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
”He must have crossed into the Immortal Ascension rank.” “Indeed, as the seal weakens, I heard that the ones now appearing on Earth are at least Immortal Ascensions.” “A great providence will soon descend on Earth. That’s why they came here in a hurry.” Many discussed the upcoming battle between James and Magnus and the providence that would soon appear on Earth. However, no one knew what providence it would be. At that moment, James appeared outside the city. Since he knew that Outsiders would gather here, he came primarily to find out about Magnus’ strength. Before he even entered the city, his appearance had attracted much-unwanted attention. “That’s James.” “Why is he here?” “He’s here in Bane City after Magnus challenged him to a duel. Does he have a death wish?” … Many pointed at James and whispered amongst themselves. As James was a well-renowned figure, almost every Outsider had heard of him. At that moment, a group of people entered the city. In the lea
Cody had his eyes on James’ potential. Besides, his master instructed him to befriend the earthlings before he came here. The Ethos Realm was one of the most powerful worlds among the three thousand Sealed Realms. The Overworld, in comparison, was insignificant. As they came from different worlds, their cultivation base would be different. In fact, the strength James demonstrated had far surpassed Cody’s expectations after he was able to withstand Hazel’s attack. James looked at Cody and smiled. Since he came out of his way to apologize to him, he let bygones be bygones. Cody looked at James and asked, “James, Bane City is hostile to you. What business do you have in this city? Heed my advice, stay as far away as possible from Bane City. It’s no longer the city that you knew.” Cody warned him. When he encountered Cody by the city gate, James’ primary objective was to find out Magnus’ strength. Besides, he knew that Cody was strong considering that even his subordinate cou
From the conversation alone, Cody immediately knew that James had reservations about him. He smiled and said, “To be honest with you, I don’t mean any harm. I only know that your wife is the greatest fighter on Earth who can even defeat Herculeans. However, her strength will only attract unwanted attention. Besides, there are descendants of some ancient orthodox factions in certain Sealed Realms who have been given strict orders to annihilate everyone who has the Supreme Spiritual Root on Earth.” “But why?”James asked, puzzled. “Why would they want to do such a thing?” Cody explained, “That’s because they were the ones who went after Earth’s traitors long ago. They were worried that those who have the Supreme Spiritual Root would pose a threat to them in the long run.” James had a rough understanding of the historical context. However, not even Marcello from the Demonic Realm knew about the specifics. Believing that Cody would not know much either, he chose not to question him
Since Cody only recently arrived on Earth himself, he did not yet have the time to investigate the cultivators from the other Sealed Realms. “What about your world?” James asked. “You mean the Ethos Realm?” Cody smiled and said, “I consider myself rather knowledgeable about the affairs of the Ethos Realm.” James listened intently. Cody explained, “My master told me that only those below a hundred years old are eligible to compete for the providence that would soon appear on Earth. That could only mean that the cultivators here are younger than that. “In the Ethos Realm, the strongest amongst the younger generation should be…” After thinking for a moment, he continued, “He should be at the Mage Rank and have already cultivated his Yogacara.” Upon hearing this, James was stunned. The Mage Rank? Were the Outsiders that terrifying? To reach the Mage Rank, he would have to cross the Supernatural’s Nine Inner Gates, the Herculean’s Six Layers, and the Immortal Ascension’s N
James nodded and said, “By the time I arrived, the Celestial Abode had been taken away by someone else. I have no idea where it is right now either.” “Is that so?” Marcello looked at James doubtfully and said, “My investigation shows that the Celestial Abode changed hands the moment you annihilated the Son of Heaven. Could this really be a coincidence?” James glanced at him and said, “Why? Do you think I have the Celestial Abode?” Marcello said, “Why are you so defensive? I’m not your enemy. Even if you own the Celestial Abode, I’ll simply offer you my congratulations.” “I don’t have it.” James shook his head. He had to be on guard at all times. “In any case, let’s not dwell on this matter any longer.” Marcello changed the subject and asked, “I heard that Magnus Quinnton, the Son of Heaven’s senior, has challenged you to a duel. Do you plan to meet him in battle?” Upon hearing this, James’ expression turned grim. After some time, he nodded slightly and said, “I don’t have
After he met Cody and Marcello, James now knew that more and more Outsiders had arrived on Earth. Some among them had even reached the Mage Rank. When faced with such an opponent, he would be instantly killed no matter how strong his physical strength was. Putting aside the Mage Rank, he could not even defeat Magnus. With a heavy heart, he entered the woods surrounding Mount Bane. Then, he found a secluded spot and entered the Celestial Abode. Upon entering the Celestial Abode, he hurriedly walked to the main building to look for the Spirit Tool. “Spirit Tool, where’s Sophie?” he asked. The Spirit Tool said, “She’s currently training the army you brought here.” “Why can’t I sense her presence?” “That’s because you are weak. You may be the master of the Celestial Abode, but there are many places you can’t sense inside. Sophie is different. Although she’s not the Celestial Abode’s master, the late Emperor Jabari gave her many special prerogatives. Thus, she’s can enter certai