As for Noir, Clarissa, and the Turtle Sage...Facing countless warriors from Petalonia, including many Divine Step experts, kept increasing their pressure.When Nathan learned that Andrius’ group was from Florence and planned to target their forebearer and emperor, it was like adding fuel to the fire, causing him to burn with rage.Each attack came with a fury.Each assault was done with full force.The three were in an absolutely disadvantaged position, and the situation became increasingly precarious.Furthermore, there was always a steady stream of experts gathering around from all directions.At that point, even if Andrius won against Arthur, he would likely be drowned in an endless sea of warriors. It would be too much for them to handle.This could not continue!Andrius sent a message to Maxwell while fighting Arthur.“Quick, think of a way. Otherwise, we’ll eventually be defeated here.’Maxwell was already overwhelmed and could not afford to be distracted by anything
It turned out that the emperor Maxwell had just struck was only an afterimage.The real emperor had hidden behind him.He took advantage of Maxwell’s reluctance to kill the emperor and his temporary lack of vigilance after striking the afterimage to attack Maxwell.Sure enough, the strike succeeded. He did it.“Pfft...” Maxwell coughed up a mouthful of blood, staggering as he turned around. He faced his favorite great-grandson and asked in disbelief, “Why?”“Why?” The emperor looked at him, full of anger and hatred, and retorted, “Don’t you know why? All these years, I’ve held the title of emperor, but you’ve been controlling me the whole time. You make all the major decisions.“I’m just a puppet, a marionette for you to manipulate, and you ask why? It’s because he told me that I could become the true emperor. Thus, he’s the real forebearer!”At that moment, the emperor seemed to go mad, completely losing his sanity.Ambition blinded him, and desire for power clouded his heart.
Gulp...Maxwell had already made up his mind. Why would he care about his life and death or the words of the emperor?He was completely disappointed with the emperor.With a light sound and gulp, Maxwell swallowed the pill.“Y-you... Madman! You’re a madman!” The emperor was immediately frightened and cursed furiously as he prepared to leave.Swoosh!However, the next second, Maxwell rushed forward and grabbed his throat.A powerful sense of suffocation hit the emperor. For the first time, he felt the threat of death.“Forebearer... N-no. Don’t kill me...” At that moment, the emperor was completely terrified, desperately trying to beg for mercy.However, this time, Maxwell did not give him the chance.“Die!” he said coldly, then twisted the emperor’s neck without hesitation.“Huh?”“Oh, no! The emperor is dead!”“H-he killed the emperor. Kill him!”“Quick, get him together—”...The warriors and guards below who saw this scene went berserk. They all shouted and screamed
The Petalonian experts were stunned but quickly came to their senses.“Kill them!”“Eliminate the traitors and restore peace!”“Those two caused chaos in Petalonia. They must die!”“Don’t let them escape...”At that moment, Maxwell’s words were like an imperial edict.The warriors and experts all turned around and surrounded Arthur and Brock.Andrius, Noir, Clarissa, and the Turtle Sage finally had a chance to catch their breaths.Boom!Bam!Swoosh!Intense explosions occurred one after another.Although one was at the eighth Divine Step and the other at the ninth Divine Step, their earlier battle had been very intense, causing them to deplete their energy greatly. When faced with countless experts attacking continuously, they were unable to withstand the assault.The encirclement grew smaller, and Arthur and Brock’s chances of escaping grew slimmer.“No, we can’t go on like this.”Arthur and Brock gathered to discuss a strategy.Brock knew that as well and quickly aske
“After him!”“Don’t let him escape!”“That person caused chaos in Petalonia and must die!”“Kill him...”The warriors chased after Arthur in anger.The area gradually calmed down.Andrius checked on Noir and the others and found that they were just exhausted. He took out medicine to help them recover.Then, he walked toward the group of people gathered around.Andrius vaguely saw that Maxwell seemed to have collapsed and was lying still.“W-Wolf...”Seeing Andrius approach, Maxwell wanted to say something, but he could only manage a single word.Andrius frowned and immediately went up to check on Maxwell’s condition. As soon as he placed his hand on Maxwell, Andrius’ expression changed drastically.“How could this be?”Two days ago, Maxwell had first suffered from his energy going chaotic due to cultivating the wrong technique. Then, he was attacked by an immortal artifact, injured his lungs, was poisoned, and suffered another sneak attack...In short, he was already on t
“That token... Comes from a sect called Ethereal Tower. They’re a sect of immortal cultivators.”A sect of immortal cultivators!Andrius’ eyes could not help but widen.No wonder he could not find any clues. It was related to the immortal cultivation world.“Ethereal Tower is very powerful, so don’t provoke them lightly. Take the owner of this token for example. He should be one of the Ten Guardians of Ethereal Tower who gave it to his subordinate. Displaying this token in a crucial moment represents his authority.”Andrius felt a storm brewing in his heart.Just a subordinate of one of the Guardians had the strength of the eighth Divine Step. That must mean the Guardian was someone who had exceeded human limits.Was he at the legendary immortal cultivation realm?Just that thought made Andrius gulp.However, what Maxwell said next shocked him even more. “Furthermore... above the Ten Guardians is the Elder Council and the Tower Master...”Andrius fell deep into thought.Even
A treasure from Florence?Andrius’ eyes lit up in anticipation.A treasure cherished by a master like Maxwell who was a ninth Divine Step expert must be extraordinary!Logan walked up to the door as he spoke.Boom!He punched the door, causing green rust to fall and reveal a faint lock.Boom!Boom, boom, boom!After a few more punches, the lock was fully revealed.Then, Logan placed Maxwell’s thumb on the lock.Clack...Clack, clack...The bronze door emitted a heavy sound, and the two doors slowly opened to each side. It was very dark inside.Logan and Andrius entered one after the other.With the faint light, Andrius saw that the entire secret chamber was empty except for one thing at the deepest part of the room. It was a high platform.On the platform lay a sword. It was a very old sword covered in rust and looked quite strange with an unusual shape.The sword confused Andrius because, in his memory, Florencian swords did not look like this. He shook his head and in
He moved silently, leaving no trace on the snow.Only the occasional drop of crimson blood showed he was not a hallucination.However, even the blood quickly vanished, covered by falling snow, erasing the traces again. It was as if he had never been there.That person was none other than Arthur!He rushed straight here after escaping Petalonia.Furthermore, when Maxwell was thrown out of the palace, he found the ambrosia. This journey had been a success—except for Brock’s death.Of course, Arthur already had an explanation for Brock’s death.Swoosh, swoosh...After a long journey, Arthur finally arrived at a cliff.No, it was not just a cliff. Calling it an ice cliff would be more accurate.Whoosh...Arthur reached the edge of the ice cliff and jumped down without hesitation.Rumble...Thud...After falling for several dozen seconds, Arthur landed in the thick snow, completely unharmed.A valley appeared in front of him. The entrance of the valley seemed ordinary and ind