking at the two-meter-long Dragonslayer glimmering a golden light, James could sense enormous power radiating from the sword as he approached it. As he reached out to grab the sword… “Mine!” A deafening roar came from afar. Radiating a powerful aura, Sky charged toward him at lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the region James was in. Callan stepped forward and blocked Sky’s path, and the two clashed. Since Callan was the comparatively weaker one of the two, he was sent flying. He vomited a mouthful of blood and collapsed heavily to the ground. Holding the Malevolent Sword in her hand, Thea performed the Demonic Sword Art. Then, she charged toward Sky and slashed with her sword. James, on the other hand, paid no heed to the battle. As long as Thea was there, no one could approach him. Then, he grabbed Dragonslayer. At that moment, powerful energy surged through his body. As the energy merged with Dragonslayer, there was an explosion. Thea and S
The moment Sky made contact with Dragonslayer, however, the sword suddenly emanated a powerful aura that made him stagger backward. Even though he had reached the peak of the Sixth Stair and was close to ascending the Seventh Stair, he could not suppress the sword. Dragonslayer simply returned to James’ hand. James caressed the sword as he murmured gently, “What a fine sword…” Below, a grin crept up on Thomas’ face when he saw this, and he said, “Looks like the time has come for us to slay a dragon.” Everything was within his calculations. He never thought that James would seize control of Dragonslayer. Based on his initial plans, he intended to give the sword to the Blood Race. However, since James now controlled the sword, he would certainly be slaying a dragon in the near future. Thomas did not linger for long and turned to leave. Upon seeing Dragonslayer fall into James’ hands and how even Sky could not wield it effectively, the others reluctantly gave up. Even if they co
”Do you also know about the origins of the Blade of Justice?” James looked at Waylon puzzledly. Waylon nodded and said, “I didn’t know anything at all in the beginning. I only managed to come to this conclusion upon seeing the two swords merge into one.” “Huh?” James momentarily froze before asking, “What do you mean?” Waylon explained, “That’s because the two swords are made out of the same material. A long time ago, King Quavon obtained a piece of Ascenium Steel and summoned the world’s best blacksmiths to forge the Primordial Sword. Meanwhile, Dragonslayer of Divine Sword Villa was forged using the leftover material of the Primordial Sword. Although a few other materials were used during the forging process, Ascenium Steel remained its core.” “I see…” Realization dawned on James’ face. “By the way…” As if reminded of something, Waylon looked at James and asked, “Legend has it that the Primordial Sword comes along with the First Sword Art. Did you receive it too?” J
Thea grabbed him in time and said in a soft voice, “I’m alright.”Thomas did not leave. “It's possible that Thea has absorbed all of the blood's energy,” he said after pondering for a while. “That’s why she’s like this. There’s only one way to save her now. That is, to slay the dragon. Using the dragon’s blood…”"You planned this a long time ago, didn't you?" James gave Thomas a cold stare while slowly saying, “You knew from the start that after Thea absorbed the blood's energy, her blood would lose its vitality and the ability to regenerate. Your goal is to force me and Thea to slay the dragon, right?“I can let it slide when you manipulate others. But I'm your grandson, and you're trying to manipulate even me?” James roared.“I’m not.” Thomas explained, “Whether or not you believe me, I never misled you. I don't want you to get involved either. However, you already have the Dragonslayer. It was created specifically to slay a dragon. You'll have a much better chance of succeeding
After returning to the Capital, James did not go out for a while and did not bother with anything else.Given that Sky had already promised him not to cause any more trouble, Orient Commerce would no longer stand in his way. He would have an easy time cleaning everything up moving forward.Right now, he was unopposed. Cleaning things up before the election would be a breeze.For the next few days, James remained at home.Since Thea had expressed her desire for a child, they both stayed at home and worked hard at it. The living room, kitchen, and balcony all bore the marks of their activities.When Donovan returned from Divine Sword Villa, he knew the sword in James' possession was indeed the Primordial Sword. He could not wrap his head around it. According to the Grand Patriarch, the Primordial Sword should be in King Quavon's Mausoleum, so why was it in James' hand?During this time, he constantly sent people out to locate the map his ancestor had left in the dungeon beneath t
With a doubtful expression on his face, he regarded the young man in front of him and said, “First and foremost, what information do you have?”“My information is unquestionably priceless. I need a jade token. If you give me that, this information is yours,” said the young man.The Omniscient Deity said indifferently, “The Jade Sect has no rule requiring the jade token to be given first. First, tell me what you know. I’ll give it to you if I determine that it’s worthwhile. If I don't think it's worth it, I'll give you something else in exchange.”The Jade Sect had the best intelligence network in the entire world because it made deals with ancient martial artists. If they had valuable information, the Jade Sect would reward them with a jade token. Those who had a jade token could make a request to the Jade Sect.With the exception of murder and arson, the Jade Sect would agree to anything for this request. The Jade Sect would then share the information they had gathered and let oth
In the ancient martial arts world, the powerful were revered. Seniority would go to the stronger person. Anyone less powerful would be insignificant.The Omniscient Deity was genuinely uncomfortable being referred to as ‘Lord’ by Thea.Thea sat down and did not say anything else.James asked, “What information do you have?”The Omniscient Deity looked at James and said, “You’ll definitely find this information useful. However, there’s a rule in the Jade Sect. If I give you information, you must promise to do something for me in return.”James was aware of this rule.“Let’s hear it first.”“No, you should first make a promise.”As he said that, he took out a token and gave it to James.“This is a jade token. Keep it. When I need you to do something for me, I'll come to retrieve this token from you.”The jade token that the Omniscient Deity gave was different from the one that was given to the Blithe family member. The previous one was a token used to make a request to the Ja
“No ‘buts’.”James’ face was filled with determination. He said definitively, “I'll never let you get hurt again. Be at ease and stay in the Capital. With my current strength and the unmatched Primordial Dragon Blade, there are few in the whole of Sol, if not the entire world, who can defeat me.”Thea could not do much about James' refusal to let her go. She resignedly reminded James, “Be careful. Leave and come back as soon as you can. There are still issues in the Capital that require your attention.”James said with a smile, “Actually, I don't have to deal with that anymore. With the King's abilities, he would be able to handle everything. I've already talked to the King. He said he'd take care of it right away and dissolve Orient Commerce before the election.“I’ve talked to Callan as well. He’ll quickly reorganize the Gu Sect and wipe out the Owens' remaining influences in the process.”Despite not going out the past few days, James had contacted the King and Callan to make t