“What?”“He died… just like that?”Xerxes and the others weren’t too surprised, mainly because they didn’t understand the background of these outsiders. The few sect members, however, had their eyes widened, wondering if they were dreaming.They couldn’t believe that this kid from the Wastelands could… dodge his attacks. They viewed him as a mere weakling, who hadn’t even achieved Nascent Soul, unworthy of even cleaning their shoes. Yet, he had dodged the attack of Azareal, their eighth sworn brother, and beheaded him so swiftly. 　　‘This can’t be real.’‘How could these natives possibly wield such powers?!’They coincidentally rubbed their eyes simultaneously as they tried to get a better view. The result was still the same, though—Azreal was truly dead.Alex said slowly, “Are you all surprised enough? Wondering why wasteland natives could kill you outsiders so easily? That’s because you are all outdated and uninformed!”“What a bunch of arrogant fools, coming to our earth,

Alex eyed Xerxes with deep thought.‘Bro, you sure have the zeal, don’t you! You killed the guy after asking one question? Couldn’t you have made the most out of him?’Alex did think about it, but he still followed Xerxes’ wishes, changing the formation to allow the two other people out. Moreover, Alex had stuck a sword through their stomachs before the two could even understand what was happening. The attack wouldn’t kill them as they were quite powerful, but it would definitely hurt. Alex also did it so swiftly as if slaughtering livestock.The two men clutched their injured stomachs. They looked at Alex and Xerxes, rage filling their eyes.“You treacherous, despicable people!”“What else are you natives capable of other than trickery and deception?”Xerxes ignored their cries and curses. “I only have one question—if I’m not satisfied with your answers, you’ll end up like him.”He pointed to the dead man. “Ah, Anatole?!”“You…you f*cking killed him?!”As he finished spea

Those who jumped into the abyss had a great deal to do with those who were present.Naturally, no one wanted to stay here and wait.It would be the most torturous ordeal.Luckily, the Genbu Protector was incomparably familiar with the place. He knew which location it was as soon as he heard it and also knew that there was a shortcut to that abyss, so the group of people all followed."The periphery of the True Martial Shrine has complex formations and organs. A slight wrong move and one will be trapped, and accidents will happen. You were supposed to break into this section of the road by yourself, but after the undying clan invaded, it's different... Next, I will lead the way. Follow my footsteps, and not one wrong step should be taken."The old man was already at the end of his life. He was on his last legs, and he was naturally as slow as a turtle.A group of people followed behind. Although they were very anxious, they were forced to control their emotions.Xerxes frankly sa

The sudden turn of events left Alex confused for a moment.This was primarily because Jade's words to Alex were exactly what Xerxes had just said to her, every word as it was.This… hit him close to the heart.Alex saw the expression on Xerxes's face, one that was beyond astounding. It was comparable to a disaster.The few next to him also looked different.Many people were still thinking—could Jade have really moved on from Xerxes and fallen for Alex instead? In modern society, divorce and remarriage weren’t new, especially true in recent years, where divorce rates in certain cities reached a whopping fifty percent.It was nothing strange for a divorced beauty to turn her back and meet a new love.Jade and Xerxes had also been divorced for over ten years. It was a little too late for Jade to establish a relationship with another man now. Xerxes also already had another woman, so could he still ask his ex-wife to be a virgin for him forever? There was simply no such justificatio

“The True Martial Shrine exists inside each of our protectors, and the invasion of the undying clan was equivalent to drilling into our bodies. On the other hand, the endless deadly Chi has been testing our lives all the time."Therefore, after the undying clan invaded the True Martial Shrine, the protectors of every realm would not live long."I… count myself lucky. The deadly Chi remains in my body because the source is disconnected. Only less than a tenth remains. I wouldn’t have lasted three thousand years otherwise."The old man's words shocked the crowd.Before this, only Alex had figured it out, and only at this time did the others know that this was really the body of a creature—the old man in front of them.Claudia asked, "I don't understand one thing. If the True Martial Shrine always existed inside every protector, were there also protectors before the Genbu Emperor passed the trial?"The old man nodded. "There was one, however, who was not from our Genbu clan. Accordi