Tapio left.After passing a few stone chambers, he met up with another person.It was none other than Tyrus.“Master,” Tapio greeted him respectfully.“How did it go?”Tyrus had his hands behind his back.Tapio replied, “James is a little arrogant and trusts others too easily. He lets his guard down once he trusts someone. He was still wary of Donovan but completely let his guard down with me. I managed to hit him with a sneak attack using my full strength.”“Mhm.”Tyrus gave a small nod and said, “It’s because he’s become one of the greatest martial artists in this world before hitting his thirties. It’s not surprising that he’d get a little full of himself and overconfident. This will teach him to be more cautious in the future.”“Master, is there a reason you’re looking out for James?” asked Tapio.Others may not have been aware of that, but Tapio knew everything.The reason James could always turn the tide in dangerous situations while fighting in the Southern Plains for
“Is that all you’re capable of?”While James was upset about the situation, a voice spoke out, and the stone door behind him was pushed open.Tapio walked over.While walking over, he stopped and said, “Don’t attack me, James. I have no ill intentions. I was simply using it as an opportunity to teach you not to trust others. If I was really set on killing you, I’d have done it while you were still injured. Why would I leave you there? Don’t you agree?” He explained with a smile.However, he was greeted with another lash of powerful Sword Energy.Tapio quickly clung to the stone wall to dodge James’ attacks.The stone walls were robust. James' current strength was not enough to break the walls and could only leave deep cuts on it at most.“James, calm down! I can lead you out of this underground labyrinth. Stop attacking and listen to me first,” Tapio tried to reason with him while dodging the attacks.After James let off some steam, he felt much of his anger subside. He stop
The First Sword Art was an unstoppable technique.James was terrified of its potential.It would spell disaster for the world if this technique was taught to someone who had evil intentions.Therefore, he had no choice but to destroy it.In order to learn the First Sword Art, one would have to meet a number of extremely rigorous requirements.First, one would need to understand the intricacies of swordsmanship.This requirement was equivalent to mastering the Fourteen Heavenly Swords and Polaris Sword Art’s singularity.Only those who have reached such heights are qualified to practice this amazing sword technique.James was apprehensive.The strength of the technique alone was enough to terrify him.Haaah!After destroying the sword technique’s records, James let out a deep sigh of relief.He had already memorized it.It had ingrained itself too deeply in his mind.After destroying the records, he finally remembered the situation he was in. He was in a dangerous place an
Sky was narcissistic and arrogant.He ascended the Sixth Stair of the Skyward Stairway and was the closest one among everyone present to becoming a ninth-rank grandmaster.Thomas was the only person on par with him.The others were no match for him.If it were not for Thomas restraining him, everyone present would be unable to beat him, even with their combined might.Sky fought fiercely against three opponents—Donovan, Tanner, and Simon.Meanwhile, Thomas was also locked in battle against two opponents—Maha of the Sylvan Sect and Waylon, the owner of Divine Sword Villa.Despite fighting against multiple opponents, Sky and Thomas both had the upper hand.Apart from Sky and Thomas, everyone else was injured.Donovan sustained the most and was in a miserable state since he was only in the middle phase of the eighth rank. Blood dribbled from his lips, and one of his arms was barely attached to his shoulder.Sky quickly made his move and thrust his palm at Simon.Simon was well
Everyone’s minds were occupied with different thoughts.Thomas and Sky agreed to allow James to acquire the Novenary Golden Pill for them.He walked toward the secret door.Under everyone’s watchful gazes, James stood before the door.He simply attempted to push it open.There was no mechanism attached to the door, but the door itself was heavy, weighing about several hundred kilograms. It would have been impossible to open without using True Energy.Slowly, the door swung open slowly.The dust inside was kicked up by the gust of fresh air entering the room.James raised his hand to fan it away.He walked inside.The space inside was relatively small, measuring only ten square meters. On the stone wall were some small stone boxes.He walked over and opened them one by one.Unfortunately, every box he opened was empty except until he reached the last one.He opened the last stone box and found a small crystal bottle within.James’ heart leaped in joy and excitement after d
James walked over to Simon and stopped before him.He looked at the injured Simon.When he was in Mount Thunder Sect, Simon had given him their sect’s Sacred Wine, which allowed his strength to skyrocket.Back when Lucjan was hunting him down, Simon defended James and protected him with his life.It stood to reason that James still had a good impression of Simon.When he saw Simon injured, he wanted to treat him.Immediately, a steel wire slipped out of James’ sleeve.The steel wire disintegrated into needles.James held onto Crucifier and attempted to treat Simon’s injuries.“W-What’re you trying to do?”Simon stared at James warily.James replied, “No matter what kind of person you’ve become, you’ve saved me in the past. Today, I’ll treat your injuries to repay your kindness.”After speaking, James began preparations to use Crucifier.Simon believed in James’ character, so he did not refuse or have other significant concerns about the treatment.James inserted a needle
Meanwhile, Maxine had been assisting Quincy with matters related to New Era Commerce while James was away at King Quavon’s Mausoleum.During this period, she heard a couple of things from Quincy about Thea’s condition.“Are you saying she doesn’t have long to live?”Maxine looked at Quincy in disbelief and asked, “You’re absolutely certain about this?”“Of course. James brought Thea to see my teacher, Callan. I was there and personally heard him say that Thea only had a couple of years ahead of her if they couldn’t find a way to treat her condition,” said Quincy.“This…”Maxine was stunned.Thea looked fine, so how was it that she barely had much time left on this earth?At that moment, a sudden thought flashed in her mind.“I’ll go check on Thea.”She bid farewell to Quincy.Soon, Maxine arrived at Thea’s house.Thea had not left her house in two days and stayed home trimming the flowers and plants.When Maxine reached, she spotted Thea, who had finished tending to the pl
Maxine continued. “Shallow love is possessive. Real love is about letting go. Leave James and find a secluded place to spend the rest of your life. You’ll be dead in a few years anyway, and James would surely have already gotten over you by then.”“Is this the reason you’ve come to see me?” Thea looked at Maxine calmly and replied quietly.“Yes.” Maxine did not deny it.“I don’t want to see James give up everything for your sake or run around trying to save you.“You’re smart, so you should know what’s the best choice to make.”After Maxine finished speaking, she stood up and made her way out.When she reached the gate, Thea suddenly called out to her, “Wait.”Maxine turned around and looked at Thea, who was standing.Thea burst into tears.Crystal-clear teardrops spilled out of her eyes and slid down her cheeks.It had always been her dream to grow old together with James.Now, she knew that dream was all but impossible.She only had a few years left.Originally, she simp