Ch. 1601..1610
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 1601
Alex Rockefeller and Luna Flores were both a little dumbfounded.
However, from the look in the other person’s eyes, she seemed even more in shock Her entire body froze, and she kept backing away. Moreover, from her voice, they could tell that she was a woman.
After being stunned for half a second, Alex immediately rushed over and grabbed the woman just as she was about to escape. He covered her mouth with his hand.
“Don’t make a sound!”
“We’ll discuss properly!” Alex said softly.
This was the internal part of Hygieia Valley, and there was a row of houses up ahead. They could even see some people walking in and out of the houses. If they weren’t careful, they’d be noticed.
Soon, the three of them quietly sneaked into a small forest nearby.
Under broad daylight, this woman’s face was covered up, and she even sneaked around. Indeed, she wasn’t someone from Hygieia Valley! Alex also felt speechless about bumping into someone who happened to be sneaking into the place to steal stuff. He didn’t know what to say. It was probably because Hygieia Valley was too much of a temptation for thieves!
Snap!
Luna used a snapped tree branch and poked it against the woman’s neck. With a single move, Luna removed the mask on her face.
She turned out to be a relatively young girl. In fact, she looked quite attractive.
“Who are you?” Alex asked.
The woman shook her head nervously, and she refused to speak
“Don’t bother asking. She’s from Floral Valley,” Luna said.
“How do you know that?” Alex asked curiously.
“I saw her on the dock earlier,” Luna said.
Alex chuckled. After that, he recalled how this woman was behaving. “Why would someone from Floral Valley sneak into Hygieia Valley? Could you be a spy Hygieia Valley sent into Floral Valley?” he asked with a shocked expression on his face.
“…”
The woman remained silent.
“Or perhaps, you are the lover of a handsome dude from Hygieia Valley. Did you sneak in here to secretly meet up with him using this opportunity?” Alex asked.
The woman’s eyes snapped wide open. Her reaction failed to escape Alex’s eyes, and he knew he had guessed wrong.
Meanwhile, Luna immediately interrupted Alex. “You think everyone sneaks like you, having affairs with other people?” she asked.
“When did I do that? I was the one who was tricked into having sex, alright?” Alex retorted.
Luna snorted.
After that, she glared coldly at the woman. “Tell us immediately about your background and why you’re here. Otherwise… I’ll strip you naked and hang you in the men’s bathroom. After that, I’ll write you’re a spy from Flora] Valley all over your body…”
The woman trembled when she heard this. Clearly, she never thought that anybody would do something so cruel to her.
“Speak!” By then, Luna’s hand was already on the woman’s chest. Her finger even touched the protruding part.
Alex could clearly sense that the woman had goosebumps around her neck. Her goosebumps had immediately appeared.
Alex looked at Luna with a shocked and curious expression. ‘Could this person actually be interested in women too? From the looks of her hand movements, she seems to be well trained!’
“I’ll talk!”
“I… I came to Hygieia Valley to steal… The access tokens,” the woman said.
Alex and Luna looked at each other.
“What access tokens?”
“Access tokens to Spiritual Valley Dungeon,” the woman replied.
‘Dungeon?’ Alex and Luna were both shocked.
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“Explain in detail!” Alex Rockefeller said.
Meanwhile, Luna Flores started threatening. “Hurry up, or I’ll start stripping you. Your skin is quite smooth, young lady. Before tossing you into the men’s bathroom, I might as well enjoy your body first,” Luna hissed.
With that, Luna squeezed the woman’s breast.
Alex was stunned by what he saw.
‘What on earth?!’ he thought.
The woman, on the other hand, was terrified. Unable to imagine such a repulsive thing happening to her, she immediately told Alex and Luna how everything happened.
It turned out that Floral Valley also resided in the Witch Mountain range. Meanwhile, the high-level Floral Valley and Hygieia Valley members had coincidentally discovered a dungeon in the deeper parts of Witch Mountain a few decades ago. There were spiritual herbs everywhere inside, and resources were in abundance. Spiritual energy was also very dense there.
They called this place Spiritual Valley Dungeon.
However, the entrance of Spiritual Valley Dungeon was hazardous. To enter the place, a kind of access token called Spiritual Valley Token was be needed.
With the token, one would be able to enter and exit easily. However, there were limited numbers of Spiritual Valley Tokens. Only twenty of such tokens were in existence.
People from Hygieia Valley and Floral Valley both wanted the Spiritual Valley Tokens. In the end, they decided who would claim ownership through pill-making competitions.
Meanwhile, this woman was here to steal the tokens.
Luna had an excited look in her eyes after she heard all this. “Have you been inside?” Luna asked.
The woman nodded. “I’ve been in there once, but it’s very dangerous inside. There are ferocious wild beasts that are fiercer and stronger than any wild beasts outside.”
“Those aren’t wild beasts. They’re demon beasts,” Luna said.
“Since the two sects discovered the dungeon at the same time, and there are twenty Spiritual Valley Tokens, why can’t you just divide it equally? Can’t twenty people enter the dungeon at the same time? Isn’t that enough?” Alex asked.
Luna seemed to be very knowledgeable about this matter.
“Humans will always have greed, and everyone has their own agenda. With such abundant resources in the dungeon, anyone would want it all for himself. Besides Hygieia Valley and Floral Valley coexist on Witch Mountain, and they both make pills. Come to think of it. They’re probably competitors, isn’t it?” Luna said.
“Floral Valley and Hygieia Valley actually have the same roots. Two centuries ago, only our Floral Valley existed. There wasn’t anything called Hygieia Valley. Hygieia Valley’s ancestors betrayed Floral Valley and set up their own sect as Hygieia Valley. In terms of authenticity, Floral Valley is the authentic sect,” the woman answered.
After a pause, the woman started asking questions. “Who are you people? Could you be here to steal the Spiritual Valley Tokens too? Hang on, you didn’t even know about Spiritual Valley Dungeon.”
“Since you were able to come in, it looks like you know quite a lot about spell formations. You’re here to steal the Spiritual Valley Tokens. Meanwhile, we’re here to steal the Dragon Blood Vine. Why don’t we work together?” Alex asked.
The woman was stunned for a moment. She then shook her head. “You can’t steal the Dragon Blood Vine,” she said.
“Why is that?”
“Hygieia Valley doesn’t contain any Dragon Blood Vine.
“Hygieia Valley doesn’t contain any Dragon Blood Vine. You can only find it in Spiritual Valley Dungeon.”
“What? How did you know that?”
“Spiritual Valley Dungeon is opened once every three years. Three years ago, people from Hygieia Valley had already moved the Dragon Blood Vine into Spiritual Valley Dungeon. That’s because they were finding it difficult to sustain the Dragon Blood Vine,” she explained.
Luna tutted. “This means that we must also go to Spiritual Valley Dungeon,” she said.
“Where are the tokens?” Alex asked.
“Custody of the Spiritual Valley Tokens are changed once every three years. This time, the tokens are in the hands of Hygieia Valley. The master of Hygieia Valley probably has them!” the woman replied.
Luna snorted softly. “With your skills, can you even steal them?”
The woman glared at Luna and suddenly chuckled. “I know how to use poison!”
Luna was stunned. “What poison?”
Right after the question, Luna suddenly felt something amiss in her body. Her breathing became uneven, and her Demonic Chi began to freeze up. Meanwhile, her limb also got weaker. After that, she plopped down onto the ground.
“Have… Have I been poisoned?” Luna asked.
“Sorry. I poisoned you two earlier. It won’t kill you, though. It’ll only knock you out for three days. After three days, you’ll wake up,” the woman said apologetically.
Thud!
Luna passed out on the ground with her head hitting the ground.
The woman turned to look at Alex At first, she thought he would also immediately fall to the ground. However, she noticed that he still seemed energetic and fully awake.
She was shocked. “You… Why haven’t you fainted?”
Alex chuckled. “This little bit of poison can’t knock me out!” he exclaimed.
After that, Alex retrieved a pill and forcefully shoved it into the woman’s mouth. “It’d be rude of me not to return your gift. Here, try some of my poison too,” he chuckled.
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Tap! Tap!
Alex Rockefeller tapped the woman’s throat twice, and the pill instantly rolled down.
“You… What did you feed me?” the woman asked with a stunned expression. She felt very confident about her poisoning techniques, not to mention how she had used scentless and tasteless poison. Ordinary people couldn’t possibly sense it. Even Hygieia Valley’s master wouldn’t notice it. By the time he noticed it, he would have already fallen prey to it.
That was why Floral Valley had sent her.
However, why did nothing happen to Alex Rockefeller when he had clearly been affected by the poison?
Alex even forced her to eat his pill. The pill instantly dissolved in her throat.
However, unlike typical medicine, it turned into a sticky, life-like being after dissolving. The woman could clearly feel that the object hadn’t entered her stomach. Instead, it was stuck in between her trachea and esophagus.
No, it was crawling.
Hack!!! Hack!!!
The woman coughed forcefully as she tried to cough the object up. However, the object seemed to have latched onto her flesh and wouldn’t budge.
It wouldn’t come out at all. Moreover, the more she moved, the stronger it sucked her. There was even a sensation of pain. It felt as if it was trying to bore its way into her lungs.
“I wonder if you can get rid of Canyonland’s parasitic poison?” Alex asked softly while he picked up Luna Flores. After checking Luna’s pulse, Alex knew that the woman was right. The poison wasn’t lethal, but Luna would be asleep for three days.
“Canyonland’s parasitic poison?” The woman exclaimed. Her face turned pale.
Indeed, the parasitic poison was so powerful that many people knew about it beyond Canyonland. Even someone from Floral Valley was horrified to hear about it.
“Give me the cure!” Alex said.
“Let’s exchange!” The woman said.
Alex started laughing. “Your poison isn’t lethal, but mine is. Moreover, you’ll die a terrible death. The worm will pierce through your stomach and cause it to rot. Your entire face will be infected with worms, and there will be holes all over your body. Even people who have Trypophobia would be horrified to death…”
“Ughhh!!!” The woman couldn’t take it anymore. She felt chills down her spine from just listening.
“What must I do for you to give me the cure?” she asked.
“It’s very simple. Help us get into Spiritual Valley Dungeon and get the Dragon Blood Vine. After that, I’ll cure you of the poison,” Alex said.
Feeling helpless, the woman had no choice but to cure Luna of the poison.
Cough!
Luna coughed as she came to.
As a demonic woman, she was actually poisoned without realizing it. She even passed out because of the poison. As someone with immense powers and expansive knowledge, as well as great ambitions, this was practically something unforgivable.
Alex thought Luna might lose her mind and kill this woman with a slap right away. However, she didn’t do that.
Instead, Luna gritted her teeth. “Very well. I will remember today’s lesson. I will never forget it, and I won’t repeat this kind of mistake again,” she said.
In the end, the three of them reached an agreement. They’d first steal the Spiritual Valley Tokens from Hygieia Valley’s master.
In the end, after locating the right place with much difficulty, they actually saw Herschel Lancaster, the most senior disciple in Hygieia Valley, speaking with a man in his early fifties.
Alex’s pupils narrowed. He instantly grabbed the woman from Floral Valley.
Meanwhile, Luna also stopped moving right away. Previously, she was nearly killed. Hence, she was still a little wary of Herschel. Even if she wanted to kill him, she needed to set up an elaborate trap.
Alex’s spiritual power, which the Force had transformed, possessed the ability to conceal one’s aura. He instantly used his spiritual power to hide the two of them.
Herschel was a Nascent Soul expert, and his spiritual consciousness was very powerful. He’d discover them from the slightest movements!
“Herschel, here are the twenty Spiritual Valley Tokens. I’ll hand them over to you. You mustn’t let them fall into the hands of those women from Flora] Valley. From now on, the secret within Spiritual Valley Dungeon must only be known to the two of us. Nobody else must find out about it,” the middle-aged man said to Herschel.
“Don’t worry, Master! With the access tokens in my hands, nobody will be able to take them away!” Herschel proclaimed confidently.
The middle-aged man started laughing loudly. “Great! After finding out about the secret within the dungeon, your level of cultivation has increased tremendously. You’ve long become the strongest among the people of Hygieia Valley. In fact, there aren’t many people in the world who can compare to you. You’ll be able to do so much in this world!”
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Herschel Lancaster shook his head. “Master, conquering America is not what I’m aiming for anymore. Now, I want to step beyond the cultivators’ realm, shatter the abyss of the void, and join the ranks of gods! When the time comes, I’ll be able to help you step unto The Path of Gods too,” he said.
“Great, great, great!” The middle-aged man was none other than Dominique Brahms, master of Hygieia Valley. He repeated the word ‘great’ three times.
Who wouldn’t desire to step unto The Path of Gods that was spoken of in legends?
Even ancient emperors longed for immortality!
“Spiritual Valley Dungeon is opened once every three years. This time, I’m prepared to stay in there for a long while. The speed of cultivation inside is also far superior to the outside world. I’ll try my best to figure out The Path of Gods as soon as possible.
“I’ll hand over five of the access tokens to the juniors so that they could look for opportunities in another region.
“As for people from Floral Valley…” When Herschel said this, a murderous look appeared in his eyes. “The price of man’s success is sacrificing ten thousand others. One must be willing to overlook tiny details. In order to achieve immortality through The Path of Gods, some deaths are unavoidable!” he said.
“Are you saying that you’ll kill these people?” Dominique asked.
“Do you have a problem with that?” Herschel asked in return.
“I think it’s not enough!” replied Dominique.
His expression seemed even crueler. “Spiritual Valley Dungeon has to become Hygieia Valley’s secret for our private enjoyment. No outsiders must know about it! Floral Valley must cease to exist,” Dominique harrumphed.
When the woman from Floral Valley heard this, her body trembled. She nearly screamed out loud.
Fortunately, Alex Rockefeller was able to cover her mouth in time.
However, Alex was also shocked by what he heard. Herschel and his master had practically gone mad. To protect a secret, they actually planned to eradicate an entire sect.
“Understood! I’ll lead everyone from Floral Valley into the spell formation and eradicate them right away!” Herschel said.
After saying that, Herschel turned around and walked out.
The woman from Floral Valley, whose mouth was covered by Alex, was in an awful panic. She struggled with all her might. She wanted to tell the people from her sect so that they could quickly escape.
Plock!
A gentle knock could be heard. Luna Flores had struck the woman on her neck to knock her out
The three of them silently backed away to a place where nobody else was around.
“What do you think?” Alex asked Luna.
“Not only does Herschel want to kill up to a hundred women from Floral Valley, but he even wants to destroy the place. This is Hygieia Valley’s base camp. It’s not ideal for us to make a move! Hence, we’ll follow them over to Floral Valley. When the two parties are severely injured, we’ll sneak up on them and attack!” Luna said.
Alex shook his head. “I want to save them,” he said.
“Are you mad? You’ll die!” Luna exclaimed.
“The people who came from Floral Valley are probably all experts. Those who remained in Floral Valley’s base might not be able to cause much harm to Herschel,” Alex said.
“Let’s ask her!” Luna said before waking up the woman from Floral Valley.
As soon as the woman woke up, she groaned about wanting to inform her master.
After that, Alex and Luna found out from her that up to a hundred people who came were indeed experts. Floral Valley knew that Hygieia Valley wouldn’t keep the end of their promise so easily; hence everyone who came was an expert, and they even sent a woman to steal the Spiritual Valley Tokens!
There weren’t many people left in Floral Valley’s base.
“Let’s go!”
Alex immediately decided to rescue the people. He was also getting help from Floral Valley’s members to fight against Herschel. To their surprise, they actually bumped into Nanami Shochiku on their way.
“Alex, why are you here?” Nanami asked in surprise.
‘Damn it! When did my mask come off?’ Alex thought.
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“I…” Alex Rockefeller had only uttered a single word before Luna Flores suddenly lashed out and kicked Nanami Shochiku away.
Nanami fainted mid-air. After that, she fell hard into a bush somewhere far away.
Alex frowned. “Why did you hit her?”
“Do you feel bad for the girl? Do you want her to summon Hygieia Valley’s people to surround and attack us? What an idiot!” Luna yelled angrily.
“I didn’t mean that. I was just saying that you used a little too much force. She’s my friend,” Alex reasoned.
“How could a woman adored by a crazy murderer be someone good? I advise you to stay away from her. Hurry up, let’s go!” replied Luna.
Nanami’s sudden appearance was only an interlude. Meanwhile, the spell formation at Hygieia Valley’s main entrance had already been activated.
Herschel Lancaster led a few of his seniors to the main entrance to welcome their guests. “President Bela, it’s been a long time. Please come in!”
The president of Floral Valley was a middle-aged woman by the name of Alcina Bela..
Feeling a little dissatisfied, she frowned and glared at Herschel.
After all, she was the president of Floral Valley, who had come with up to a hundred of her disciples. No matter what, it was still a grand setting. It was a little rude of Hygieia Valley to greet them with so few senior disciples.
“Hmph. Where’s your master? He sure is arrogant. Can’t he walk anymore?” Alcina asked.
The kind of animosity between the two sects had long been acknowledged by the disciples, let alone the high-level members like the master.
Floral Valley disliked Hygieia Valley because the latter was considered to have been established by traitors. Meanwhile, Hygieia Valley felt that Floral Valley consisted of only a bunch of women.
Herschel laughed. “President Bela, you must be joking. My master is occupied now, and he can’t step aside. He asked me to greet you first. He’ll be personally coming over later! So why don’t you all come with me into the valley, and we’ll have some tea while we take a break? What do you think?” Herschel asked.
A female elder next to Alcina started to speak “What tea? We, the people from Floral Valley, wouldn’t dare to drink Hygieia Valley’s tea. Who knows what’s in it?”
“Let’s cut the formalities and get straight to the point. We’ll begin the pill-making contest right away! It’s already noon. After the contest, we should be on our way back,” Alcina said.
Herschel chuckled. “Alright! Anything you say, President Bela. We’ll go over and begin the contest right away. Everything’s been prepared,” he said.
“Are the Spiritual Valley Tokens ready too?”
“Yes, it’s all here!” Herschel took out a bag and opened it to show the Flora! Valley people. There were twenty Spiritual Valley Tokens inside the bag.
Now, Alcina and the rest could finally relax. They followed Herschel into Hygieia Valley’s defensive spell formation.
After over a hundred Floral Valley people had stepped into the defensive spell formation, Herschel started chuckling.
He stopped walking and turned around leisurely. “President Bela, you shouldn’t have come,” he said.
Alcina started frowning. Herschel’s behavior made her feel wary on the inside. This guy was acting way too weirdly. “Herschel Lancaster, what is the meaning of this?” Alcina asked.
Herschel waved his hand gently.
The juniors who came with him immediately bowed and started backing away to get as far as they could from this place.
A female elder started shouting. “Herschel! What the hell are you up to? Hurry up and get your master to come over! What’s more important than the pill-making competition? If he disregards Spiritual Valley Dungeon this much, ask him to give all the Spiritual Valley Tokens to us!”
Herschel pinched his fingers while seemingly smiling at the elder. “Are you done with your last words?” he asked.
“What did you say?” The elder’s eyes snapped wide open.
Right then, the woman who rushed over with Alex and Luna started to shout. “Master, Elder… Be careful! He wants to kill all of us!”
“Huh?”
Bang!
Herschel immediately made a move and smacked his hand against the elder from Floral Valley.
Boom!
The elder’s head instantly exploded like a watermelon, and her blood splattered all over the air.
However, a protective layer of energy around Herschel’s body blocked all the splattered blood.
Alcina was stunned.
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Everyone from Floral Valley was startled too.
“Herschel Lancaster, are you mad?” Alcina Bela shouted angrily.
“Hahahaha!” After Herschel Lancaster started killing, he became elated. “President Bela, don’t be angry because it’s pointless! This world no longer needs Floral Valley. The world only needs to know about Hygieia Valley.”
While Herschel spoke, he continued to attack his opponents. In the blink of an eye, he killed five more Floral Valley disciples.
As a Nascent Soul expert, killing the weak women from Floral Valley was practically like killing chickens.
Roar!
“Kill! Kill him!” Alcina yelled furiously.
In the next second, everyone from Floral Valley drew out their weapons and surrounded Herschel while attacking him frantically.
“Are you trying to kill me? You’re all too weak!” Herschel sniggered. He was almost like a tiger that had barged into a herd of sheep.
Herschel was able to kill three people with a single punch, and he sent another eight flying with his kick.
Even Alcina was stunned. Based on her impression of Herschel, his martial arts shouldn’t be this powerful, and she could’ve killed him with a single strike. However, Herschel’s cultivation had now far exceeded her imagination.
In the blink of an eye, over ten people were killed.
At first, Alex Rockefeller and Luna Flores wanted to help Floral Valley’s people by distracting Herschel and carrying out a sneak attack against him. But now, they were both a little intimidated.
This battle was on a completely different level. It was a one-sided massacre.
Even Alcina, the president of Floral Valley, couldn’t do anything to Herschel. His palm strike had nearly killed her!
“No, we can’t keep waiting! If we wait any longer, everyone from Floral Valley will be dead!” Alex couldn’t hold back anymore.
He was too outraged.
Yesterday, Herschel left a good impression on Alex, who didn’t expect him to be such a cruel person.
“Thousand Sword Tactics, attack him all at once!” Alex summoned Dragon’s Bane of Thirty-Six to form a sword formation before charging toward Herschel.
‘Hmm?’ Herschel could sense something in his heart. He instantly dodged to the side.
At the same time, he could see Alex attacking him. However, he didn’t expect that Alex could control the direction of his Thousand Sword Tactics. The sword formation made a turn further ahead before dashing toward Herschel at lightning speed.
“Kid, you weren’t supposed to get involved in this hellish affair!” Herschel yelled.
Boom!
Herschel’s Chi energy skyrocketed, and he struck his palm mercilessly against Alex’s flying swords.
With that, Alex’s Dragon’s Bane of Thirty-Six became three swords once more and dropped to the ground.
Now, Alex finally understood how terrifying a Nascent Soul expert could be. Although Alex had already achieved Core Formation, he could barely escape a Nascent Soul expert’s attack.
Meanwhile, Luna had also joined the fight. Her Sky-Devil Zither made a clanging demonic sound. On the one hand, the sound invaded Herschel’s mind. On the other, it turned into sonic arcs that fused with her Demonic Chi before being directed toward Herschel.
“Master, they’re here to help us,” the Floral Valley thief quickly shouted at Alcina. “Not only does Hygieia Valley want to overtake Spiritual Valley Dungeon on their own, but they want to annihilate Floral Valley,” she added.
“Everyone, let’s surround him in a circle and kill him!” Alcina shouted.
Although Herschel was powerful, he still felt pressured when he faced so many people together. Alex, especially, was a tank who actually didn’t die after being struck a few times by Herschel.
However, in the next moment, people from Hygieia Valley also rushed over to help Herschel.
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“President, what do we do? Herschel Lancaster is too powerful. We can’t possibly defeat him.”
“Yeah. If it weren’t for that young man holding him back, I’m afraid we’d all be dead by now!”
The women of Floral Valley were in a panic but were also filled with spite. Over twenty of their own members lay dead on the
ground. These people had all been alive and well previously. They were like family members to these women. Now, the living would forever be separated from the dead.
Meanwhile, many from Hygieia Valley had started rushing out again. These people were all here to kill them.
Alcina’s eyes opened wide. “Block those people! Don’t let them get close to that young fighter!”
Now, everyone from Floral Valley was counting on Alex Rockefeller. If Alex died or were defeated, Herschel would turn around and deal with these women.
‘How did this b*stard suddenly become so powerful?’
Luna Flores didn’t deal with the people rushing over to help Herschel, entirely focused on assisting Alex. Her Sky-Devil Zither had a hypnotic effect that could distract one’s consciousness. It was also capable of dealing attacks to multiple targets.
However, the problem was that her level of cultivation wasn’t strong enough. If only she were half as powerful as her mother!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The demonic sound rang through the air. Sonic arcs repeatedly landed on Herschel’s body, but he didn’t even try to dodge them. It was as if these attacks were like tiny drizzles of rain.
“Hahaha! Hahaha!” Herschel’s long hair was initially tied up. Now, it was all spread out. He looked almost like a demonic god that had descended upon the world!
“You can’t even break my defense. How dare you stand in my way? At first, I wanted to spare you for rescuing Nanami Shochiku, but you didn’t appreciate what I did, and you insisted on sticking around this demonic woman! You even came here to ruin my plan. You’ll have to die!” Herschel shook his head while he looked at Alex, annoyed.
Herschel lifted one hand and gathered an endless amount of spiritual power in his hand.
A spiritual sword gradually appeared.
“It’s a spiritual tool!” Luna suddenly rushed over and grabbed Alex’s hand. “Alex, hurry up and run. This fellow has a defensive mystical tool. His sword isn’t ordinary either. We can’t beat him,” she added.
Luna abided by her principle of escaping whenever she couldn’t beat her opponents.
As for people from Floral Valley, Alex and Luna had no way of helping them.
“It’s too late for you to run!”
“Go to hell, all of you!”
“Soul Harvesting Sword, kill them!”
The sword had such a majestic presence that it looked almost as if meteorites were falling from the milky way. Before the sword even came slashing down, Alex and Luna became paralyzed by its imposing aura and were unable to move.
Was this the might of a Nascent Soul?
“Raaahhh!” Alex cried out loudly.
When the Chaos Bead in his mind palace sensed the fatal danger, it activated. Alex was able to escape from the paralysis easily, and he pushed Luna away.
“Mystic Armor, activate!”
Boom!
The sword struck hard onto Alex’s back.
After being pushed away more than ten meters, Luna turned around to witness the scene. Her pupils contracted, and her entire body froze. The demonic woman’s eyes filled with tears almost instantly.
The sword shattered into pieces.
Meanwhile, Alex fell to the ground, motionless. A deep ridge had formed in the ground that extended dozens of meters.
Everyone was shocked at the sight.
Never mind people from Floral Valley, even people from Hygieia Valley were shocked. Although they were all in the same sect as Herschel, they never knew that Herschel was this powerful.
Wasn’t this the equivalent of a godlike attack?
After the sword fell against Alex, Herschel snorted softly. He didn’t even look at Alex. In his eyes, Alex was already a dead man.
Indeed, from everyone’s perspective, Alex must be dead. He wasn’t making a sound, and he wasn’t breathing. In fact, his heart wasn’t even beating.
At that moment, Luna felt her heart aching in pain.
“Kill them all!”
“Leave this demonic woman to me!” Herschel ordered the people from Hygieia Valley. After that, he turned to look at Luna.
An odd black color appeared in his eyes.
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Herschel Lancaster’s pupils became larger, and the whites of his eyes became smaller. Toward the end, the whites completely disappeared.
An ambiguous smile appeared on his face. “Turns out that you’re actually someone with a true legacy, one that can work with demonic cultivation. The combination of Yin and Yang will allow us to fuse! Hehe. You’re a beautiful woman yourself, and I happen to like that. You can stay behind and become my lover!” Herschel said.
“In your dreams!” Luna Flores’ expressions changed.
She raised her Sky-Devil Zither.
Luna then started strumming the nine strings on the zither, and her Demonic Chi delivered its final blow.
Right then, Alex Rockefeller fiercely bounced off the ground. He turned into a beam of light and charged toward Herschel.
“Senior, be careful!” someone shouted.
Herschel instantly sensed it. Without a second thought, his Soul Harvesting Sword appeared in his hand, and he swiped it at Alex.
Pfft!!!
The blade struck Alex directly on his waist.
The Mystic Armor couldn’t block the blade completely. A large gaping wound appeared, and Alex’s waist nearly tore apart. However, Alex’s hand had also slammed Herschel’s forehead.
Alex was using the Divine Fetter Talisman that Luna previously gave him as a gift. As soon as the talisman landed on Herschel’s forehead, his entire body stopped moving.
Boom!
A strumming that sounded almost like a dragon’s roar could be heard.
It was the strongest attack from the Sky-Devil Zither in Luna’s hands, Nine-Stringed Strum of Death!
The sonic arcs transformed into a sharp blade that directly shot toward Herschel’s heart from the back.
Alex also forcefully pierced his Seven Blades of Death into Herschel’s throat!
Herschel’s eyes instantly widened in disbelief. He was about to turn into a godlike figure. How could he die in this place?
He shouldn’t die!
A black liquid flowed out from his eyes.
However, the darkness in his eyes became even brighter.
“Argh!!!” Herschel cried out loudly.
His eyes emitted black mist that gradually gathered and formed a black ghost.
“D*mn it!”
“You all deserve to die! How dare you kill the body I’ve worked so hard to gain control of!”
“I’m going to eat all of you!”
The ghost was filled with a sense of evil. Its resentful aura spread across the sky.
The Divine Fetter Talisman that still had one usage left actually started burning, eventually getting destroyed.
“He isn’t Herschel Lancaster. He’s a ghost that possessed Herschel,” Luna exclaimed.
Boom!
Alex struck the ghost directly with his Thunder Palm Mantra.
The ghost instantly howled in pain.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Seeing that his Thunder Palm Mantra was effective, Alex struck the ghost with it repeatedly. In the end, he even summoned Maiko Chiba to devour the ghost.
Meanwhile, Alex finally couldn’t take it anymore and he slumped to the ground.
Luna grabbed him from behind. “You’re not going to die, are you?”
While Luna spoke, she shoved half a rejuvenation pill into his mouth.
Alex leaned back and rested his head against something soft. His head coincidentally sank in deeper. It felt very comfortable. “My queen, I’ve worked so hard. Can’t you say something nice?”
Luna pouted. “I always say terrible things like this,” she said.
Alex struggled to get up.
Luna, however, pushed him down. “Don’t move. You’ve got yourself a severe wound. Even your innards are nearly showing. Let me tend to it!”
Indeed, Alex didn’t have any energy left. After turning his neck around a little, he found himself in more a comfortable position.
“I’m famished!”
“I have a sudden craving for buns!”
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 1609
“Senior is dead. Senior is dead!”
“He isn’t Senior. He’s a demon that has possessed Senior’s body!”
“How could this be? What exactly is that thing?”
The people from Hygieia Valley all shouted frantically. They didn’t know what to do.
In fact, they didn’t even understand why their senior, Herschel Lancaster, had started killing the Floral Valley people. Although the two sects had always been in conflict, and neither party thought well of the other, a direct confrontation like this had never happened before.
However, the emotions of Floral Valley’s people began to fluctuate.
At first, they thought everyone from Floral Valley would be dead, but to their surprise, Alex Rockefeller and Luna Flores had narrowly succeeded, killing Herschel in the end.
It was then that Dominique Brahms, Hygieia Valley’s master, walked over. He came to look at the results.
In his mind, Herschel’s level of cultivation far exceeded everyone from Floral Valley. Killing them was so easy that he’d take fifteen minutes at most. Herschel was definitely capable of dealing with them. However, to Dominique’s surprise, he saw Herschel’s corpse.
“What… What happened here?”
“Herschel, Herschel, how could you die?”
“Who did this? Who exactly did this?” Dominique’s eyes were wide open with horror.
Herschel was Dominique’s hope of stepping onto The Path of Gods. Now that Herschel was dead, Dominique lost all hope.
“I did it!” Luna said coldly.
“Who are you?”
“The person who is about to kill you!” Luna waved his hand. Dominique was lifted into the air. With a loud bang, he crashed against a building nearby. His head collided against the wall, and he died directly upon impact.
This master didn’t have a high level of cultivation.
***
The remaining matters were rather straightforward. Luna still had her battle powers. Nearby, there was also Maiko Chiba, a half-stepped ghost king. Meanwhile, close to seventy of the Floral Valley people were still alive. They were able to take control of the situation very quickly.
“Lady, is this young fighter alright?”
Floral Valley’s president, Alcina Bela, first asked her injured disciples to tend to their wounds on the spot. After asking some people to tie up the Hygieia Valley people, she walked over to Luna and asked about Alex’s condition.
Jasmine Gerbera, the woman Alex had used the parasitic poison on, opened her mouth. At first, she wanted to say something, but she kept her mouth shut in the end.
Whether it was Alex or Luna’s battle power, nobody from Floral Valley could compare to them. Jasmine was worried that the two parties might end up in conflict after she brought that thing up. What if Luna got mad and killed their president too?
Meanwhile, Luna didn’t have a good impression of the Floral Valley people because Jasmine had previously poisoned her. Luna wasn’t as kind as Alex.
“Don’t worry. He won’t die!” Luna snorted coldly.
Alcina didn’t know about what happened before. After receiving a cold response like that, she had a rather awkward expression on her face.
“I’m the president of Floral Valley, Alcina Bela. Thank you for helping us earlier. Otherwise, we’d all be dead here! Floral Valley is adept at making pills. Now that the young fighter is injured, we have a high-quality recovery pill for him. Quickly, feed this to him!” Alcina said.
Luna laughed coldly. “Who knows if your pill might be poisonous? I wouldn’t dare feed him with it! Also, stay away from us,” snapped Luna.
“Ehh…?” Alcina felt even more awkward.
An elder couldn’t stand Luna’s condescending tone. She ran up to say something. “How could you be this rude? What do you mean it ‘might be poisonous’? Our president was kind by offering you medicine. How could your attitude be this terrible?”
“Get lost!” Luna’s gaze turned cold.
She strummed her Sky-Devil Zither once. As soon as the sound of the zither could be heard, ripples of energy waves swept over everyone.
Everyone within thirty meters was affected, including Alcina. Nobody could stand straight, and they all fell to the ground.
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 1610
Meanwhile, a circle with a thirty-meter radius was drawn around Alex Rockefeller and Luna Flores.
Luna glanced at Maiko Chiba. “Kill anyone who trespasses the circle without mercy!” Luna ordered.
Maiko looked at Alex before nodding.
Everyone from Floral Valley appeared terrified, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Back when Luna fought Herschel Lancaster, her attacks against the Nascent Soul monster seemed terribly weak. She barely left a scratch on him. Hence, outsiders thought she wasn’t all that useful. However, they now understood that her level of cultivation was actually this terrifying!
Meanwhile, Herschel’s capabilities were only average at best.
Right then, Jasmine Gerbera moved closer to Alcina Bela. “President, let’s not offend these two people. Their methods are horrific.”
Alcina laughed bitterly. “I just wanted to express my gratitude. Who knew…”
Jasmine looked down. “That’s because I previously poisoned her. That’s why…”
As soon as she said this, everyone who heard her opened their mouths wide in shock.
She truly was brave beyond reason.
Meanwhile, Alex’s Force was automatically working to nourish his wounds with spiritual power. It was quickly repairing the wound around his abdomen. Apart from that, Alex had also taken a few big hits from Herschel. Although he managed to withstand all of them, there were still internal injuries.
“Queen, can I borrow something from you?” Alex asked after coming up with an idea.
“Do you want to eat buns? No!” Luna said unhappily. “I’m already kind enough to let you rest on my chest. It’s your reward for saving me like a brave hero,” she added.
“No. I want to borrow some of your Demonic Chi. Your Demonic Chi seems to be effective on me,” Alex said.
Luna nodded before pressing her hand against his central energy core.
Waves of Demonic Chi gradually entered Alex’s body. Suddenly, Alex felt a boiling sensation in his body. It was as if a chemical reaction was taking place with the spiritual energy in his body.
Meanwhile, Luna transmitted a message to him with brain waves. “You’d better keep a secret about me having the true legacy of Demonic Chi. If word gets out, someone with bad intentions might capture me. You won’t be able to borrow my true legacy of Demonic Chi anymore.”
“What is the true legacy of Demonic Chi?” Alex asked.
“This is a secret technique of the Divine Demonic Method. My primary focus of cultivation is the Cinnabar Spell. I’m able to combine Demonic Chi with the spiritual energy from Cultivation Chi,” Luna explained.
“It’s that good?” Alex asked.
“That’s why I said you wouldn’t lose out by becoming my male servant! Many men want it, and yet I’ve been unwilling!”
“Queen, I want some more!” Alex replied.
A few minutes later, Alex’s wounds slowly recovered. He was too impatient to wait for his wounds to recover automatically. After regaining his ability to move, he immediately used his Zharvakko talisman to increase the recovery rate of his wounds until the blood dried up and came off.
‘Spiritual Valley Tokens!’ Alex suddenly recalled.
He quickly looked for Herschel Lancaster’s corpse and dug around in his clothes. Indeed, he found twenty Spiritual Valley Tokens in Herschel’s pockets.
The access tokens were actually very small, and they were easy to carry around.
When people from Floral Valley saw that Alex had acquired the Spiritual Valley Tokens, they suddenly couldn’t sit still.
Someone wanted to rush over, but as soon as she arrived outside the circle, her heart pounded. She immediately stopped walking. “Young fighter, young fighter!”
“What is it?” Alex turned around and asked.
“Young fighter, those objects in your hands aren’t of any use to you. They belong to Floral Valley. Herschel, that sly thief, stole them from us. Can you return them to us?” she asked.
“Do they belong to Floral Valley?” Alex asked while raising his brows. “In that case, tell me what these are called, will you?”
“These are access tokens that belong to Floral Valley’s disciples. They’re called Floral Tokens!” That person replied.
“Floral Tokens?” Alex laughed coldly. He reached out with his hand and directly grabbed the person by her neck through thin air and pulled her over. “Why was I told that these are called Spiritual Valley Tokens? Do you think I’m a fool?” Alex asked.
Luna snorted coldly. “I told you. Why bother saving these people? They are ungrateful b*stards. We should just kill them!”