Thea said, “Calm down, Grandpa. We should observe the situation for now. Don’t worry, I won’t let James get killed. If necessary, I’ll intervene to save his life even if I don’t stand a chance against Magnus.” “Thea.” A voice came from afar. Thea turned her head and noticed that two gorgeous women were walking toward her. They were Cynthia and Tiara. Over the past few years, they had been together. When she saw Tiara, Thea frowned slightly. Tiara, on the other hand, averted her gaze. Cynthia walked over to Thea and greeted her. Thea collected herself and nodded, “Hello, Cynthia. It certainly has been a while. How are you doing?” Cynthia smiled and said, “As well as I can be. By the way, have you seen Maxine recently?” Thea froze momentarily and asked, “Maxine?” “Yeah.” Cynthia nodded. Thea asked, “What happened to her?” She had not seen Maxine recently. Cynthia said, “She disappeared without a trace about two or three years ago. I have no idea where she went.” “
James’ appearance shocked many. In the minds of the Outsiders, they believed that James would not show up for fear of being killed. “He came despite knowing he would die. How interesting…” “I bet that James wouldn’t even last a single round.” Many looked down on James as the power disparity between him and Magnus was simply too big to ignore, and no cultivation method would be able to compensate for his lack of strength. The earthlings did not have much faith in him either. James landed steadily at the peak of the mountain and appeared a hundred meters away from Magnus. Wearing a composed expression on his face, he looked at Magnus and said, “I apologize for being late.” Magnus smiled faintly and said, “I didn’t expect you to come, James. Today, we shall fight to the death.” Though he spoke softly, there was a threatening tone in his voice. Before leaving the Overworld, he was given strict orders to avenge his junior disciple, the Son of Heaven. As such, he had no cho
At that moment, Empyrean Spiritual Energy gathered and formed a Spiritual Energy Cloud. “What’s going on?” “Is James alive?” Everyone was stunned. Even some who turned to leave returned to watch the battle. A man slowly walked out of the rubble below. It was James. As he took a step forward, the ground shook and the earth rumbled. Boom! Magnus, on the other hand, could feel an overwhelming pressure threatening to flatten him. Unconsciously, he staggered backward and almost collapsed to the ground. He hurriedly catalyzed True Energy and stabilized himself. At that moment, James took the third step. At that moment, Empyrean Spiritual Energy gathered to form a wave of terrifying pressure and shredded throughout the air, making its way toward Magnus. However, as Magnus had braced himself this time, James’ step did not affect him. Slowly, James ascended an invisible flight of stairs. With each step he took, his aura increased, and Magnus could feel an increasing pr
James’ aura was so overwhelming that even Magnus staggered backward. Wiping the blood trace off his lips, his face darkened as he glared at James. ‘What happened all of a sudden? How did his aura increase so drastically in such a short amount of time?’ Magnus was stunned. James’ aura was too powerful. As he stood in mid-air, majestic Empyrean Spiritual Energy gathered around him and formed a powerful field. “Since you have a death wish, I won’t hold back.” After the initial shock, Magnus composed himself. He knew James had a much lower rank than him, and he must have performed some sort of secret art. To his understanding, secret arts that increase one’s strength would not last very long. As such, James’ current condition was only temporary. “Argh!” As he roared, he soared to the sky while exuding a powerful aura. He unsheathed his sword, and powerful Sword Energy burst forth and struck at James’ vital points. “Hmph!” James smirked. Then, he raised his foot and stom
“He didn’t disappoint us.” Upon witnessing the scene, a smile crept up on Marcello’s face as he murmured, “I wonder what cultivation method was that. To think that it was able to increase James’ strength so drastically in such a short amount of time.” Everyone else was equally stunned. At that moment, their gazes were simply fixed on James. James descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground. Then, he dispersed Sacrilegious Ascension, and his vertebrae that were formed using the power of heaven and earth disappeared. As his power gradually disappeared, he lay on the ground motionless, his life hanging by a thread. Thea hurriedly made her way over to him and helped him up. James said, “I-I’m fine… Just let me rest for a while.” As he lay on the ground, he catalyzed Demonic Energy and accelerated his rejuvenation speed. Then, some earthlings and Outsiders approached him. Marcello walked over to James, whose face was pale and whose life was hanging by a thread,
James’ strength stunned everyone, including Marcello. In his opinion, James could compete for the providence brought about by the First Calamity should his rank increase further. Not now, however. Although James managed to annihilate Magnus, his strength was still a distance away from the truly powerful Outsiders. James, on the other hand, smiled faintly. Providence? He had thought about this before. Besides, the custodian gave him strict orders to seize the providence for himself. However, he knew that he was still lacking in strength. Even though he had cultivated Sacrilegious Ascension, it would be nigh impossible to seize the providence for himself with his current strength. Now, the only thing he needed to do was to cultivate in earnest and increase his rank as soon as possible. “Rest well, I’ll be taking my leave.” Then, Marcello turned to leave with his entourage. The Outsiders gradually left. Soon, only the earthlings remained. James sat on the ground and he
Under the Black Dragon Army’s protection, Wyrmstead was safe. Besides, in preparation for the apocalypse, Wyrmstead had a series of precautionary measures. As such, the country was the one that suffered the least casualties since the outbreak of the First Calamity. At the moment, there was hunger and poverty all around the world. Countries that had limited food reserves found themselves on the brink of collapse as the population began taking things into their own hands by resorting to violent activities. Many countries had no choice but to take a hard stance, annihilating all who created disturbances. In any case, the world had fallen into disarray. Apart from Wyrmstead, some other countries remained relatively peaceful, which included Sol, Japura, Tacriyrus, Lothian, and a few others. On the way back to Wyrmstead, Thea explained the current situation to James. Upon arriving at Wyrmstead, they headed straight for the palace. Thea grabbed James’ hand and said, “Over the past
News of James’ decision to send food aid around the world spread like wildfire. On the Martial Art Forum… “James is planning to share the food reserves of Wyrmstead to save some small impoverished nations.” “What’s the point? These paupers are going to die anyway. We should save the food for ourselves.” “Yeah, what was the point? No one can last long in this apocalypse anyway.” Many discussed. Soon, news began to spread all over the world. “Wyrmstead is such a nice place to live in…” “When Wyrmstead was in the early stages of development a few years ago, they invited people from all over the world to migrate there. If I had known the apocalypse is going to happen, I’d have moved there long ago.” “What a shame though… It’s almost impossible to migrate there now.” As Wyrmstead was now the safest country on Earth, many people wished to migrate there. At the same time, many of Wyrmstead’s senior authorities gathered at Wyrmstead Palace. Quincy said anxiously, “This