“I remind you all not to be late from the deadline set by the king. If you do, then do not regret it; this Tower of the Gods Academy will be leveled to the ground by the king,” threatened the officer who had just read the message from the king of the Southern kingdom.“Very well, Royal officer. We will surely remember the messages you conveyed!” replied the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy.With that, the two Southern kingdom officials left the Tower of the Gods Academy. Their departure left the people in the main hall of the Tower of the Gods feeling somewhat relieved. The cultivators from the academy could barely contain themselves against such arrogance. If it weren’t for the head of the academy, they would have taught those two officers a lesson.“You heard what the royal officer said. Tomorrow, we will depart for the Southern Kingdom palace as the officer instructed, so we can arrive at the palace on time. Prepare yourselves and bring whatever gifts you have from the central
“Where are we? How do we get back?” uttered the officer who read the king’s decree.He wasn’t the only one in panic upon realizing their current location. The other officer was equally anxious. They found themselves right in the middle of the desert, as far as the eye could see, nothing but sand dunes surrounded them. At that moment, they couldn’t determine which direction to proceed.Neither of them were seasoned travelers accustomed to navigating by the sun or the stars at night. They were officers accustomed to being in the palace, managing the king’s personal household affairs. However, this time, they were tasked with delivering the King’s Decree to the Tower of the Gods Academy, requested by the king to escort it. The king agreed because they were trusted individuals, even though they lacked experience in long-distance travel like they were doing now.Initially, they set out towards the Tower of the Gods Academy not just the two of them, but with about ten soldiers heading to th
Julius and the head of the Tower of the God Academy continued to follow the king of the southern kingdom through a secret corridor whose length seemed endless. After almost half an hour of walking through the underground passage, they finally arrived at a portal. They were quite confused about why the king had brought them along in this entourage just to reach a portal.“We will enter that portal! Inside, you will find all the answers to the questions you asked earlier,” said the King of the Southern Kingdom.Although Julius and the Head of the Tower of the God Academy still couldn’t grasp what the King of the Southern Kingdom was trying to show them, they followed the king’s will. Both of them entered the portal following the King of the Southern Kingdom, who seemed to walk lightly. Inside, there was a room that was 180 degrees different from the conditions of the underground corridor.The room resembled more of a special palace belonging to the royal family, like a small palace usua
The Headmaster of the Tower of the Gods Academy nodded as he tapped Julius’s right shoulder. He said, “Finish off the demon and bring the Princess’s soul to us immediately.”Julius nodded and then darted into the already open portal. In no time, he found himself in a dimension where demons erected pillars to summon their leader. In this dimension, there was hardly any light. All that could be seen was a gloomy landscape as if enveloped in a perpetual gloom. Yet, despite the lack of visible clouds in the sky, the sun was absent. This was the depiction of the dimension where the demons erected their southern pillars.Julius sensed a very strong dark power. While other powers remained far below this darkness, Julius suspected it to be the power of the Soul Chain Demon King. The other powers were merely those of the demon subordinates who served as warriors for the Soul Chain Demon. He immediately dashed towards the gathering point of power in that place.Just a few steps into his journey
The blue demon appeared to be weakening. It could no longer stand after receiving a counterattack from Julius’s earlier strike. Seeing this, Li Julius worried about what might happen to the blue dragon god residing within his body. He quickly approached the blue demon and trapped it in an array, preventing it from leaving the area.The array used by Julius was a soul-binding array. So even if the blue demon were to perish later on, the water dragon god’s soul within its body would remain intact. The soul would be confined within the array created by Julius. It was the only solution he could think of for the time being.True enough, moments later, the blue demon perished. Its body shattered into smoke, while the soul of the Water Dragon God within it emerged as light. As the light ascended, it was immediately halted by the array created by Julius. Julius promptly stored the soul of the water dragon god in his war god’s storage ring.“If things continue like this, I might be too late to
Julius immediately moved towards the body of the Red Demon, which had already been separated into his head and torso. He quickly created an array around the area where the separated body lay. Julius made sure that the soul of the Fire Dragon God didn’t escape and disappear. Once the soul of the Fire Dragon emerged, he swiftly captured it and stored it in the War God’s treasure storage ring.The other demons, witnessing the lightning-fast battle, trembled in fear at Julius. None dared to move to attack him; they merely stood by, waiting. Occasionally, they glanced towards a small building not far from where Julius stood.“Hey, Soul Chain Demon! Why don’t you come out of your hiding? Are you afraid, relying only on your minions to face me? Come out quickly, or I’ll tear this place apart!” Julius shouted.There was no response from inside the small building. However, shortly after, a spear shot out and aimed at Julius. With great speed, Li Julius deflected the attack with his Rusty Sword
Suddenly, in the dimension of the soul realm, the Southern pillar of demon power, the chains of soul, vibrated intensely. The realm seemed to be struck by a tremendously powerful earthquake, causing everything in that place to tremble. Even the minions of the chain demon were shaken by the profound vibrations. The intense tremor emanated from the power of the Dark God’s body used by Li Julius.“The Dark God!” exclaimed the Chain Soul Demon, extremely surprised to see the Dark God’s body used by Julius.Instantly, the body of the Chain Soul Demon King trembled violently. He was truly intimidated upon seeing the God’s body used by Julius. He never expected Julius to possess the body of the Dark God, feared by demons. He almost recoiled and lost control of the attack he intended to unleash.Despite being overwhelmed by fear, the Chain Soul Demon eventually mustered the courage to launch an attack. He let out a loud shout and hurled a dark energy ball towards Julius, while his soul chains
The soul claiming to be the king of the Southern Kingdom’s response truly surprised Julius. It instantly reminded him of several incidents when he was about to enter the dimension of the soul realm where he currently resided. Li Julius was puzzled by the prowess possessed by the king of the Southern Kingdom. He witnessed several times the king performing high-level sealing techniques, one of which was opening a portal into this soul realm, a skill rarely possessed by a king.Such abilities were usually held by a commander in a kingdom. Kings themselves rarely had cultivation abilities unless they were cultivators themselves. Moreover, kings seldom went anywhere without a guard, let alone with an unfamiliar individual.The second thing that puzzled Julius was why the king of the Southern Kingdom invited all the disciples participating in the competition in the central earth kingdom. He only needed Julius to save his daughter. Furthermore, when Julius was asked to go to the king’s priva