When James heard those words, he breathed a sigh of relief.At long last, he got through this checkpoint. Finally, he was qualified to go straight to the ninth checkpoint.He was the first to reach the ninth checkpoint, so he had the best chance of obtaining the Celestial Abode.James put away the Primordial Dragon Blade.The shadow glanced at the Son of Heaven, who was lying on the ground and on the verge of death, then casually waved its hand. A pill appeared in its palm. It gave the pill to the Son of Heaven and said, “You can’t fight in your current state. For the sake of fairness, take this pill first.”The Son of Heaven slowly accepted the pill and swallowed it.It was an amazing pill and very effective. Soon after the Son of Heaven took it, he was able to stand up.The shadow removed the Magic Circle surrounding the arena.James walked away from the arena.Marcello quickly approached him, his face filled with admiration. He said, “You’re amazing! I had no idea you have
Her tone was icy. It lacked emotion, like a robot.After being briefly stunned, James asked, “Draw my sword? Why?”With an emotionless face, the woman said indifferently, “If you’ve made it this far, you must be extremely competent, talented, and excellent in all areas. If you defeat me now, you’ll receive the Celestial Spirit. Once you’ve refined the Celestial Spirit, you’ll be able to control this Celestial Abode.”A white light emitted from the woman’s eyes while she spoke. This ray of light fell on James.“Your rank is not high, yet your physical body is quite strong. This is a bit of a tough call.”The woman furrowed her brow. She was the defender of the last checkpoint.She was neither a human nor a living being but was created by humans, much like the Spirit Tool’s shadow.Simply put, she was an artificial intelligence. In a more basic sense, she was a robot.Her master programmed her strength to match the rank of the person trying to pass through the checkpoint. If they
James was a little skeptical.Was the peak Supernatural Eighth Inner Gate’s cultivation base this powerful?He had fought a powerful figure who was at the Supernatural Ninth Inner Gate. Although he was barely a match for them, his powerful body allowed him to defeat or even kill them.“It is indeed,” the woman said indifferently. “It is because I said so.”“Fine. Take another attack from me, then.”James was still skeptical. Could the peak Supernatural Eighth Inner Gate be so powerful? It was able to render him powerless to even fight back.He put up both of his hands. In his palms, True Energies of different attributes appeared. The two bursts of True Energy slowly fused together.He was going to use Cosmic Destruction. If he could not even defeat this woman with that, he had no chance of obtaining the Celestial Abode.The woman watched him silently.Then, an energy ball charged toward her with terrifying force. There was a solemnity to her expressionless face. Her brow was s
James said with a smile, “The last checkpoint is very simple. Defeat her, and you’ll get the Celestial Abode.”When he heard that, Marcello let out a sigh of relief.The woman was looking at Marcello. Her eyes released a white ray of light that landed on Marcello.“Oh. You’re quite impressive. You’ve already reached the fourth layer of the Herculean rank at such a young age.”On the woman’s face, there was a hint of surprise.She was created, and her abilities were exceptional. She could find out Marcello’s age and his cultivation base.With such strength at such a young age, he was undoubtedly talented.“Since you’re at the Herculean rank’s fourth layer, I’ll limit my rank to the Herculean rank’s fourth layer. Make your move. Defeat me, and you’ll receive the Celestial Spirit.”The woman’s voice rang out. “Sure.” Marcello was eager to start as well.He acted quickly. In a flash, he appeared in front of the woman. His long, slender fingers clenched into a fist and delivered
It was tough to overcome the last barrier.Even Marcello stood no chance of victory.Thus, he chose to leave.He was not worried that the others who came after him would be able to defeat the woman in white.The two returned on the same path.Soon, they left the city.The others were still fighting outside the city.When they saw Marcello and James coming out of the city, they were curious.However, the two simply continued on their way without saying a word.There were plenty of Magic Circles and barriers on their way, but their way back was unimpeded. They did not need much effort to return to the mountaintop outside the city.There was a portal on the mountaintop that was formed with golden light.The two stepped through the portal without hesitation, and were transported out of the Celestial Abode to a mountain within Mount Bane’s vicinity.Several months had passed since they entered the city.The Overworld Outsiders gathered in Mount Bane and entered the Celestial Ab
“I’ll go on ahead, James. I need to find a place to meditate in seclusion. If everything goes to plan, I’ll be back here in three years to challenge the custodian on the ninth barrier. I hope you’ll train hard too. Let’s meet again here in Mount Bane in three years.”“Mhm.” James nodded.James knew he had to cultivate diligently.As long as the Celestial Abode had no owner, he would not give up.After Marcello bid farewell, he turned and left.James stayed behind and caught up with some of his friends.“Have you seen Maxine, James?”Two slender and beautiful women walked out of the crowd.It was Tiara and Cynthia.Seeing James, Tiara lowered her head shyly and did not speak.Cynthia was the one who spoke first.“Maxine?”James was taken by surprise by the question and said, “I didn’t see her.”After hearing his reply, Cynthia’s brows furrowed, and she said, “That’s strange. Where could she have gone? We thought she went to see you.”James asked, “What happened?”Cynthia
After James left Mount Bane, he promptly made his way to Lothian.He went to the military region of the closest city to Mount Bane and boarded a private plane directly to Lothian.Half a day later, James finally arrived in Lothian.He met up with Langston, Tyrus, and Xandra in the palace.Xandra knew most Overworld Outsiders had gone to Mount Bane’s Celestial Abode. Since they already knew about it, Lothian’s martial artists did not bother investigating further.“How did it go, James? Are you alright?”Xandra pulled James over and checked him for injuries.James smiled and said, “Nothing happened to me.”“By the way, what exactly is the Celestial Abode?” asked Tyrus.James briefly explained the events that happened after he entered the Celestial Abode.Despite his offhanded descriptions, everyone present paled and balked at the experiences James described.“I’m going to meditate in seclusion for some time. When I’m strong enough, I’ll challenge it once more to see if I can c
Sitting in a lotus position next to the small tree was a woman.It was Delainey who sat there cultivating. Perhaps it was due to absorbing the silver fruit, but Delainey radiated a silver glow that made it seem like she was bathed in moonlight. It made her look exquisite and mystical.Sensing someone approaching, Delainey stopped cultivating. She raised her head and stood up excitedly. “You’re back, James!”James nodded and said, “Thank you, Delainey.”“W-Who’s that with you?”Delainey looked at the woman behind James.James smiled and explained, “This is my mother.”Delainey immediately greeted her with a smile, “Madam.”“Hello, nice to meet you,” Xadra replied with a smile.Delainey changed the topic and said, “James, the Sacred Tree has borne fruit. They’re amazing. I’ve been cultivating near the tree during this period, and that alone already improved my cultivation base significantly.”“That’s good.”James walked over and observed the two fruits on the tree. He picked t