James believed this to be a likely scenario. That was because Lucifer told him that it was only with his father’s acknowledgment that James’ soul managed to merge flawlessly with his physical body. So, there was no way Lucifer wanted to go after his life. This made the Protector and Marquis the prime suspects.

However, this no longer had anything to do with James. Now that the Ancient Realm was about to be overrun by the Demon Race, he would not remain here any longer. In fact, staying here was much more dangerous than returning to Earth.

James headed to the mountain outside the city.

There, tens of thousands of cultivators gathered. There were originally 100,000 of them, but many perished at Mount Walvern, and some were implicated in the battle at the Divinity Sect. So, only approximately 50,000 of them remained.

Seeing James approach them, they stood up.

James arrived at the mountain’s peak and looked at them, narrating the chain of events that unfolded.

“This is basicall