CHAPTER 1935: CHAPTER 1954: WHO DARES DEFY?

Hundreds of masters did not enter the camp shrine; instead, they all waited high above the barracks. The strange woman did not leave either, accompanying everyone in their wait. She sat cross-legged in the void, eyes closed, seemingly meditating or perhaps lost in thought.

...

Meanwhile, at the Transient City, a grand luncheon was ongoing inside the palace of Kevin Holloway, and it had been going on for several hours already. Kevin Holloway hosted a vast banquet for his ministers and even allowed them to bring their families into the palace to eat and drink together.

Additionally, some of the city’s major households were invited. These were the people who had been cautious and doubtful about joining the Empire. They hesitated about whether to affiliate.

Now, Kevin Holloway invited them here, allowing them to experience his strength. He wanted them to know that Gabriel Freeman was either inside the bowl or already dead.

The Chaos Bowl was offered up in the middle of the great hall, situated on a shrine platform. Incense smoke wound around it, and a faint halo enveloped the bowl.

They had enshrined this bowl.

"Everyone, have another drink with me." Kevin Holloway and the others had reddish cheeks from drinking from noon till now. Those city nobles had also pledged their allegiance to the Empire, causing Kevin Holloway’s spirits to rise.

"Your Majesty, why are you waiting until tomorrow morning to let the people see this bowl? Can we have a preview?"

"Indeed, Your Majesty, may we see what’s within the bowl?"

"Ha-ha, of course, you can, but I fear Gabriel Freeman has turned to molten iron. You might not know, but years ago, I used this bowl to capture an Intermediate Longevity realm being, and within two hours, he turned to pus."

"Of course, all ministers here are my most loyal subjects. Hence, I’ll let you have a preview first, to see if Gabriel Freeman is dead or alive." The slightly drunk Kevin Holloway suddenly flicked his fingers, sending a ray of golden light onto the bowl. As it shook, the bowl gradually became transparent, revealing fire, thunder, and various disasters within.

As the bowl grew more transparent, the originally excited crowd in the hall fell into silence, because... because... a person, a naked figure ablaze with golden light, sat in the center of the bowl. Flames hovered above his head, thunder streaked across his body, appearing to be meditating, absorbing the disastrous energies within the bowl.

"Uh..." The entire hall turned eerily silent, almost pin-drop quiet, and the slightly drunk Kevin Holloway instantly stood up.

The scene inside the bowl was crystal clear; they all saw it. Damn it, that’s Gabriel Freeman! Although he was naked, his Golden Body remained intact and unmarred, and everyone could vividly see the expression on his face.

"This... damn it, I’ll add more fire..." Kevin Holloway was enraged, spitting flames that struck the Chaos Bowl.

However, as the Chaos Bowl’s vibrations escalated, it seemed to awaken the meditating golden figure inside, causing Gabriel Freeman to suddenly open his eyes.

"Buzz—buzz buzz buzz—" The Chaos Bowl began trembling at the instant Gabriel Freeman opened his eyes, and everyone saw him extend a finger toward the front.

Yes, he merely poked like that.

"Boom!" In full view of everyone, the damn Chaos Bowl shattered explosively, disintegrating instantly. A blinding golden light left them all unable to open their eyes.

Gabriel Freeman leaped out; his Golden Body radiated an overwhelming golden brilliance, blinding them painfully, causing Kevin Holloway to reflexively close his eyes. The sounds of shattered plates and overturned tables echoed through the hall; many were scared witless, terrified beyond measure.

"Humph, Kevin Holloway? Bullshit." Yusuf Zuck’s voice fell, a swoosh sounded, and he pierced toward Kevin Holloway like a cannonball.

"Roar—you’re seeking death!" Kevin Holloway roared furiously, pressing and pushing his palms down fiercely, unleashing a violent energy to clash with Yusuf Zuck.

Yet, it was all futile; Yusuf Zuck could annihilate an Advanced Eternal Life being with a finger, forcing high-level beings to flee for their lives. What chance did an Intermediate Longevity being have against him?

In an instant, amidst the chaos in the hall, many hadn’t seen clearly before Kevin Holloway exploded, dying from Yusuf Zuck’s single finger, thrust direct and fatal.

"Ah?" At this moment, the golden glow from Yusuf Zuck’s body had vanished, leading many to open their eyes and witness the unbelievable scene.

The freshly recruited vassals scrambled to escape; Stone Spirit Monarch and others’ faces turned green, and the other twelve kings stood agape in shock.

"You all must die."

"Buzz~" Yusuf Zuck’s Hell God’s Arrow manifested once more. He, like a demon god, drew the bowstring, releasing arrow after arrow from the Hell God’s Arrow.

The remaining twelve kings wanted to engage Yusuf Zuck lightly. Yet when they sensed the power exuding from Yusuf Zuck’s arrows, their expressions shifted dramatically.

Having trained half their lives at the Origin Spirit Valley in the Celestial Origin Heaven, they were acutely sensitive to the Eternal Life Force. Thus, seeing Gabriel Freeman’s arrows infused with it, they knew they were doomed, unable to withstand the invincible force capable of obliterating everything!

"No... how do you possess Eternal Life Force?"

"No... cease the arrows, we surrender."

"No..."

Amidst their screams, the twelve kings were struck by arrows one after another. Yusuf Zuck released twelve arrows consecutively, and after these arrows, the Empire’s twelve kings were obliterated, their essence and energy absorbed by the Divine Arrow, transferred into Yusuf Zuck’s body.

"Roar~" Yusuf Zuck absorbed the power of these thirteen individuals, his body nearly reaching breaking point. As he roared and exhaled, the energy currents were vast, overwhelming. Understand, his realm was merely the Grand Beginning Realm; absorbing so many masters’ essence was akin to force-feeding, overstuffed, feeling ready to burst!

"Everyone, kneel, otherwise... die." Holding the Hell God’s Arrow, he stood like a Hell demon god, wherever the Divine Arrow pointed, people kneeled in thick masses.

Stone Spirit Monarch, Rolling Earth Dragon, Marshall Holloway—everyone kneeled, bowing repeatedly.

"Open your souls, become my slaves, or die." Yusuf Zuck shouted angrily.

"Yes, yes..." No one dared to defy or resist because it was too potent, too terrifying... bear in mind, thirteen kings, thirteen Intermediate Longevity beings had been instantly killed by the Transcendent King.

What kind of power is this? How mighty is it? Who dares disobey? Who dares not yield?

Yusuf Zuck flicked out dozens of drops of Soul Essence Blood, imprinting them on Stone Spirit Monarch and others’ foreheads.

In an instant, he had dozens more powerful slaves.

...

Meanwhile, up in the sky above the Immortal Army Barracks, those experts nearly simultaneously received the latest intelligence. Curious, when they took out their Jade Simple and glanced at it, all of them nearly jumped out of their skin.