Miles stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze cold and calculating. He didn't attack Xayne but instead smirked."Xayne, I have to admit, you're quite the character. Even now, standing on the edge of death, you keep your composure. It's impressive. You've lived through countless battles and earned your reputation as a war hero. But courage and strength mean nothing here. You're powerless now, no better than any average man. My advice? Surrender. It'll make your death less painful!" he said, his voice dripping with mock respect.With those words, Miles drew a sleek, three-foot-long sword. Its polished steel shimmered, radiating an almost otherworldly glow as the edge seemed to hum with latent energy. A subtle flick of his wrist sent a silvery arc slicing through the air. The sword whistled, and within seconds, several nearby pines were severed cleanly at the waist. This move may seem simple, but if you want to simply release the sword energy and cut down all the toweri

The sharp collision sound echoed as Xayne's Ravenclaw dagger struck against Miles's sword. A split second later, another resounding noise erupted. Following the second impact, a burst of blinding white light exploded outward from Miles's sword, dazzling everyone around. Miles's grip faltered. His palm went numb as if a sudden shock had surged through it. Instinctively, he stumbled back several steps, his confidence visibly shaken.Miles was shocked by what just happened as he saw the beam of white light. Xayne wasn't supposed to have any tricks up his sleeve. The Celestial Star Formation completely sealed off his strength, leaving him practically a mortal.The Celestial Star Formation was Onyx's trump card, designed to suppress even Divine Commanders, halving their strength when they stepped inside. Xayne was merely a Quin-Divine Commander, it shouldn't have been an exception.But the next second, a word flashed through Miles's mind: Magnetism."You're manipulating the magnetic f

"You treat the Emperor like a nobody?!" Xayne's voice dropped as his foot slammed into Miles's chest.Miles's body flew back several yards, crashing into the rocky ground and leaving jagged cracks in its surface.Even though Xayne appeared no different from an ordinary man, the sheer force of his kick, enhanced by manipulating magnetic fields, was like a meteor striking Miles's chest.The moment he hit the ground, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. Among the crimson spray were fragments of his organs."You…" Miles weakly pointed at Xayne, but the agony from his shattered insides was too overwhelming for him to form words."Are the people of Drakonia just ants to you?!" In a flash, Xayne closed the distance, stepped forward, and stomped down hard on Miles's abdomen."Ahhh!" A blood-curdling scream tore from Miles's throat as his body arched, his hands instinctively reaching out to grab Xayne's leg."You want me to go quietly, to die with dignity?" Before Miles's hands could reach

The white-haired elder's short sword was less than an inch from Xayne when, suddenly, a golden barrier of light materialized in front of him."What?! That… that's the White Blossom Mountain's…" Chad, seated among the White Blossom elders, shot to his feet in shock. Several other White Blossom experts followed suit, their faces a mix of astonishment and disbelief.The white-haired elder, confident that Xayne would die under his blade, froze as the golden barrier appeared. His pupils contracted in alarm. But his strike was already in motion—there was no pulling it back now.At that moment, a streak of white light shot out from the golden barrier. The elder's face went pale, his body stiff with terror. Even his hand holding the short sword began to tremble uncontrollably. The short sword pierced the golden barrier, but before the elder could react, the streak of white light struck him.A deafening explosion echoed as the elder was sent flying backward. The streak of light did not st

Onyx could feel the currents in the air—to be precise, the magnetic field. If Xayne unleashed this strike, the sheer destructive force would be unimaginable. Even Onyx himself had no confidence in surviving it.At this moment, he finally understood: Xayne was a rising force, one that even he could not afford to provoke. He could have avoided this entire mess. He could have stayed in seclusion, untouched by the chaos. "Onyx, you wanted to push me to the brink? Then today, no one lives!" Xayne's voice was cold, his anger unmistakable. "A collection of parasites who treated Emperors and commoners alike as expendable pawns. Letting them live another day was nothing but a waste of air." As his words echoed, the white light around him surged once more. Xayne raised his fist and struck forward. The once hair-thin streaks of electricity instantly expanded to the thickness of barrels. The entire Cyling Mountain trembled violently as if struck by a magnitude ten earthquake.Terrified spect