"No... it’s too late!" Alex shrieked, his voice laced with madness. The majestic warship of the Xiao Clan groaned for the last time. The Black Star Metal, once reinforced by the essence of the Sacred Lotus, began to fracture under the pressure of illogical dimensional gravity. The golden light enveloping the ship faded, swallowed by the darkness of a storm that distorted reality itself. "Alex! Your hand!" Auriel screamed. Her voice was nearly drowned out by the deafening roar of the tempest. "Hold on tight, Auriel! Don’t let go!" Alex roared, the veins in his neck bulging as he forced his entire Soul Energy to keep the portal to his Soul World open amidst the violent tremors. However, just as Auriel’s fingers were about to touch the threshold of his soul dimension, a flash of deep purple light—a 'Dimensional Tongue'—struck the hull right beneath their feet. Klaaaaash! BOOOOOOM! The explosion was not merely physical; it was an explosion of space. The five-hundred-meter warship sn

Alex froze for a moment, his ears catching a frequency of sound capable of vibrating the entire gate region. The pressure of energy approaching was no longer just the bluff of a Half-God...Instead, it was the aura of someone who had truly crossed the mortal threshold—one who had touched the Early God Realm."Crap, the Elder of the Shuan Clan arrived faster than I anticipated," Alex thought.His cold logic immediately kicked in. Although he possessed the soul of a former God Emperor, his current body and meridians were merely at the Early Half-God stage. To face a true God while his meridians were still fractured from the dimensional storm was a fool's errand. He needed time to recover, not a meaningless death in front of the entrance gate.Wuuush!An old man in long gray robes landed in the center of the jade platform. His face was flushed crimson, and his white beard trembled violently at the sight of the pool of blood and the fragments of his grandson’s armor scattered about."My g

Just as the thunderous command echoed through the air...Alex stepped out from the mouth of the cave, his shoulders intentionally slumped to give the impression of a weary and helpless man.His tattered gray robes fluttered in the strong winds generated by the wings of the Shuan clan's flying mounts, which were cruising low over the cliffs.After only a few steps along the narrow path, a loud thud sounded in front of him.THWACK!Three Shuan clan warriors clad in shimmering purple armor landed roughly, blocking Alex’s path. They brandished lightning spears that crackled with electric sparks, staring at Alex with sharp, suspicious eyes."Halt! Who are you and what are you doing in this cursed cave?!" barked one of the soldiers with a scar on his cheek. He stepped forward, intentionally releasing his Half-Step God Stage aura to suppress Alex.Instantly...Alex put on a perfect display of manufactured terror. He fell to his knees, his body trembling violently as if the pressure of the au

Yue Ni’s eyes, once as cold as ice, instantly widened. Her pupils quivered violently as she heard her brother’s name mentioned with such casual familiarity—it sounded almost like an older brother speaking about his own sibling.In Juanyi City, her brother was the law. Her brother was the sky. No one dared to utter the City Lord’s name without titles like "Great Lord" or "Your Excellency," let alone comment on his upbringing as if they had shared a dinner table in the past."Y-you..." Yue Ni’s voice, usually stable, now sounded fractured.The two attendants who were already prostrating themselves buried their faces even deeper into the stone floor. They felt as though their hearts were about to stop. Who was this man? How could he dare act as if he knew the lineage of the highest sovereign in this city?Yue Ni took a step forward, her cold aura now mingled with high-alert vigilance."Who are you, really? Only a handful of people in this Immortal Realm know that I am the City Lord's you

Juanyi stood alert, though her eyes were still misty as she gazed upon Alex’s new face. She seemed to want to soak in every second of her teacher's presence, who had been lost for thousands of years. However, before she could call a servant to prepare everything, Alex raised his hand, signaling her to remain silent."Juanyi," Alex’s voice lowered, carrying a cold vibration that instantly silenced the hall. "Not a single cultivator in this Immortal Realm must know of my return. Not even the highest elders of the Information Tower. My arrival here must remain a shadow."Juanyi was stunned, looking at Alex in confusion. "But Teacher, with your power... if the world knew the Emperor had returned, thousands of clans would kneel at your feet! We could gather strength to take revenge on the Xiao clan in an instant!"Alex smiled thinly, a smile containing both bitterness and deep strategy. "My strength has not yet fully recovered, Juanyi. Currently, my cultivation is only at the Half-Deity le