Novels by Camellia

He tried to break off the fight and chase Albert immediately.Yet a blade wreathed in thick murderous aura slashed toward him, blocking his path.Jacques spun his head and saw Joseph charging straight at him with his butcher’s blade, his face fierce and savage. Surging ferocity rolled off the blade light.“You cur! Our fight is between us. Why go after the youngsters?”Jacques had no choice but to meet the attack. His roar boomed across the entire water abyss.“Drew, chase them! Albert has the King Pearl. Hold him back. Our reinforcements will arrive soon!”Once his shout echoed out, chaos erupted fully within the abyss.“After them!”Drew’s face turned livid. He let out a sharp roar and shot forward with the Divine Tiger Guards.At the same time, experts from the other factions and rogue cultivators surged out of the water abyss one after another.In an instant, the whole region descended into greater turmoil.On a mountain peak overlooking the abyss, Freya cupped her hands before he

The surrounding evil qi surged endlessly, trying to erode the luminous passage.Albert knew time was short. His figure shot forward and dashed into the pillar of holy light. Under Emily’s control, the fierce light soul power caused him no harm. Instead, it generated thrust, hurrying him along the beam at high speed.With their seamless coordination, the thick, oppressive evil qi kept being torn apart. In barely one minute, the holy light pierced through the miasma and landed upon the colossal body of the Spirit Clam King.Albert’s boots planted firmly on its hard, frigid goldenstone clam flesh.The instant his feet touched the clam flesh, billowing evil qi washed over him. Countless eerie whispers drifted out from within, stirring heavy negative emotions in his heart.By the time Emily’s pillar of light reached this spot, its radiance had already thinned. The evil qi began to wear on Albert.Albert drew a deep breath and summoned the Nether Soul Fire coiled within the golden wheel dee

The entranced figures snapped back to their senses at once, cold sweat streaming down their faces as they scrambled backward.Latham of the Goldenstone Alliance stared grimly at the 8-Star True Demon. "Everyone, we must join forces to slay this fiend first. We can settle scores afterward. If it escapes, countless more will die."None present were 8-Star God Realm cultivators, so no single person could stand against the 8-Star True Demon alone. Fortunately, they held the advantage in numbers and should be able to subdue it together.Sellers nodded at Latham’s proposal. Jacques wore a dark expression. He glanced at his severed wrist, regret gnawing at him for his recklessness. The Goldenstone Spirit Clam King had existed for ages and must have absorbed massive residual evil qi from the abyss waters. The odds of it birthing an evil creature were high. Yet greed for the King Pearl clouded his judgment, driving him to seize the treasure first.Now he had lost a hand. Though potent elixirs

Albert, Emily and the others held back, forced to watch the top experts from all factions fight over the prize. At this moment, even they could not step into the fray."Tina, I underestimated how much you draw these creatures." Albert spoke with a hint of regret. If he had known her pull would be this powerful, he would have picked a more convoluted terrain to harvest in secret.A faint smile crossed Tina’s cold, beautiful face. "I’ll take that as a compliment."Emily understood Albert’s thoughts. "The clam king creates an enormous disturbance the moment it surfaces. Too many eyes watch this abyss. No matter where you hide, you could never prevent this.""Still, we are not without a chance."The battlefield had descended into chaos. With Cyrus and Joseph, two high-tier god-rank experts fighting for their side, they still stood a shot at winning the pearl.Albert nodded. For now, they could only rely on the clash between these powerhouses. The king pearl was immensely valuable to him.

Within the Clark Merchant Guild of the Boundary River Domain, this "king pearl" consistently ranks among the top five on the spirit material list. It is priceless and rarely available for sale. Whenever one occasionally surfaces, it draws numerous powerful high-tier god-rank cultivators to compete for it.More than one all-out war between god-rank experts has broken out over it."The goldenstone spirit clam king!"The abyss water churned. A host of figures, their auras merged as one, burst through the water. Leading them was Drew of the Divine Tiger Guards. He had been watching from afar. Albert’s astonishing pearl-harvesting efficiency had already stirred his covetousness, yet he never imagined the goldenstone spirit clam king would be lured out as well."It is that woman! She possesses some rare heaven-and-earth treasure soul!"Drew pinpointed Tina at once. The strange fragrance emanating from her was what had drawn the swarms of goldenstone spirit clams.This woman herself was a tr

Albert’s brows drew together. Without hesitation, he sent out a message talisman and hastened his pace of gathering the spirit pearls.Glows of varying brightness flickered nonstop from the depths of the water abyss as pearl after pearl emerged.Another half hour passed. Abruptly, foreign ripples of soul power stirred in this stretch of the abyss. Other powerful cultivators had been drawn by the radiant light, traveling through the gullies and fissures deep beneath the water.When they arrived and saw the spirit pearls being collected by Albert, disbelief washed over their faces. Especially when they laid eyes on the stone wall, where goldenstone spirit clams sprouted endlessly like harvested wheat, one crop after another. Their breathing grew heavy and ragged.Goldenstone spirit clams were notoriously wary. At the slightest disturbance, they would retreat deep into the golden rock, making them agonizingly hard to catch. Yet here with Albert, they were as easy to pick up as stones on

Ito Keiko also stood up quickly and knelt down right behind her aunt. "Allen‑kun, please accept my bow of gratitude!" she said sincerely.Allen let out a soft sigh and spoke earnestly, "Please both of you get up. There is really no need for this. By chance, I lent the Ito family some help, but in the end, it is the Ito family’s own good fortune that allowed you to survive this disaster."Only then did Ito Emi and Keiko rise to their feet.Ito Emi turned to Ito Takehiko. "Brother, Mr. Allen is right. Beyond his help, our family has truly met with rare good fortune. We can absorb the market shares left behind by the Takahashi and Matsumoto clans. With the Takahashi family badly weakened, we can push forward our partnership talks with the Bruce family. At this point, the Bruce family will have no other choice but us.""No!" Ito Takehiko replied without the slightest hesitation. "From now on, we will not enter into any form of cooperation with the Bruce family."Ito Emi could not hide her

Allen told him the truth, "I was originally in Osaka to take over Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s production lines there. I heard Miss Keiko was staying in Kyoto, and since it was only a forty‑minute drive from Osaka to Kyoto, I decided to go visit her. I never expected to arrive just as the Fujibayashi clan’s ninjas were attacking her, so I stepped in."He sighed as he spoke, "It was pure luck. Had I shown up any later, there would have been nothing I could do."Ito Takehiko nodded, filled with lingering fear. "We truly owe everything to you, Mr. Allen."Anger welled up inside him, and he said coldly, "The Fujibayashi ninjas served Takahashi Machi. I cannot for the life of me figure out why he would target me. We were both competing for a partnership with the Bruce family. Even with past frictions and bad blood between us, there was no reason to send assassins after my daughter!"Allen’s brows drew tight at once. "What did you say? The Bruce family? Which Bruce family?!"Ito Takehiko expl

After the double‑leg amputation, the doctors had put him on a pain pump, so he barely felt any physical agony. Still, constant worry over Ito Keiko, who was far away in Kyoto, kept him from sleeping soundly.He had just dreamed that Keiko had met with misfortune in Kyoto. The nightmare jolted him awake at once, and he intended to tell his younger sister Ito Emi to send people to bring Keiko back to Tokyo without delay.Yet what he had never dreamed of was that when the ward door swung open, his beloved precious daughter Ito Keiko walked in together with his sister Ito Emi."Keiko?!" Ito Takehiko blurted out in shock. "What are you doing here?"Seeing her father lying pale and bloodless on the hospital bed, with thick bandages wrapped around his knees and everything below gone forever, Ito Keiko burst into tears and cried out, "Oto‑san!"She rushed over to the bedside, grabbed Ito Takehiko’s hand, and wept bitterly.It took Ito Takehiko a moment to collect himself. Relieved and deeply

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ito Keiko stayed tense throughout the whole ride. Even though Ito Takehiko had said over the phone that he was out of danger, Keiko still harbored quiet worries.A little over three hours later, Allen pulled into Tokyo and stopped at the gate of the University of Tokyo Hospital, the top‑rated medical facility in the city.This hospital boasted Japan’s highest global ranking and represented the nation’s pinnacle of medical care.Once the car came to a full stop, Keiko could not wait to push open the door and get out. Before stepping out, however, she turned to Allen and asked, "Allen‑kun, will you come upstairs with me?"Allen looked slightly awkward. "Your father might not want to see me."Keiko said earnestly, "Allen‑kun, you saved my life. No matter how big the misunderstandings or grudges between you two are, I believe Father will no longer hold them against you!"Allen thought for a brief moment and replied, "Very well, I will go with you."His reaso

Allen couldn’t help laughing and said, “If your dad heard that, he’d probably be furious.”Ito Keiko stuck out her tongue. She was about to speak when her phone suddenly vibrated.She looked confused. “Who would be calling this late? Could the servants have noticed we snuck out?”She quickly pulled out her phone and gasped in surprise. “Oh no, it’s Father!”She never expected her father to call her so late at night.She said nervously to Allen, “Allen‑kun, I need to take this call from my father…”Allen nodded with a smile. “Go ahead.”Keiko quickly answered the phone and asked cautiously, “Father, why are you calling me so late? Is something wrong?”Ito Takehiko’s weak voice came over the line. “Keiko, I’ve had an accident. I’m calling to make sure you’re safe. Is everything all right over in Kyoto?”Keiko asked anxiously, “Father! What happened to you? Are you badly hurt?”Takehiko replied, “Tanaka and I were hunted down by attackers. We barely managed to escape. But I’m afraid they

Upon hearing those words, Matsumoto Yoshito completely broke down. He lifted his head and shouted hysterically, “Why! Why wipe out my entire Matsumoto clan?! Why push for total extermination?!”The woman let out a cold laugh. “This is the price you pay for provoking the Bruce family!”Tears instantly streamed down Matsumoto Yoshito’s face. Mixed with blood, they made his whole look utterly gruesome.All will to live had deserted him. He mumbled, “Kill me. Kill me right now.”The woman nodded and pulled out a sunflower‑seed‑shaped carving of white jade from her pocket. “Matsumoto Yoshito, before you die, I want you to remember my name. I’m Suzie.”With a flick of her wrist, the jade sunflower seed shot forward at high speed.The next instant, a tiny bloody hole appeared in the center of Matsumoto Yoshito’s forehead. All life drained from his body, and he crashed to the ground, dead.Meanwhile, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.The police chief finally breathed a sigh of reli

The trembling female companion pointed toward a white cellphone. “That one’s his.”“Unlock it.” Lacey ordered coldly.Within a dozen seconds, the phone was unlocked. Lacey dialed the top-pinned number straight away.The call connected, and Kennard’s anxious voice came through. “Hello? What now?”Lacey spoke in a flat, emotionless tone, every word cutting deep. “Kennard. It’s Lacey. I’ve just dealt with your son.”A dead silence crashed over the line, nothing but stunned disbelief.“My father told me to tell you, this feud is far from over.” Lacey’s voice turned icy. “If you make it out of this building alive, come see him for one last look.”He ended the call right after speaking.“Pull out.”...More than ten minutes later, two black SUVs cut through the night and pulled over steadily at the curb.Holt, clean-shaved bald with a hardened aura, pushed open the door and stepped out. Rafe and a squad of elite fighters followed close behind. The lethal ambush outside the Nightspot club an

Hagan kept a respectful posture and answered Thaddeus in a clear, methodical tone. “Mr. Thaddeus, I’m here on Kane’s behalf. You demanded he answer for what happened tonight. He says grudges and rules are separate matters, and personal conflicts cannot override business.”He stepped aside to reveal the two captives behind him, his voice turning icy. “These two are the answer. They are the ones who ambushed you on the street and opened fire to assassinate you tonight.”Thaddeus’s pupils narrowed in stark shock.“Tonight’s chaos stirred up far too much commotion.” Hagan passed along Kane’s message. “Kane knows he disrupted South Screen District. He’s essentially solved this shooting case ahead of Director Bradford. These two men are left entirely in your hands to deal with.”Thaddeus stared at Hagan, silent for a long moment, his mind racing with thoughts.“I’ve delivered the message. I’ll take my leave.” Hagan turned to go.“Wait.” Thaddeus spoke up before he could leave.Hagan halted

"Yeah, just one shot, clean and lethal." The gunman shook his head. "Unknown shooter. Most likely a trap set by the crew at the Nightspot club.""This incident carries massive repercussions. If they launch an investigation, there’ll be endless trouble." The contact issued the order at once. "Wipe all traces from the scene, erase every lead, and return to base immediately.""Copy."The call ended, and the air inside the car turned suffocatingly heavy.The driver lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, muttering in frustration. "We botched the job, and he still has the nerve to blame us?""He’s sitting safe and sound judging from afar." The gunman in the passenger seat seethed. "No one could’ve gotten out unscathed in that dead-end situation. I don’t think this guy understands the field at all!""Tell me about it. I always thought he—"A dull gunshot suddenly ripped through the quiet suburbs!The bullet punched through the front windshield and buried itself dead-center in the driver’s for

Bullets slammed hard into the armored doors and windows, sending showers of sparks flying. The noise shrilled like pounding hail. The vehicle’s heavy armor held firm, not a single round piercing the hull. Everyone inside remained unharmed.The gunman on the left cursed under his breath, stunned. "Damn it! The old man’s ride is bulletproof!"He shuffled sideways quickly to establish a tactical stance and barked an order. "Move in close. Toss the grenade!"The gunman on the right ceased fire at once. He rushed toward the SUV, one hand closing around the grenade at his waist, thumb braced against the safety ring, ready to pull and throw.Inside the vehicle, Thaddeus heaved for breath, shaken and furious, fear mixing with rage in his eyes. "These bastards are dead set on killing me!""Sir, don’t stand up!" The aide pressed Thaddeus down firmly to shield him, drawing his gun with his free hand and snapping out an urgent command. "Call every man inside, tell them to come out and back us up

Weston burst into the hall with four trusted men, striding straight toward the standoff at the booth.Kane kept his head down, typing a message rapidly without lifting his eyes.Weston leaned over, brows knotted tight, voice urgent and furious. "Have you lost your mind? You’re destroying everything you’ve built!"Kane lifted his gaze to meet his, tone cold and distant. "Are you here to watch the spectacle, or to mediate and settle this?"Weston shot the question back. "What do you think?"Kane rose slowly. His eyes sharpened like blades, full force of his presence rolling out. "If you’re here to watch, step aside. Try to step in and mediate, and I will settle scores with you too.""How dare you spout such reckless threats?" Weston erupted in rage. He drew his gun in an instant, pressing the muzzle hard against Kane’s skull, his voice vicious. "In South Curtain District, I could put a bullet in you and might not even face the death penalty!"Instead of backing away, Kane stepped forwar

Lacey clenched his fists tight, rage blazing in his eyes, yet he was pinned and powerless to break free."You want war?" Kane’s gaze turned razor-sharp, all boundaries cast aside. "I’ll burn every identity and escape route I have. We settle every score tonight. I’ll give you a chance. Call all your men. Gather every last one, and we face off again."Lacey snarled through gritted teeth, his tone vicious. "If you walk out of this building alive tonight, I’ll take your surname!"Kane let out a cold laugh, driving his boot hard against the man’s skull again and again, dripping with mockery. "In South Curtain District, trash like you runs wild and acts untouchable. If you truly had the strength and backing, you wouldn’t need to step down here for this confrontation."Lacey’s face turned livid. His whole body tensed, straining to push himself up."Heard that gunshot just now?" Kane dropped his voice abruptly, the tone cold and menacing.Lacey froze on the spot, falling completely silent.Ka