The atmosphere inside the Gate of Mystery was tense and solemn. Xanthakos’ Marauder Army, comprised of a hundred thousand men, was lined up in battle formation. They seemed ready to charge forward at any moment and tear their enemy into shreds. A special group of men stood in one line just before these soldiers. Starting from the center, the eighteen Emperors and Twelve God-Kings serving Xanthakos stood side by side facing the enemy. They each unleashed dozens of physical clones, which were possessed only by the Daeclon Mahayana Rank cultivators. Each clone emanated bright, colorful lights. The person standing at the very front and in charge of leading all these men was none other than the Qadeer Templeʼs young master, Youcef Maevik. However, Youcef sensed a tremendous amount of pressure on him as he came face to face with James, who sat on top of a sacred lotus. At the same time, he felt almost overcome by an impalpable sense of helplessness. Youcef was a fool obsessed

A small commotion erupted as soon as James said that. The Twelve God-Kings and eighteen Emperors were especially irked. They seemed eager to challenge James right away. Youcef furrowed his brows. “James, I asked for a fair battle out of respect for you. Are you trying to look down on me now?” “Hahaha!” Hankin laughed heartily and signaled for Youcef to stop. “As expected of the sole Chosen One produced from the living beings! You are extremely confident and straightforward. “However, the Gate of Mystery is the source and origin of nature, the basis that forms all worlds. “If a battle were to break out here, it would cause mass destruction and countless deaths across the different worlds. There would be an apocalypse.” A warm smile was plastered across Hankinʼs face. “You are the lord of all living beings, James. Do you really wish to see something like that happen?” Just as James was about to open his mouth, Lesia, Yianni, and Morgott came out of the Nothingness Formation

With his hands on his back, Hankin cast a sidelong glance at James. Then, he shook his head disappointedly. “Demon, didnʼt you claim to be a Chosen One and the lord of all living beings?” Dorvus laughed contemptuously. “Arenʼt you the first person to achieve the Three Treasures Integration? Is this all you’ve got?“The sword attack you generated just now looked flashy and intimidating at first glance. “Who knew its powers would be so underwhelming! Hahaha! My stomach hurts from all this laughing!” The God-Kings and Emperors near him pointed at James and laughed mockingly as well. Morgott barked with indignation, “You bastards! James exterminated hundreds of your men who had powers equivalent to Soma Daeclon Rank cultivators. Yet, you’re laughing at us?” “Morgott, did being sealed away for too long make you dumb?” Dorvus looked with scorn at Morgott. “He killed hundreds of our Marauder Warriors with one blow. Do you think that number indicates he is strong? “He only man

“What do we do now?” A beautiful lady God-King shouted anxiously, “The Marauder Warriors are coming for us!” All of them were already in battle position, standing in one line. However, the looks of despair were evident on the God-Kingsʼ and Emperorsʼ faces as they could see how they were outnumbered by the Marauder Army. Dorvusʼ brows twitched. “I can’t believe how useless Hankin is! He let our enemy snatch the Marauder Token away just like that!” “What’s the point of bringing that up now?” One of the God-Kings urged, “Sir Hosentia, you’re our commander now. You need to tell us what to do now.” An Emperor quickly suggested, “The Lord has control over the space inside the Gate of Mystery. Let’s request help from him!” The others approved of the idea as well. “Sir Hosentia, hurry and request help from His Majesty!” “Even Taichu and her men are wary of the Marauder Army. We have an even slimmer chance than them of surviving these things.” “How do we even win against this

Boom! The sounds of an explosion and people screaming came from outside the Nothingness Formation. Bright lights shone across the space. Without needing to check, the sounds must have been caused by the attacks generated by the Marauder Warriors to kill Dorvus and his comrades. Youcef was alarmed by the sight. “James, I beg of you…” James waved his hand and signaled him to stop. “Youcef, I admire your spirit and bravery. However, what you are offering is not enough.” He met Youcef’s eyes. “Besides, the person who I want to strike a deal with is not you but your father.” Youcef was momentarily stunned upon hearing those words. He slumped to his knees. Youcef had a sudden realization. People called him a Chosen One, the Qadeer Templeʼs young master, or the number one genius in all of Forty-Ninth Heaven and across all realms. Yet, all of that seemed like a joke ever since James made an appearance. Youcef lost half of the pride and arrogance he had in him after the battle w