James was muttering quietly to himself.As physical strength spread throughout his body, he started to feel a little more confident.“Gentlemen, let’s begin.” From outside the arena, the shadow’s voice rang out. “Fight well. Given that Master’s spirit is still in the Celestial Abode, perhaps Master is watching from the shadows right now. If your performance is good enough and favored by the Master, you may not even need to pass the checkpoint and can become the new owner of the Celestial Abode right away.”The Son of Heaven’s expression brightened when he heard this. It turned out that the spirit of the Celestial Abode’s previous owner was still present within the Celestial Abode.Right then, he made the decision to take down his opponent as quickly as possible. He intended to defeat James with a single attack.After having this thought, he exerted his full strength. True Energy was coursing through his body. The aura on his body instantly grew to an extreme.As the aura of a Her

The Son of Heaven smiled faintly. “I expected your signature martial art skill to be extremely powerful, but alas.”After using his sword, he thrust his palm out with great force. James was sent flying once more and landed hard on the ground in the distance.Without the strength to even get up, James lay in the ruins.He had believed that after using the Invincible Body Siddhi, even if he was no match for the Son of Heaven, he would be able to hold his own somewhat. However, he had no idea a Herculean could be so terrifying. He had not expected the Son of Heaven to be so powerful that he could easily break his Invincible Body Siddhi.The attacks from the Son of Heaven shattered his internal organs and the meridians throughout his entire body.He sustained injuries that he had never experienced.He lay on the ground and could not get up.Currently, his body was repairing itself.The Son of Heaven did not immediately make his move to destroy James.That was because he knew the s

The two streams of True Energy had completely fused. They became a new power and exuded a frightening force.Outside the arena, many people’s eyes widened.“Cosmic Destruction, go.”James waved his hand casually and the fused True Energy in his palm burst forth, charging toward the Son of Heaven at a great speed.It was a True Energy ball. It was not very big, about the size of a basketball. However, it was blinding, with a strange glow emanating from it.The space where the True Energy ball passed through was distorted and made a crackling noise.The Son of Heaven was on high alert. At this very moment, he concentrated all of his True Energy in his palm and thrust his palms out forcefully.Two bursts of energy collided in the arena.Boom!There was an instantaneous explosion in the sky.The explosion created terrifying energy waves that moved through the area like water ripples. The Son of Heaven was immediately hit by the energy waves. His body was struck repeatedly like a

Her tone was icy. It lacked emotion, like a robot.After being briefly stunned, James asked, “Draw my sword? Why?”With an emotionless face, the woman said indifferently, “If you’ve made it this far, you must be extremely competent, talented, and excellent in all areas. If you defeat me now, you’ll receive the Celestial Spirit. Once you’ve refined the Celestial Spirit, you’ll be able to control this Celestial Abode.”A white light emitted from the woman’s eyes while she spoke. This ray of light fell on James.“Your rank is not high, yet your physical body is quite strong. This is a bit of a tough call.”The woman furrowed her brow. She was the defender of the last checkpoint.She was neither a human nor a living being but was created by humans, much like the Spirit Tool’s shadow.Simply put, she was an artificial intelligence. In a more basic sense, she was a robot.Her master programmed her strength to match the rank of the person trying to pass through the checkpoint. If they

James said with a smile, “The last checkpoint is very simple. Defeat her, and you’ll get the Celestial Abode.”When he heard that, Marcello let out a sigh of relief.The woman was looking at Marcello. Her eyes released a white ray of light that landed on Marcello.“Oh. You’re quite impressive. You’ve already reached the fourth layer of the Herculean rank at such a young age.”On the woman’s face, there was a hint of surprise.She was created, and her abilities were exceptional. She could find out Marcello’s age and his cultivation base.With such strength at such a young age, he was undoubtedly talented.“Since you’re at the Herculean rank’s fourth layer, I’ll limit my rank to the Herculean rank’s fourth layer. Make your move. Defeat me, and you’ll receive the Celestial Spirit.”The woman’s voice rang out. “Sure.” Marcello was eager to start as well.He acted quickly. In a flash, he appeared in front of the woman. His long, slender fingers clenched into a fist and delivered