After a few moments’ consideration, James conjured a soul contract. Apart from what Xanthakos had offered earlier, the contract also included a clause that forbade any parties from harming the other person. Xanthakos was a little surprised as he checked the contents of the soul contract. However, he soon infused his soul sigil into the contract, showing almost no hesitation. James found it rather surprising that Xanthakos had signed the soul contract so easily. He could not help but wonder if Xanthakos truly intended to work with him or if he had a bigger ulterior motive. “Alright.” Xanthakos beamed at him. “We can finally work together now, James. “Bring your friends and come with me. Weʼll initiate an attack right away.” James narrowed his eyes. He instinctively sensed something suspicious about Xanthakosʼ actions. However, he could not quite pinpoint what the issue was at the moment. If, by any chance, Xanthakos was planning to destroy the soul contract he had just
Jamesʼ main self of Path transformed into a ball of purplish-gold sword light. He sliced through the space underneath the Nothingness Formation and entered the Gate of Delmuna. There were sounds of fire crackling as the Nothingness Formation went up in flames. At some point, the formation exploded. Millions of shattered glass from the empty bottles that once held the Chaos Absinthe were sent flying away. A few minutes later, as if nothing had happened, it was peaceful again inside the vast Gate of Mystery. … With Xanthakosʼ help, James and the others arrived somewhere near the Qadeer Temple in the Forty-Ninth Heaven. “How long has it been since I last felt natural light on my skin?” Harper mused as she gazed at the Qadeer Temple, which floated in mid-air. Xanthakos beamed at her. “Harper and Yianni, you are both living beings who have succeeded in becoming skilled, exceptional cultivators. “I hope you wonʼt blame me for what I did in the past. To be honest, it was too
Thea had just reached a shiny pavilion found at the Wyrmscale Sourceʼs entrance when she ran into someone.It was Taichu, one of the five Xyloria gods. Thea could guess why Taichu was here. However, she did not mention anything about it since Taichu had not brought up the matter herself. After savoring the Sremdoa Tea prepared by Taichu, Thea calmly stood up. “Ms. Taichu, why donʼt we enjoy your tea inside the Wyrmscale Source instead?” “I donʼt think thatʼs a good idea.” Taichu sighed and got up as well. “The Divine Marius and I are not on good terms.” Thea smiled softly. “As a Xyloria god, youʼre afraid of him?” “Itʼs not that Iʼm afraid of him.” Taichu shook her head. “The Divine Marius prefers quiet and solitude. He also needs to maintain impartiality during critical times like now.” Upon hearing her response, Thea shrugged and gave a slight nod. “Alright. Iʼll take my leave first, then. I have a few errands to take care of.” As Thea walked away, Taichu said, “You choo
A gigantic, colorful light orb came out of the Wyrmscale Sourceʼs entrance just then. The light orb sent four beams of powerful light attack in Taichuʼs direction. Boom! Taichu had shot out of the pavilion. Instead of backing away, she dodged the light beams and moved closer to the gigantic light orb. She levitated in mid-air and put up a light shield around her. “Damn it!” As the voice cursed from inside the light orb, the four light beams coming out of the structure were instantly transformed into four huge hands. Those four hands positioned themselves to surround Taichu and pressed against her light shield forcefully. “Marius, you brute!” Taichu released four purplish-gold light beams from her body almost instantaneously to stop the hands from crushing her. The energies emanated from Taichuʼs light beams obliterated everything found even thousands of light years away. For a moment, Taichu and the gigantic light orb remained in the same spots, still trying to overpowe
“Get away from me! Who on earth would want to be connected to this brute spiritually? I am a Xanadu Nothingness God!” Marius scoffed, “Iʼm the one who should be saying that. Who on earth would want an ignorant wench like you as their partner? Well, I donʼt.” Taichu shouted, “Yiulia, you evil wench! Cut off the knot this instant! We are a terrible match! I donʼt want this!” “Yiulia, Iʼve helped you once. Nowʼs your chance to return the favor,” Marius growled, “Stop this and you wonʼt owe me anything anymore!” Thea and Yiulia stared with rounded eyes at the fiery red threads that went around the pair nonstop. Thea turned her eyes to Yiulia a brief moment later. “Are you trying to force them into becoming a couple?” “This isnʼt my doing.” Yiulia shook her head. “They always fight whenever they see each other. Itʼs gone on for many entrapochs. The knot came about from all that fighting.” Thea narrowed her eyes and scrutinized Yiuliaʼs face. “Youʼre in charge of the Gate o
After an arduous effort, Xanthakos finally managed to persuade James to see some of the Qadeer Sectʼs members he wanted James to meet. James had already seen Quentyn and Quintus, the two hidden emperors, before. Still, he gave them a friendly greeting and tried his best to act as though he was meeting the two for the first time. James was introduced to quite a few people after that. However, he could only remember the gods of the Four Seasons since they were four beautiful goddesses who looked identical. Apart from them, those who stood out to James were the Fourfold Emperors and the five Jadron Holiness, whose powers were pretty much on par with that of the two hidden emperors. These men were high-ranking members of the Qadeer Sect. All of them were Daeclon Mahayana Rank cultivators with millions of entrapochs worth of cultivation. James could not help feeling amazed by the number of exceptional cultivators they had in the Forty-Ninth Heaven. Any one of these men could h
Xanthakos took a deep breath and said, “Yeah. The war to seize the remaining Daonus Realm from the three Path Emperors has already begun.“The Eighteen Emperors and seventy-two Golden Gods under my command have already rushed to reinforce the front lines. It won’t be long before the Daonus Realms is ours.”James shrugged. “Your plan is good. Why ask me?”Xanthakos said worriedly, “But it’s not perfect. We have to seize the Daonus Realms from the other three Path Emperors. Do you think Goyo and Taichu will just sit back and do nothing?“So we need a group of elite warriors to hold them back. The Wyrmscale Source is the closest to the Daonus Realm. If you launch an attack to hold them off, then…”James rolled his eyes. “You want to use us as sacrifices? Don’t you have a lot of elites and disciples under your command? Why not send them instead?”Xanthakos was at a loss for words but recovered with a burst of laughter. “You’re misunderstanding me, James. What I meant is for you to lea
Quintus suddenly questioned, “Do you intend to defy the order, Dorvus?”Quentyn narrowed his eyes and added sarcastically, “You’re quite arrogant, aren’t you?”Dorvus’ expression darkened, and he retorted, “Don’t try to use your seniority to pressure me. I’m the commander of the Marauder Army. His Majesty hasn’t said anything, and yet you…”Smack!Xanthakos interrupted him with a slap to his cheek. Dorvus was in disbelief.Xanthakos glared at him and asked, “Then can I use my seniority against you?”Dorvus immediately fell on his knees.Xanthakos said solemnly, “James is the ruler of all beings and has appointed you as his general. It’s a great honor for you. How dare you show such ingratitude.”Dorvus’ cheeks twitched with dissatisfaction.Xanthakos turned to James and remarked, “He is somewhat unruly…”James replied smilingly, “I prefer unruly people. The battlefield is a grim place. It’s nice to have someone entertaining to break the monotony.”Dorvus was horrified by h