Tens of thousands of high-tier cultivators remained prostrated outside The Leisure Teahouse, their faces pressed against the dusty earth. Not a single person dared to lift their head or even breathe too loudly.Axel Edward gazed upon the sea of trembling powerhouses with an expression of supreme boredom. He twirled the broom in his hand and tossed it back into the corner of the porch."Hey. What are you all doing groveling out there?" Axel called out casually. "I run a coffee shop, not a temple. If you aren't here to buy my coffee at a thousand Spirit Stones a cup, you'd better disperse right now before I sweep you into outer space too."Hearing the threat, tens of thousands of cultivators scrambled to their feet. They jostled and shoved past one another, taking flight at top speed. A few wealthy emperors and sect ancestors actually sprinted forward to the counter instead. They competed to slam pouches of High-Grade Spirit Stones onto Axel's wooden counter just to purchase a single cu

The tip of the broken blade radiated an extraordinary, bone-chilling frost. It hovered a mere millimeter from Axel Edward's throat. An ordinary mortal's flesh would have frozen solid, cracked, and shattered to pieces from such sheer frigidity alone. Yet Axel did not even blink. The youth didn't pull his head back a single centimeter to evade. Instead, he stared straight into Shen Luo's icy blue eyes with an infuriatingly relaxed smirk."I'm the one who woke you up. What, still sleepy?" Axel replied casually.Shen Luo was taken aback by the young man's flippant tone. In all her existence, not a single being had ever dared look upon her with such condescending ease, least of all someone who appeared to be a pure mortal without a trace of internal energy."Get that rusty blade away from our boss's neck," Valerie warned from the edge of the arena in a clear, ringing voice. The combat general crossed her arms over her chest without reaching for her weapon. "If our boss gets so much as a sc

The referee in the center of the ring was trembling so violently that his knees gave out. He stared at the puddle of coffee dregs mingled with the shattered fragments of the Upper Realm relic across the marble floor. Axel's piercing gaze from the VIP skybox bored straight into his soul."Disqualification! Young Master Jian Chen is officially disqualified for utilizing a forbidden weapon!" the referee cried out, his voice cracking. He no longer cared about Jian Chen's status as the host sect's scion. His life was worth infinitely more than any sect bribe.Kneeling on the floor, Jian Chen did not offer a single word of protest. The arrogant youth had lost his mind entirely. He scrambled backward on all fours, weeping hysterically, putting distance between himself and Lin Xia, who looked down on him with eyes as cold as ice."Good job, Lin Xia. Come back up here," Axel called out, waving a casual hand.Lin Xia gave a respectful nod. The former beggar girl bounded lightly back up to the V

The sky above the arena of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Ground was completely blocked out. Millions of immortal soldiers from the Upper Realm descended like an ocean of golden radiance, swallowing the midday sun whole. Their pure gold armor shone with blinding brilliance. In the grasp of every single soldier rested an heirloom weapon pulsating with lethal divine energy.At the vanguard of the host, a towering giant floated downward with supreme arrogance. He wore a thick, gem-encrusted golden robe and brandished a massive trident. His weathered features were framed by a thick, bristling beard. He was the General of the Immortal Army, the right-hand executioner of the Heavenly Emperor tasked with putting down any who violated the dimensional laws of cultivation.The general cast a haughty gaze down toward the VIP skybox. His eyes, burning with disdain, locked instantly onto the casually lounging figure of Axel Edward."So this is the filthy anomaly daring to challenge the Heavenly Laws?"

The sound of Axel Edward's applause echoed with crystalline clarity throughout the magnificent Throne Room of the Upper Realm. Clap. Clap. Clap.The Heavenly Emperor was frightened nearly out of his skin. The golden dagger slipped from his grasp, clattering loudly against the jade floor. The once-stately monarch who had held dominion over millions of immortal deities now shuddered violently. His knees gave out, sending him collapsing into a pathetic, undignified heap before the frozen execution pillar.The Heavenly Emperor recognized Axel's face from the scrying projection before his vanguard had been wiped out. He also saw Shen Luo standing tall behind Axel, her drawn blade primed to kill. The sight of the Sword Goddess he had once condemned shattered what little courage remained in the emperor's soul."You forced your way into the Upper Realm," the Heavenly Emperor stammered in a cracked, trembling voice. "How could you breach the sacred gates without triggering the celestial defens