The woman was losing ground. Blood trickled down the wound on her arm and stained her white dress. Regardless, she fought on, unwilling to yield. “Is that Melany?” James stood in mid-air and watched the battle below. The woman’s aura felt familiar. Without the slightest hesitation, he descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground, yelling, “Stop right there!” His voice boomed. Hearing this, Melany and her opponent turned to look at James. When she saw him, Melany was dumbfounded. “Isn’t that…” Meanwhile, her opponent stared at James. Sensing his unusual aura, he threatened, “This is none of your concern! Stay out of this.” James paid no heed to him and walked toward Melany. The gorgeous woman before him had fine and delicate features. However, she was currently in a wretched state. Her arm was wounded, and her dress was blood-stained. Unsure of her identity, James asked, “Melany Yanis?” “Wh-Why are you here?” Melany immediately recognized James. This wa
The requirements for joining the Welkin Academy were extremely strict. Among the 10 thousand examinees who successfully entered the arena, only a thousand would have the right to join the academy after a battle. Melany knew that she would not be able to become a disciple of the Welkin Academy with her current strength. Regardless, she had to give her best. Besides, now that she had James’ assistance, getting to the central region would be less difficult. “By the way…” Upon being reminded of something, Melany looked at James pleadingly. “Huh?” James asked, confused, “Why are you looking at me like that?” Melany said, “Didn’t the Sect Elder say that the tokens will determine our ranking? That means the more tokens I obtain, the higher my ranking will be. “Meanwhile, the current ranking serves only to assign our opponents. If I have a higher ranking, I might be able to enter the top 1000 even if I’m defeated in the coming battle.” James thought about it. That seemed to be th
James scrutinized them. However, as their aura was suppressed, he could not figure out their strength. Regardless, he asked, unafraid, “So what do we have to do?” “It’s very simple. You just have to withstand three blows. If you don’t think you can do that, take a detour. However, there are many ferocious beasts in this area. You might lose your life, just saying,” the disciple spoke. The others were wearing mischievous grins. To them, James and Melany were simply children. “Alright then, understood.” Wearing a composed expression, James asked, “So do you go one by one or all at once?” “…” Hearing this, the disciples were stunned. Then, one of them smiled and said, “Arrogant, aren’t you? In that case, allow me to test your strength.” Brandishing his sword, he pointed it at James. Shapeless Sword Energy reverberated throughout the forest, causing the fallen leaves on the ground to swirl in the air. “Unsheathe your sword, Kiddo.” The disciple who brandished his sword
Xavyer did not wish to be humiliated in front of his peers. At that moment, his aura surged. “Xavyer is about to get serious.” “But it looks like the examinee hasn’t even used his full strength yet. I wonder what his rank is.” “Xavyer is at the Immortal Ascension First Stair. He should be invincible against anyone below the age of fifty.” “Isn’t he breaking the rules by going all out? If the Sect Elder blames us…” “There’s nothing to worry about. Even if he’s defeated, we’ll simply let him pass through us.” Sensing Xavyer’s aura increased, they conversed in whispers. Upon sensing Xavyer’s increasing aura, a faint smile crept up on James’ face. He was not afraid at all. “Brace yourself, Kiddo!” Xavyer roared. Then, he charged toward James. In the blink of an eye, he appeared before him and slashed with his sword. His sword technique was bizarre. Even James could only see a glimpse of a Sword Light before the sword appeared in front of him. Seeing this, he sidestepp
“Show me what you’ve got.” “Alright, then. Are you all fighting me all at once?” James said nonchalantly. “You’re too arrogant, Kid.” The disciple blocking James’ path grunted and said, “My name is Thorin Wasyl. Remember my name. I’ll teach you a lesson you’ll never forget.” James’ face darkened, and he hurriedly instructed Melany, “Stand back.” Melany hurriedly retreated to the rear. At the same time, Thorin brandished his sword. However, James summoned all his strength and appeared before Thorin at extraordinary speed. Just as Thorin brandished his sword, his chest was struck. Before he could react, he was sent flying and collapsed heavily to the ground, vomiting a mouthful of blood. Although James’ rank was only at the Herculean’s Fifth Layer and his physical strength at the Immortal Ascension’s First Stair, he had reached the pinnacle of his ranks. As such, his strength could not be determined by rank alone. Swish! While Thorin was sent flying, the other disciples
Zayn was arrogant and vain. Even though James demonstrated enormous strength, he could not care less because he was one of the strongest cultivators to be admitted into the Welkin Academy during the previous examination. If it were not for the fact that he was young and comparatively weaker than those who had cultivated for centuries, he would have gone to Earth to compete for the providence. After all, there was still a slight power disparity between him and the Outsiders of the Sealed Realms who headed to Earth. “Alright, then.” Knowing how arrogant his disciple was, the Sect Elder did not press the issue. In the Moonlit Ridge Painting, James headed in the direction of the central region alongside Melany. Along the way, they encountered many other examinees who were busy trying to seize the tokens of others for themselves. Seeing this, James randomly chose a few of them and seized their tokens before handing them over to Melany. During the journey, none could stand in his w
The man was none other than Wendel Yossi, who was sent by Sect Elder Yoan to test James’ strength. He was currently at the Immortal Ascension’s Third Stair, a rank considered powerful by many. Wendel looked at James with a bright smile and said, “You’re in luck, Kid. The Sect Elder has noticed your strength, and I’ve been sent here to test your cultivation base. If you defeat me, you may advance directly to the central region and even secure the top ten openings.” Wendel gave an explanation. Hearing this, James furrowed his eyebrows. He never expected he would attract the Sect Elder’s attention. After all, he came here to the Welkin Academy to cultivate in peace. However, this was an acceptable scenario. By attracting the Sect Elder’s attention, he would be able to become an Inner Disciple under him. Besides, the Welkin Academy and the Divinity Sect were arch-rivals. Meanwhile, he had deep grievances against the Divinity Sect. If he obtained the number one spot, he would be able
James and Wendel were engaged in a fierce battle inside the Moonlit Ridge Painting. As their powers collided once more, it was apparent that there was a power disparity between James and Wendel. Even though James possessed great strength, he was much lower in rank compared to Wendel. He would not be able to emerge victorious without using Sacrilegious Ascension. However, he had no plans of using Sacrilegious Ascension. After all, he was targeted by the Divinity Sect precisely because of this cultivation method. “You’re strong.” James looked at Wendel and said, “I’m no match for you.” James did not overexert himself but instead concealed his true strength. Wendel said, “I can tell that you haven’t used your full strength. Fight with me seriously.” James smiled faintly and said, “I told you I don’t stand a chance against you. Besides, that was my full strength. Since you have already accomplished what you came here for, please leave.” He did not act rashly. Even though he w