Finally, Gideon opened his eyes and let out a long, heavy breath. His body gradually calmed down. It looked like he had made it through the worst."What happened to you?""Zonia Sect put something in me. It's under control now, but completely getting rid of it won't be easy." Gideon clicked his tongue.The gold beetle was tough to deal with. For now, all he could do was seal it in his inner core. Later, if he could get the parent beetle from Yohan, the whole thing would be easily resolved."This aircraft belongs to Zonia Sect. We can't use it anymore. Let's take my aircraft."Then, Gideon climbed to the peak of a tall mountain.Before long, a beam of light tore through the night sky and landed on the mountaintop. It was a nether aircraft."Marshal Snow!" Adrelda lit up with joy when she saw Gideon return safely.Gideon didn't say much and simply motioned for Sylvester and the others to board the aircraft."To Mount Immortal," Gideon ordered.He was heading to Mount Immortal t
When Yohan pulled out the gold beetle, Jace let out a gasp. He knew how terrifying that thing was.Once someone swallowed the child beetle, the parent beetle could control it. And through that, the host could be dominated.The real issue was that the gold beetle was unbelievably cunning and sinister. It would burrow deep into the heart and practically merge with it.No matter how many tricks one had up their sleeve, they wouldn't dare mess with it. If they damaged the heart, the consequences would be fatal.Even if they managed to force the gold beetle out, they still couldn't destroy it. Not even the heavenly flames could burn it.If they tried to blow it up with brute force from the inside, their organs would be pulp. Death would be certain.In short, there was no other way. The only method to get rid of it was to use the parent beetle to manipulate the child beetle into leaving the host willingly.Yohan was beyond furious. The Skyarch Tower had been right under his nose, and
Gideon felt a sharp pain in his heart, but it quickly returned to normal. He checked internally, and sure enough, the gold beetle was gone. It really had burrowed into his heart.He had been played!The first priority now was to get out of Neroxia. Gideon snorted. "You'd better head to Stolia fast. If His Majesty gets his hands on the Skyarch Tower, you're screwed."Also, get me an aircraft. You're not expecting me to walk out of Neroxia on foot, are you?"Yohan waved a hand. "Go find Jace."Gideon was secretly pleased. That was exactly what he wanted. He bolted out of the Celestial Sanctum. Jace was already waiting outside."Marshal Snow, how did it go?" Aryella asked eagerly."We can leave Neroxia now."Sylvester and the others lit up with joy.Gideon called out, "Mr. Kecith, Yohan said to have you take me to pick out an aircraft.""That's a minor errand. Someone else can take you. I need to go see Mr. Owens—""How dare you defy me?" Gideon glared at him, eyes blazing. The
"Young man, you've got eyes on my Karmic Bloomfire… Hmm, well, that makes sense. You've cultivated the Solar Titan Physique, so you need a heavenly flame to evolve further," Yohan pondered."Just say yes or no." Gideon spread his hands and snorted. "You want me to be your pawn, but you're not offering anything in return? The stronger I get, the more useful I am to you. Isn't that right?"Yohan sneered. "You sure know how to push your luck. But the Karmic Bloomfire is extremely rare. It's valuable to me as well. I can't give it to you. However, I can teach you a secret technique.""No, thanks," Gideon rejected him flatly. "I've got more secret techniques than I know what to do with. Yours won't make a difference. Just hand over the Karmic Bloomfire. And to make sure you're not losing out, I'll tell you a huge secret.""What is it?" Yohan was intrigued.Gideon said, "Have you ever heard of the Triarchs' Immortal Instruments?""Of course. They're legendary treasures. There's the Sky
"Huh?" Gideon also came to a stop.He looked at the bird. It looked ordinary, but to so effortlessly land on Yohan's shoulder despite the oppressive energy around him meant it was anything but.The bird had a letter in its beak.Yohan took the envelope, and the bird turned into a streak of light and flew off.As Yohan finished reading the letter, his expression shifted unpredictably. After a moment, he glanced at Gideon and snorted. "Marshal Snow, you really are blessed with luck. Even this mess turned out in your favor.""What do you mean?" Gideon was completely in the dark.Yohan waved the letter in his hand and said coldly, "Someone's stepping in for you.""Who? Even His Majesty couldn't make you back down. Who has that much pull to stop you with just one letter?" Gideon was stunned.No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out who would go to bat for him.Yohan snorted. "Don't bother asking who. The bottom line is, I'll let you and Sylvester's group walk
Yohan's cold sneer sent chills down Sylvester's and the others' spines."Marshal Snow!"All three of them turned to look at Gideon. Right now, he was their only hope."Mr. Owens, don't you think you're a little too full of yourself? My power is more than enough to overturn Mount Spiritus. Are you sure you want to go down with me?" Gideon taunted."You're trying to tap into the dragon vein to overturn Mount Spiritus, aren't you? Too bad. As long as I'm here, you won't succeed."Gideon's face changed. He silently activated his inner core, only to find that he really couldn't connect to the underground dragon vein.Yohan chuckled. "I am the lord of Zonia Sect. I am the supreme authority. Even Chase doesn't dare set foot in Zonia Sect, and yet you came alone to wreck Hell? You've really got the recklessness of youth."Gideon scoffed. "What a joke! Mr. Owens, you think too highly of yourself. His Majesty didn't come to Neroxia not because he's afraid, but because he just doesn't care