In the maple forest, Guo Jiang was bent over, examining his latest acquisition with careful attention. He picked up the magic staff that Orion Stonemantle used as his combat weapon, turning it in his hands to assess its value and potential usefulness.Guo Jiang observed, then thought to himself, analyzing the magical properties with his experienced eye. "Although this is a good wand, but all the magic gems on the head of the wand, none of them fit the criteria I need for my combat style. There are no magic gems that increase the speed of CAST magic spells, game healing and magic stune gems that I need for enhancing my abilities."I'd better leave the gems and jewels in this wand as they are, not tweak them to reduce its combat ability!" Guo Jiang thought as he put the wand into the storage ring - the spatial ring, carefully securing it for potential future use.The next mission was to move towards the peak of Mount Nalfrost, to finish all the tournaments that awaited the remaining com

On the Akatsuki Continent - in the lands of the Far East, other powers were rising in Guo Jiang's absence.The names Mizusawa, Sakimoto, Iwakiri and Hatori were gaining prominence as elite assassins, their reputation spreading far and wide.The secret organization of the Drowned Sun Sect that originally employed them as mere killing machines, has now changed its mind and considers them, the three newcomers who joined Hatori - the assassins in the organization recruited since childhood, now consider the four of them as expensive assets of the dangerous organization.On the other hand, that Mizusawa, Sakimoto, Iwakiri and Hatori, who as time went by they were considered valuable by posting many services for the sect, now the three plus Hatori, the four of them were appointed as Officers with the title of the Four Protectors of the Drowned Sun Sect.The Great Protector, the Drowned Sun Sect. A name that made people run away when they heard their nickname, fear spreading wherever they wen

Looking at Hogret who was bowed in shame, as he endlessly nagged him, Guo Jiang softened."But you're lucky Hogret my friend! Guo Jiang has all sorts of techniques and medicinal pills, to restore all these festering burns back to normal!" said Guo Jiang while smearing Hogret's wounds with ointments and giving him pills."Slow down Guo Jiang my friend. You could kill Hogret, if you treat those festering wounds, harshly!" said Hogret, grimacing. Despite his strength and endurance, tears could not escape from his eyes. "This is really painful. I can't put it into words!" Hogret said in a weak voice. All his energy seemed to be drained, as Guo Jiang poured in the liquid that made the wound seem to boil!"That's to kill all the little creatures in your wound! No need to be a crybaby!" snapped Guo Jiang.In between the painful treatment, Guo Jiang told a story. This was to distract Hogret from focusing on the extreme treatment of his wound."I should have been on the North side of the Nalfr

Freya Sunfire was thrown backward with tremendous force, her body unable to withstand the impact. She was rolling helplessly across the frozen ground, her elegant composure completely shattered.The girl really didn't expect The Phoenix to possess such overwhelming power. "So what people say about him is absolutely true!" Freya thought desperately as she took a deep breath, struggling to dispel the oppressive tightness that had settled in her chest like a crushing weight.She didn't want to show that all her hands were now stiff and tingling with an uncomfortable numbness. The supernatural cold that his sword gave off had brought penetrating frost deep into her pores, chilling her to the very bone.Following Freya's uncontrollable shivering, she felt a sharp, stabbing wound forming on her internal organs. The damage was far more severe than she had initially realized, spreading through her body like poison."It's not what I thought at all. He hasn't even begun to use the legendary pow

The Phoenix stared at her intently with piercing eyes, similar to the savage gaze of a giant eagle stalking a weak, helpless chick from the horizon. She felt like a chick that seemed to have become foolish and paralyzed under the oppression of the king of the air.The Phoenix broke the heavy, stony silence that had settled between them. "Are you done with that amateur hypnotic magic? That death-rhythm magic you're so proud of?""It was nothing more than child's play in my eyes. I make even more terrible and sophisticated things than that simple trick," The Phoenix said coldly, his voice carrying an edge of barely contained power."I-this... how is this even possible?" Freya finally tried to speak calmly, but she stammered helplessly despite her best efforts.But The Phoenix seemed to completely ignore Freya's desperate question. To him, it was a stupid and weak question that didn't deserve a detailed response."Now it's time for me to strike back with my own spiritual power, isn't it?