Back at the Forty-Ninth Heaven, the Goyoan Temple had been reduced to rubble. Jamesʼ hair swayed lightly as nine beautiful swords circled him. He was also surrounded by a dense layer of Anonymous Gas. Then, James flipped his palms over. In a flash, the nine swords around him shot up and merged above him. Eventually, a gigantic sword of black and white patterns glowing with a purplish-gold light was formed. The sword hovered above James and rotated slowly. It emanated a subtle glow that gave off an indomitable aura. James adjusted the flow of the Anonymous Gas in his body and opened his mouth. “Why hide yourself when youʼve gone through the trouble of coming here?” After James said that, a ball of purplish-gold light came flying from afar and stopped somewhere in the distance. It transformed into a man looking exactly like James but had purplish-gold eyes and red hair. Unlike the real James, this man had an unsettling, evil aura. He radiated a terrifying amount of Waltraud
“Well, back to what we were saying!” James grinned. “If you came here just to show off and bicker, it would make you seem too easy and me too dumb.” The demonic James let out a chuckle and nodded. “Iʼll be direct. I need your help since Iʼm running out of patience.” James smiled slightly. “You can tell me your conditions.” The demonic James gestured to him. “I will try and fulfill them to the best of my abilities.” “Do you honestly have that much confidence?” James gave him a sideways glance. “Youʼre acting as though youʼve successfully returned and regained control over the Haleth Realm.” The demonic James curled his lips. “It wonʼt be too hard to achieve those things if youʼre willing to cooperate with me.” “What about Xanthakos?” James asked, “You also have the unpredictable Taiyi. Whatʼs more, there are the Nine Caeloros Gods of Nothingness.” The demonic James laughed contemptuously. “Xanthakos is no threat to us. He canʼt compare to you at all when it comes to wit
The Gate of Anonymous had expanded and stretched until its ends were completely out of sight. Suddenly, the Anonymous Light emitted from the gate grew brighter. The Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit widened his eyes upon noticing the change. At the same time, he was devoured by the light. When he blinked, the Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit found himself transported to an entirely different space. The beautiful, green landscape stretched before his eyes. He could also see various creatures roaming freely in that serene and peaceful space. The Waitara Pathʼs soul spiritʼs face darkened. “Are you going to confine me here, James?” “Itʼs dangerous out there. I canʼt let a soul spirit wander outside recklessly.” James produced a bottle of Chaos Absinthe. “Besides, I canʼt let you go around in that appearance. Iʼm the one who will lose face if you do anything rash out there.” The Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit was momentarily stunned upon hearing his words. Meanwhile, James lifted his hand
“Sheʼs warning you! It seems she doesnʼt trust you that much,” said the Waitara Path’s soul spirit.James remained silent. With a mental command from him, the light orb with the image disappeared. “James, donʼt you see it?” The Waitara Pathʼs soul spirit fixed his gaze on James. “She may have been your second body and helped you a lot. “The two of you may have been through countless life and death moments. Yet, it doesnʼt change how you two are fundamentally different. “Sheʼs the Soremsia of a Caeloros God of Nothingness, whereas you are a Historial being. “You were born from the Historial Daoism which was a violation against the Forty-Nine Daoisms created by the Caeloros Gods. “Sheʼs not trying to exterminate me. Instead, sheʼs trying to get rid of the Historial Daoism, which is your root and origin! “You two would never be able to coexist! So, how could you let her stay on your team?” Despite the Waitara Pathʼs soul spiritʼs long speech, James appeared unruffled as he
James stared at the Waitara Path’s soul spirit and said, “Your Historial Daoism has a fundamental principle. It insists that everything must be respected in human form. Only when creatures evolve from their original forms into human forms do they qualify to seek Daoism.“And even Alcide beings must transform into human form to be recognized and deified."The Waitara Path’s soul spirit retorted, “What’s wrong with that? They’re just masses of energy or some kind of beast. That’s not the Haleth Realm I envisioned as it would be no different from the Xanadu Realm.”James asked, “What exactly is your vision?”The Waitara Path’s soul spirit said hesitantly, “Well…”James scoffed, “You haven’t thought about it, huh? From the beginning, you never really considered what kind of world you want to create with the Historial Daoism.“You created the Historial Daoism to escape the Forty-Nine Daoisms’ control. It’s just a strategy for you to have complete dominance over the Haleth Realm.“Tha
A tall, muscular man in a dark coat and dark glasses walked out from Cansington station, his phone glued to his ear.“Have you got the information?”“Yes, General. The girl who saved you from the fire ten years ago is Thea Callahan. She survived after that, but she’s been badly disfigured due to the fire.”The man tightened his grip on the phone, his expression darkening.It was a hot summer day, but the man had a cold aura around him.Everyone who walked past him shuddered involuntarily.His name was James Caden.Ten years ago, James’ family members were burned alive, falling victim to a scheme against them.A young girl rushed into the inferno and saved him without regard for her own safety.All 38 of his family members lost their lives that night, and the first family of Cansington was no more.After James was rescued, he jumped into the river, as it was the only way to survive.He ended up in the Southern Plains where he became a soldier.Ten years later, he had success
The House of Royals occupied about 20,000 square meters, and it was the most luxurious villa in all of Cansington.It had everything from a garden, a swimming pool, and a golf course.Thea sat on the soft couch of the foyer, looking around at the villa in disbelief. It resembled a palace more than anything.She had known that any man with pride and self-respect would never marry her, much less into the Callahan family back when her grandfather said to find a husband for her.She thought at that time whoever was willing to marry her would be greedy and lazy, coveting her family’s wealth, although she did not know who her husband would be at all.Yet, she had never expected this man who just became her husband would bring her to this paradise.James knelt and lifted her veil.“Don’t…”Thea panicked and shied away. With scars crisscrossing her face and entire body, she was a fearful sight. What if she scared her new husband away? They had not even been properly introduced yet!Ja
None of the Callahans bothered to look for Thea even though she had been gone for ten days.To the Callahans, Thea was the black sheep of the family and the laughing stock of Cansington. If it were not for Thea, the Callahans’ business would be booming.Once Thea had recovered, she picked up her marriage certificate with James and they went home together.Lex Callahan had three sons.According to birth order, they were Howard, John, and Benjamin. Benjamin was shunned by his own family because of Thea. It did not matter that he worked hard, expanding the family business by leaps and bounds.At home, he did not have any rank, status, or authority whatsoever.Benjamin might be a Callahan Group manager, but he had no shares in the company. All he got was a fixed salary each month with no bonus. As such, he was struggling to make ends meet.It was true that he had bought a house, but there was still the mortgage to pay off every month.“This is my home, Jamie.”Pointing to the do