Gideon perked up at once. His steps quickened, and he became a sharp arrow, shooting toward the canyon ahead.Soon he reached it. Flames raged inside, and the roars of demon beasts, the shouts of human fighters, and the wild surges of battle energy all blended together.Gideon was well versed in strategy and sharp as a tack. He would never rush into a place before he understood it. He moved like a cat, crouched behind a rock, and slowly eased out half his head to look into the canyon.Seven or eight martial artists were surrounded by a swarm of crimson pythons, locked in a fight so fierce it seemed the sky itself had darkened.Hiss.The giant pythons had a strange look. Each had nine heads and stretched thirty to fifty feet long, their bodies thick as barrels. As far as the eye could see they were packed together, no telling how many, covering almost the whole heart of the canyon.Eight martial artists, each with a weapon in hand, were fighting the nine-headed pythons in the thick of

With the Serpent King gone, the woman in white could finally breathe. She was panting hard, her whole body aching, her energy completely drained. She was truly at her last gasp. She looked toward the violet figure that had vanished at the canyon exit and felt a flicker of gratitude.She knew he was the sly thief who'd slipped in and snatched the Crimson Flame Lotus she'd wanted so badly, but his timing had truly saved her life.A roar shook the mountains and forests as the Serpent King thundered after him, moving like a small mountain, in a frenzy.Towering trees stretching as far as the eye could see were flattened by the Serpent King. Its massive body and razor scales were nothing short of devastating to the forest.The Nine-Headed Crimson Flame Python was undoubtedly the king of these mountains, a living siege engine nothing could stop. If the Serpent King was angered, the consequences were beyond imagining.Gideon drove his energy through his wellspring, and his Nine Thunder Veins

Gideon was no longer afraid of the Serpent King. He had one foot in the late stage of the Awakened Realm, and his Eternal Sovereign Body had no equal in the world. He definitely had what it took to fight it.Sand and stone flew wildly through the valley as the two savage fighters charged at each other from opposite sides, both radiating murderous intent, ready for a battle to the death.The scene left the swooping Serpent King a little bewildered. This shameless fire thief actually dared to attack first. Did he know he was going to die and simply give up on resisting?The Serpent King quickly noticed the change in Gideon's cultivation and sneered, realizing he'd advanced.How laughable. Ignorant humans! Before the mighty king of the Nine-Headed Crimson Flame Pythons, what difference did it make whether a human was in the early, middle, or late stages of the Awakened Realm, or even the Perfected stage? When they met him, there was only one outcome: death.Lightning crackled.Gideon spr

"Cut it out, old man."Gideon quickly cut off Drake's bragging.The old bastard was a hopeless narcissist. If you didn't interrupt him, he'd ramble on and on, boasting without end.Gideon pulled in his Phantom Thunder Wings and dropped into the jungle."The Void Thunder Art can't be revealed lightly. This movement technique will be my biggest trump card, one that can catch an opponent off guard at the critical moment."He understood the extraordinary power of the Phantom Thunder Wings all too well. At his current level, if he used them, even a mid-stage Soaring Realm master would have no chance of killing him. If he couldn't win, escaping would be no problem at all.For an Awakened Realm martial artist, wings and the power of flight were the real trump card. Once unleashed, they'd leave everyone speechless.A way to save your own life was naturally something to hold in reserve for a critical moment. For now, it would be Gideon's biggest secret. Since it was a secret and a trump card,

Screams filled the air.That day, Highmarket trembled.The sky above the Cole Trading Company was thick with the sharp smell of blood. A large group of Awakened masters had appeared out of nowhere and begun killing without mercy.Corpses lay scattered from the front gate of the company's headquarters all the way to a secluded courtyard at its heart.It was the last line of defense. The courtyard gate was broken, bodies everywhere. The Black Talon Syndicate had fought fiercely and joined forces with the company's experts, leaving only a few dozen to form a final barrier. But against an enemy this strong, the line seemed utterly useless.Twenty or thirty Awakened Realm martial artists stood scattered around, trapping the whole courtyard in an invisible net. Everyone inside was like a cornered beast, with no way out, left to be slaughtered."Boss, we can't hold them off anymore."A scarred man from the Syndicate, dripping blood and trembling, still stood in front of Damon. His eyes were