Chalice smirked. "A weakling is no match for me!" Charles II bowed again, ecstatic that Chalice had agreed.As Charles II and Chalice made no effort to try and keep their voices down, Fred naturally heard their entire conversation. This led to Fred's current confusion. He had killed an Archbishop Chalice at the San Hanna Saunders' residence, yet here he was, faced against another Chalice. Most importantly, there was something familiar about this Chalice standing before him, but he could not recall why.Without warning, Chalice moved.The Lord Apostle raised a finger arrogantly and pointed at Fred. "Perish, weakling."Then, a bright white flame shot out from the Lord Apostle's fingertips and grew larger the closer it got to Fred. In no time, the entire area had turned into a sea of burning white flames."I-Is that... Sacred Flames? At such a large scale too... Just how powerful of a fire-type ability must one have to launch an attack like this?!"Charles II stepped back as
Charles II and the other members were too shocked to say anything when they watched Fred appear unscathed. He also extinguished Chalice's flames by closing his fist. After all, all of them had felt first-hand how powerful the flames had been.They knew that if they were in Fred's place, they would have died and perished without a doubt. The fact that Fred emerged unscathed spoke volumes of how powerful he was. "Haha! To think that you managed to extinguish my flames. They might have been only one-tenth of my strength, but you've surprised me." Chalice suddenly chuckled.These words quickly quelled the worries of the ability users around them. If that terrifying sea of flames was just one-tenth of Chalice's true power, they could not even imagine how powerful the Lord Apostle truly was. Suddenly, it made more sense that Fred was able to extinguish those flames. "Of course! The Lord Apostle is an ancient ability user! He can overpower that brat in the blink of an eye!" "Ha
Everyone watched as Fred, the one they thought would perish under 50% of Chalice's full strength, remained unscathed. On the other hand, their Lord Apostle, who they thought would emerge victorious, was screeching in agony.Charles II and the ability users behind him were stunned. Someone gasped. "H-How is this possible? T-This is nothing like what I imagined!" "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"After a while, Chalice finally snapped out of his agony and roared. "How dare you damage this precious body of mine?! This is outrageous! Absolutely unconscionable!" Chalice looked up and bellowed at the sky. "Oh, omnipotent Lord! Please give me the strength to purge this land of evil! Angel’s Descent!"Immediately, a bell rang somewhere in the Holy Kingdom of Tigan as if it was the Lord's reply.Then, a holy glow enveloped Chalice and slowly merged to form a pair of pure white wings. Most importantly, Chalice's presence also grew exponentially stronger. Even Charles II and the other ability us
"What... What just happened?!" Charles II had yet to snap out of his dreams of world domination as king of the world when he saw the pile of dust in front of him.Suddenly, someone beside him shouted, "He's dead! The L-Lord Apostle... The Lord Apostle is dead! T-That slap turned him to ash!" Charles II was devastated.The other Ability Mavens were too shocked to say a word. They could not believe that the ancient ability user, the Lord Apostle, had been reduced to ashes.Their expectation of Chalice's victory and Fred's utter defeat was crushed. In the beginning, Fred had extinguished Chalice's sea of flames with his palm.Then, Chalice said that was only one-tenth of his full strength, so they took it in stride. Earlier, though, Chalice had claimed that Angel's Descent was his full power, and yet...All it took was one slap and Chalice had turned to dust under Fred's hand. This alone spoke volumes about how unreal and unimaginably strong Fred truly was."You said I had t
At this moment, Cardinal Ariel was looking at the crown of thorns in his hand that had suddenly dimmed. His expression was smug. “Hehe, it was just an experiment, but I didn't actually expect that fool Charles II to be killed by the revered Great One.”Despite not having gone to the square to watch the battle, Cardinal Ariel already knew the result of it through the genuine crown in his hand. It was an item only qualified to be worn by the Holy King. Moreover, from his expression, it was clear that this result was exactly what he had hoped for. “All of you, come here,” Cardinal Ariel said as he put down the crown. Then, he looked at the 11 priests standing next to him.“Might I inquire the reason for your summons, Cardinal? Is there something you need?” asked the priest who seemed to be of the highest status among the group. He was curious when he heard Cardinal Ariel's summon.Cardinal Ariel glanced at the priest and said, “I trust you’ve heard the commotion outside. To be ho
"Who are you?”“How dare you trespass on the forbidden grounds within this Holy Kingdom?”"We have an intruder!"Inside a small building near the Corsay Church, Fred had made no attempts to conceal himself and immediately startled the ability users guarding the place the moment he entered. However, he did not even need to lift a finger as he immediately brought them down to their knees. They were frozen in fear with just his aura. Rita could not believe her eyes when she saw him stand before her. "Master, is it... Is it really you?""Yes, it's me." Fred nodded slightly, his eyes also filled with surprise. According to his previous diagnosis, Rita's injuries sustained from South Carlos were severe enough that she would require rare medicinal ingredients like Dragon Blood Fruit and Meridian Grass to recover. Yet here she was, awake and well."They cured me, I think," Rita explained briefly. She had just regained consciousness. Seeing Fred in front of her now, she could not h
Practically the moment Carmein was brought to his knees, the expressions of the other cardinals changed dramatically in an instant. They had thought nothing of Fred and had been confident that Carmein could deal with him quickly.Indeed, this included Carmein and the 11 people standing by Cardinal Ariel’s side. Like Chalice, who had been summoned by Charles II, they were all apostles and ancient ability users. The difference between them and Chalice was that when they were summoned to this world, Cardinal Ariel had restricted their freedom. They had to kill all the cardinals with the same name as themselves when they came to this world to regain their powers.Not only that, Cardinal Ariel had clearly deduced this when Charles II had summoned Chalice earlier. It was specifically from Chalice's request to Charles II to temporarily appoint a Cardinal Chalice before killing him. Therefore, after Charles II's death, Cardinal Ariel immediately proclaimed himself as the Holy King with t
While their freedom might have been restricted by Cardinal Ariel, they were still ability users from ancient times. They had formidable strength and were unrivaled in the ancient era. Yet now, Fred had dared to say in front of all 11 of them that he could defeat them with a single hand?Michael, the leader of the apostles, scoffed at that. "You truly are an ignorant ant who doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth! Defeat us with a single hand? Such arrogance! "In that case, let me show you how terrifying the consequences are when you provoke a deity!"There was the roar of thunder and lightning. The apostles were enveloped in pure white flames, each of them sprouting a pair of radiant wings behind them.It was evident that they were using the same ultimate technique as Chalice, the man Fred had defeated—Angel’s Descent!"Magnificent! How magnificent!" Cardinal Ariel burst into laughter and called out when witnessing the apostles unleash Angel’s Desce
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he