The geniuses who would soon appear greatly overshadowed men like the Son of Heaven and Tristen Hazted. James also knew nothing about the incoming First Calamity. At the moment, he was on a plane heading to Cansington. After the plane landed in the military region of Cansington, he got off the plane, left the military region, and hurriedly made his way to the Callahans’ residence. However, the moment he left the military region, a woman blocked his path. The woman had her back to James. She was wearing a white dress and had long black hair. As she turned, James recognized her immediately. He hurriedly walked over to her and asked, “Ms. Custodian, what brings you here to Cansington?” The woman was none other than the custodian of the Chamber of Scriptures. She looked at James and said, “I came here to tell you something.” “Feel free to speak your mind.” James looked at the custodian with a serious expression on his face. “We’ll talk about it as we walk.” The custodian t
The custodian brought bad news: The First Calamity would soon descend on Earth and cause great destruction to humans. Billions would perish. James was at a loss. He had no idea what Earth would become after the First Calamity. Then, he headed to the Callahans’ residence. Before he even entered the house, he could hear the sound of people happily chattering away. They were having lunch. He rang the doorbell. Soon, someone answered the door. It was Tommy. Upon seeing James, he froze before collecting himself. “Y-You’re back, James. Please come in.” “Grandpa, Thea, James is back.” Tommy’s voice boomed. Everyone stood up. Upon entering the house, a young girl ran toward James and hugged his leg, cheering merrily, “Daddy, you’re back!” It was Winnie. Now seven years of age, she had grown taller. Although James seldom returned home, Winnie knew what her father looked like. Thea walked over to him and said with a smile, “You’re back.” “Mhm.” James nodded. Putti
“Mhm.” James nodded. Just as he stood up and was about to enter the room, a rain droplet dripped from the roof onto his face. Instinctively, he raised his hand and wiped the droplet off his face. However, upon wiping his face, he froze. His palm was black. “A-A black rain droplet?” Wearing a sullen expression, James raised his head and looked at the pitch-black sky. “Has the day finally come?” Rumble! Lightning struck, and thunder roared. Pitter-patter! Rain poured from the sky. However, the raindrops were black. Eerily, when the rain made contact with the ground, it seemed to have eroded the soil. The soil gave off a pungent smell. “What?” Thea was stunned. Feeling her face, she realized that there were also water droplets on her skin. She could clearly see that the droplets were black in color.Even as a powerful martial artist, she could feel the corrosiveness of the rain. “Darling, has the First Calamity arrived?” “Mhm.” James nodded grimly. “Th
A crack appeared in the sky. As the crack was connected to the three thousand Sealed Realms, the Outsiders started descending on Earth. Upon seeing this, James’ expression turned grim. The Calamity was here. “Darling.” The two were in the courtyard of the villa. Upon seeing the fissure in the sky and the figures emerging from within, Thea gripped James’ arm and said anxiously, “Th-There are so many of them… This isn’t good news for us.” James took a deep breath. “Since this has already happened, we can only take things one step at a time.” James knew this day would come eventually. For this day, he had made a lot of preparations. However, now that the day had arrived, he realized that his efforts were for naught. “What should we do?” Thea grabbed James’ arm and asked, “What should we do now?” James shook his head slightly and said, “I don’t know either. There’s nothing much we can do at the moment. We don’t know how strong these Outsiders are. As such, we can only
Thea grabbed James’ arm tightly. At that moment, she simply wished to face the current adversity alongside him. She believed everything would turn out fine in the end. “Mhm.” James nodded. This time, they did not take Winnie along but instead left her with the Callahans. Sol was comparatively peaceful at the moment. As such, leaving her behind in Cansington would be a sound choice. Although they were reluctant to part ways with her, they had no other choice.A day later, James and Thea arrived at Wyrmstead. At Wyrmstead Palace, James summoned the Celestial Abode and called for the Blithe King, Henry, and Delainey Cabral. Alongside Wyrmstead’s Elite Eight, Blake Davis, Quincy, and the others, the senior authorities of Wyrmstead gathered for a meeting. Sitting in the main seat, James said with a solemn expression on his face, “I established Wyrmstead to prepare for the Calamity. I thought we’d have a few years to go. I didn’t expect it to happen so soon.” “Blake, how’s the s
James remained in Wyrmstead for the rest of the day. As news of what was happening around the world poured in, he dreaded the worst. As night fell, black rain poured from the sky once again. Due to the events last night, no one wandered about outside and simply remained indoors. Tonight’s rain was less destructive than last night's. In a city in Sol… Murky water flowed through the underground drainage system as carcasses of mice were soaked in the water. From the corner, a giant rat appeared. It was about half a meter in length, and its teeth were sharp and menacing. It was a mutated rat. After being contaminated by the rainwater, unknown viruses entered its body, causing its body to mutate at a rapid pace. Possessing great strength, it leaped into the air and landed a few meters away. As its enormous body slammed against the wall of the underground drainage, cracks began appearing. At the same time, many animals began mutating all over the world. Some ants were now lar
James sighed. Though this was only just the beginning, the seriousness of the situation made him fearful of what might occur next. The night passed silently. The next day, James stood at the gates of Wyrmstead Palace. Black rain was still pouring from the sky as puddles of murky water dotted the ground. James could vaguely see a black aura materializing from the water, which soared to the sky and simply lingered there. Silence filled the air. Standing by the gates, James stared at the puddles on the ground and the dark clouds on the horizon. He could clearly sense the black aura resonating with his body. His pores absorbed the dark aura lingering in the air as his physical strength slowly increased. He knew this was providence to him. However, this was deadly to humans. Not everyone possessed a demonic body like him that could increase its strength by absorbing anything. “A penny for your thoughts, Darling?” Thea walked over to him and stood by his side. James loo
Magnus’ words sent a chill down James’ spine. The moment he mentioned the Son of Heaven being his junior, James immediately had a bad feeling about this. The man before him was here for vengeance. He looked at Magnus and remained silent. Wearing a composed look on his face, Magnus uttered word by word, “The Son of Heaven lost to you because he was weak. Let’s have a battle where you two fought.” After he spoke, he took his gauntlets out from his sleeves and threw them at James. “I’ll give you a month to prepare. We will fight to the death on Mount Bane in a week.” Magnus’ voice grew increasingly distant as he slowly disappeared into thin air. James looked at the gauntlet in his hand that weighed heavily on him. “Darling,” Thea’s voice came. James collected himself and said grimly, “This is the Son of Heaven’s senior and the strongest disciple of the Overworld. The Son of Heaven is incredibly strong, and I went to great lengths to annihilate him. Now, however, I have no