Surprisingly, Ethan remained unaffected, his expression resolute as he stared at the Emperor.Seeing this, the Emperor grinned. “It seems you aren't bluffing. This is good. Very good. This means I can go all out.”Saying that, the Emperor stepped down from his throne and approached Ethan, his gaze zeroed on the latter's figure. “Is it till exhaustion?” Ethan inquired with the Emperor shaking his head.“That, my friend, is a boring event. It has already happened once, why repeat it?”“So what do you have in mind?”“An exchange of pointers. Three of our most powerful blows. I will give and you shall receive three times. Survive three blows from me and I shall survive three from you.”“I suggest it be interchangeable: you go, then I go.”“Agreed.” The Emperor said.Then, he addressed the heavenly Generals, specifically, the Northern General.“North, you shall preside as referee.”“Your Majesty, I don't think this…”“Begin!” the Emperor bellowed, cutting short whatever North wished to sa

“Patriarch Vir, the Lumina defense is a bit tougher than we expected. We might have to take drastic measures soon if we want to destroy their front before help arrives.” One of the generals of the Northland armies reported to Patriarch Vir.As the Sixth Finger was back in Northland, making sure that the invading army had everything it needed for the assault on the Lumina Empire, Patriarch Vir took up the vanguard position to lead the armies into battle.With his current strength, he felt that not even the Emperor would be able to defeat him, talk more of a lesser being like Ethan Jones.Soon, Ethan would rue the day he decided to kill his son.Of course, that wasn't the only reason he was going after Ethan.What others didn't know was that his current strength wasn't just because of his title as an Apostle.It was also because he had made a pact with the Titans to retrieve the Titan Heart in Ethan's possession.Once he did so, he would be able to use to subdue the entire planet, rulin

Just as the defenders were about to lose all hope, their leader stepped forward without fear catching Darius off guard.“Oh, so it seems not everyone is a coward.”“Take that back.” The man remarked coldly as he glared hatefully at Darius.He had watched this man kill his men without mercy, slaughtering hundreds of innocent people with a relish.His blood boiled just recalling the scene which was why he had stepped forward.He knew he couldn't win against Darius, that much was clear but he could at least hold him back long enough for his men to flee into the country.At least that way, not everyone would die fighting.Darius seemed to realize what he was planning to do as he mocked him.“Foolish, everyone in Lumina Empire is foolish. Do you think you will be able to hold me back?... Do you think that you are worthy?”The leader retrieved his weapons, ignoring Darius' questions to instead address his men. “Fall back!... Leave this front to me.”“Captain no!”“You can't do this, you wil

Patriarch Vir couldn't understand how he had lost.He had spent his whole life honing his strength, doing whatever it took to grow stronger, even when it involved selling his soul to the Titans, yet he had failed to defeat Ethan Jones, a mere boy who was still wet behind the ears.Gritting his teeth, he glared hatefully at Ethan, who was standing over him as the triumphant party between the two, and remarked. “You can't do this to me. Do you know how much I've sacrificed!... I should be the victor, not you!”“But unfortunately, you aren't, so you can take your defeat like a man or whine about it. It doesn't concern me. What has happened has happened and nothing you can do will change that.”“You will die, Ethan Jones, you will die a horrible death and I will be the reason for it!”Saying that, the patriarch tried to detonate his divinity only for Ethan to step forward and pierce his heart with his blade.The Patriarch felt the blade suck away everything, his divinity as well as the Ti

Taking a deep breath, the Ninth Finger broke the ice. “So what we do now?”“The situation is dire; we need to do something quickly, or else we will be devoured by that man.” the third finger replied.By that man, they were naturally referring to Ethan, who had turned from a bothersome fellow to a real threat.If they weren't careful, the chances of him destroying them completely were high, and that left them flustered.As they bickered and argued, with none able to figure out a plausible solution to deal with Ethan, they finally turned their attention to the one person who hadn't spoken yet.The First Finger had been watching with a casual look on her face.“What do you say?” The second finger asked. “Do you have a suggestion?”The first finger sighed. “And here I thought that you lot were the leaders. It's good to know that not everyone has lost their sense of hierarchy.”Even as she insulted them, none dared to say anything against her because there was a reason she was the First Fi