After waiting outside Mount Bane for a while, eventually Qusai returned to James’ party.James immediately approached Qusai and asked, “How did it go? Did you manage to acquire any information from Yorick?”Qusai nodded and said, “Yes. He told me his cultivation rank but it isn’t very high. Yorick said he was at the Sage Rank’s Tenth Stage.”Hearing this, James sighed in relief.The power difference between him and Yorick was not that wide afterall. They were only ten stages apart. James could use his treasures to bridge the gap.“However…!”Qusai continued to speak, “Although he is only at the Sage Rank’s Tenth Stage. You’re incomparable to him. From my understanding, the Athurans have a Secret Art which allows them to transform themselves. It’s called the Athuran Combat Form and there are nine stages in the form. Their combat strength increases tremendously every time they reach a higher stage.“Yorick refused to tell me which stage of the form he had reached, so I don’t know

The difference between their cultivation ranks meant that there was a massive disparity between their respective strengths.James could attempt to make up for it by utilizing Secret Art, such as the Sacrilegious Ascension. He could also use other treasures like Imperial Weapons which were weapons at the Emperor Rank, to significantly improve his strength.However, it would be hard to compensate for the gap in their cultivation bases.The custodian knew Yorick’s background. He was the Athurans’ young master who possessed a Secret Art to improve his strength. Moreover, Yorick also had an Emperor-ranked weapon. This man was a formidable foe with his cultivation rank along with the addition of these two aspects.It was almost impossible for James to win.The custodian looked at James and cautioned him, “This isn’t the time for you to act rashly, James. The most urgent thing for you now is to endure this critical period and work hard on improving your cultivation. The true disaster i

The days passed and soon an entire month had elapsed.In the blink of an eye, one month had passed in the outside world. The battle between James and Yorick was imminent.Everyone was anticipating the battle.This battle’s outcome would determine whether humans could enter Mount Bane again.James practiced Curse Magic on the ancient battlefield inside a Time Formation.Since James was within a Time Formation, the time he spent training inside was far longer than the time that had passed in the outside world. While he was there, he focused on mastering Confinement and Passage of Time. Passage of Time was a name given to the technique by the custodian.However, based on the Supernatural Power’s characteristics, it was not an exaggeration to say that the technique was almost like reincarnation.“It’s almost time, James.”James was absorbed in his meditation when a voice suddenly rang in his ears.The voice interrupted his train of thought, and he stopped cultivating.James mur

Yorick waited one whole day for James and did not want to wait any longer. Just as he was about to leave, Thea showed up and challenged him.In actuality, James was indeed rushing over but ran into someone along the way.If it were not for this person, he would have already appeared for the fight.After James left Mount Tai, he headed straight for Mount Bane.However, he was stopped by a woman shortly after beginning his journey.The woman had long black hair and hovered in the air in a willowy white dress. Her back was turned to James, so he could not see her appearance.“Who are you?”James looked at the woman blocking his path, and his brows furrowed.The woman slowly turned around and revealed herself to him.“Y-You are…?!”James was shocked upon seeing the woman.“M-Maxine? Why are you here? Where have you been all these years?”The woman was none other than Maxine who had disappeared many years ago.Maxine floated in the air and gave James a look of longing. Tears we

Since James followed Maxine to meet Caelum, he ended up late for his battle with Yorick.Seeing that James had not shown up, Thea took it upon herself to fight in his place.Thea hovered in the sky and held onto the Malevolent Sword.She had a general understanding of Yorick’s strength and knew her opponent was a Sage at the Tenth Stage. However, she was not a weak person either.Before departing to the Demon Realm, she had already become a Sage.The Empyrean Spiritual Energy in the Demon Realm was much stronger than on Earth. After adventuring and training in the Demon Realm for many years, she had reached the Sage Rank’s Ninth Stage.Additionally, she had to reach the peak of each stage to break through the Elysian Seal in her body.Thus, she was only one stage lower than Yorick.Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, and the Malevolent Sword glowed with black Sword Energy. At that moment, the energy from her body grew stronger and caused the surrounding space to distort.