Southeastern coastline.

Black Wind Island.

Hume Rose’s eyes were dark circles, and his body was covered with dense black lines.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, breathing heavily.

"Why is this happening! My heart demon is gone, but why has my power changed too!"

Hume Rose roared angrily!

In front of him was a white lotus.

The white lotus flickered on and off.

In the end, it actually turned into a skeleton!

Bang!

Hume Rose slapped down, smashing the skeleton to pieces!

"How dare you deceive me! Deceived me miserably!"

He felt himself turning into a skeleton, his whole body muscles gradually disappearing.

Gradually becoming skin and bones.

"Clan Leader!"

At this moment, a group of people walked in from outside.

"What happened?" Hume Rose asked hoarsely.

After receiving that call, he had a bad premonition.

"Our people investigated clearly, the assassins you sent were indeed killed at the Obsidian Phoenix Hotel. And they died quite miserably, the threat is real too."

A member of the Rose family reported.

"Did you find out the details?" Hume Rose stood up, slowly turning around.

"Clan Leader, you..."

This Rose family member was startled.

Hume Rose’s face was almost skeletal, becoming all bone!

Skin and bones!

"It’s okay, go on." Hume Rose took out a mirror, touched his face with his hand, and sighed helplessly.

The heart demon was gone, which should be a good thing.

But part of his power also disappeared.

Replacing it was a cold power.

Hume Rose could feel this power gradually strengthening, which was originally good news.

But in this world, there’s no such thing as a free lunch?

Gaining always requires a price to be paid.

The departure of the heart demon was a good thing, and the remaining power was enough.

But now, he’s about to gain stronger power, but what will he have to pay?

Covered in black markings and a shriveled body made him worried.

"That person is at the Phoenix Hotel, the Double Dragon Jade Pendant is also on that woman."

The Rose family member pushed, and outside a man covered in blood was shoved in.

"Mr. Rose."

Thud!

The man knelt on the ground, his hair disheveled, covered in blood.

"Mr. Rose, before dying, the South Sea Goddess gave the Double Dragon Jade Pendant to Nelson. I followed your orders, successfully killed the South Sea Goddess, opened the mountain gate... but Nelson is too strong, I couldn’t stop her."

"What’s your name?" Hume Rose asked softly.

"I’m Emory Will."

The man spoke softly.

"Very good, you have made contributions, and in the future, Azure Mountain will be yours. But before that, you still need to do one thing for me." Hume Rose stretched out his black arm, unable to help but frown slightly.

It looked like the situation was getting worse.

"Your orders, please." Emory Will was very excited.

He was just a mid-tier disciple of Azure Mountain, but now he could become the Sect Leader!

It was something he never even dared to dream of.

"You’re familiar with Azure Mountain, take some people and go kill Nelson, then bring the Double Dragon Jade Pendant back to me." Hume Rose waved his hand: "Go, take my Rose family elite with you. Even if the gods descended, they should die."

"Understood!"

The members of the Rose family grabbed Emory Will and quickly left.

"Why is this happening!" Hume Rose closed his eyes, seeing someone practicing swordsmanship in his mind.

"Is this teaching me swordsmanship again?"

He wanted to imitate but discovered he couldn’t learn it.

"Heavens, what in the world is going on!"

He chuckled, asked the darkness: "Can the Double Dragon Jade Pendant really change everything?"

"The Double Dragon Jade Pendant is the key to opening the palace of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance. Once you place the Double Dragon Jade Pendant on the throne, everything will change. You will become the King and inherit Silvio Reed’s power!"

In the darkness, someone spoke slowly.

"But I heard Silvio Reed is not dead, he had Trent Marsh with his remaining guards, ready to unify the martial arts world." Hume Rose spoke again.

"Just rumors, Silvio Reed has been dead for a long time, killed in the battle with the Dragon Dance. All is the rumor fabricated by Trent Marsh to justify and strengthen his power."

In the darkness, the voice continued.

"If it truly is this way, then my first act after becoming King will be to make you a person who stands beneath only one and above ten thousand others."

Hume Rose’s voice grew increasingly hoarse.

He felt dry mouth but couldn’t drink water.

"The secrets of the Double Dragon Jade Pendant go far beyond this."

A shadow in the darkness stepped out.

It was an elder.

It was Silvio Reed...

"I believe." Hume Rose sighed: "I’m very tired now, need to rest."

"Then rest."

Silvio Reed walked slowly away.

...

The Phoenix Hotel rooms were already full.

But no one had entered Sweat Blood Ridge.

Because they were waiting for someone.

That person was the protagonist of the recent rumors, Trent Marsh.

As long as Trent Marsh hadn’t appeared, the rumors could only be rumors.

But once Trent Marsh appeared, even though he was the War God, even though he had the power of the Gaosang Maze!

Everyone would still take a chance.

Whoever could seize the treasure of Sweat Blood Ridge would have the upper hand in the upcoming contest.

Time flew by, three days had passed.

Trent Marsh still hadn’t appeared.

But at the Phoenix Hotel, a familiar face appeared.

Emory Will.

He was wandering around the hotel entrance.

Happened to bump into Nelson.

"Emory Will?"

Seeing him, Nelson was very surprised, she thought everyone from Azure Mountain was dead.

Now seeing a living person, her heart was incredibly cordial.

"Saintess!"

Emory Will was just about to kneel but was helped up by Nelson.

Her eyes were filled with sadness, "There’s no more Saintess, Azure Mountain is gone. By the way, how did you escape?"

Hundreds of people up and down Azure Mountain, all died in the chaos.

How did Emory Will, a mid-tier disciple, survive?

"Just as you left, Master told me to give you a message, saying you mustn’t return. Who would have thought..."

Speaking of this, Emory Will’s eyes were full of sorrow.

"It’s good you’re alive." Nelson heard him, relaxed her guard.

"Saintess, do you still have the Jade Pendant? Master instructed, don’t lose it."

Emory Will asked probing.

"Yes." Nelson nodded: "Come, I’ll introduce you to my friends."

With that, without waiting for Emory Will’s consent, she pulled him to a table.

At the table, the Nine Nether True Lord was veiled, Julius Reed was blindfolded.

"Allow me to introduce, fellow from Azure Mountain, Emory Will." Nelson was very happy.

"Hello everyone." Emory Will appeared natural.

But Julius Reed’s cup, just about to drink, hung in the air, motionless.

He could hear people’s thoughts.

What Emory Will was thinking, he knew thoroughly.

"Hello."

Julius Reed responded lightly.

"I need to talk to Nelson about something, excuse me." Emory Will had no fear for the people in front, although heard they were experts, he considered himself flawless.

"What is it?" Nelson asked curiously.

"Master isn’t dead." Emory Will said softly.