Category: A Man Like None Other

Chapter 1052 Pigheaded

The killers slumped to the ground under the pressure. They could not even lift their heads up.

Fear took hold of them, so much so that they even wet their pants.

Never before had they felt such a suffocating air, and they knew in their hearts that this man’s power would be unbearable for them.

“Who sent you guys?”

Jared got out of the bed slowly and walked over, looking down at the Ruthless Four who were kneeling on the ground.

The four shuddered in terror, yet none of them said a word.

It was their principle to never give the names of the people who ordered the hit.

Although they were unnerved by Jared’s presence, they still held on to their principle.

Jared smiled when none of them replied. “You guys had better stop being so pigheaded before I show you who’s more intractable here.”

With that said, Jared lifted his hand.

Swoosh!

A golden beam of light swept through before them, and before they could make sense of what was happening, Gamma’s hands were already on the ground.

Blood spurted out from where his limbs were cut off.

“Argh!” Gamma screamed in pain.

Jared hurled him another blow in his face as he shrieked. When everything was over, Gamma’s jaw was already indented, and he could not even speak anymore.

The rest were chilled when they saw the atrocity wreaked on Gamma.

When Alpha saw that, he knew he had to bend. “Sir, we apologize for what we did today. If you’re so kind as to let us go, we promise you will never see us again. We will also ensure your safety as long as you’re in Southernshire.”

“Who do you think you are?” Jared questioned with a smirk. “I don’t need you to guarantee my safety.”

The assassins lay prostrate on the ground when they realized they were in no place to bargain.

“Hey, stop being so full of yourself. Who do you think you are? We don’t even know you, so don’t you dare—”

Beta glared at Jared as he spoke.

“So you want revenge?” Jared cut him short.

“So what if I tell you my name? What can you do? Listen. I’m Jared Chance. Go ahead and seek me out if you want revenge. I’ll be waiting, but I would be more worried about getting out alive if I were you.”

The four could sense from his tone that Jared was piqued and was thinking about killing all of them.

“Jared Chance?”

They were thunderstruck when they heard that name.

“The one who killed Ichiro Watanabe and challenged the Deragons at the martial arts forum?”

Alpha was the first to recall.

“So you know me?”

Jared honestly did not expect anybody in Southernshire to actually know him, but from their pale faces, it was apparent that they did.

“Of course we know you, Mr. Chance. I’m so sorry for the blunder tonight. We wouldn’t have come if we had known it was you. Freddy Wood is the name you’re looking for. Please forgive us. We were just following orders,” Alpha explained.

The Ruthless Four, especially Beta, were so remorseful that they kept bowing to Jared. At the moment, Beta was no longer acting arrogantly.

“Why did he want us dead?” Jared asked.

Alpha shook his head in earnestness. “We have no idea, Mr. Chance. Freddy has always killed people for their money. You might want to think if you have anything valuable with you that he’s interested in.”

When Jared heard that, he finally understood why Freddy wanted to kill them. He must be after the antiques at the auction.

That’s why he offered to send us back with his cruise ship. I bet he was thinking about getting rid of us and chucking us into the sea. What a sly old fox!

Chapter 1051 Leaving Without Saying Hi

“Tell us where they are, and we will get going.”

The Ruthless Four got ready to initiate their mission.

“I’ll send someone to bring you guys there.”

Upon saying that, Freddy clapped, and the man in a suit from earlier on came in.

“Bring the Ruthless Four to finish off those people. Make sure you check…”

The man nodded in affirmation as he received orders from Freddy. When Freddy was finally done, the man turned toward the Ruthless Four, saying, “Follow me.”

The Ruthless Four went along with him toward Jared and the others’ rooms.

“There is a man and a woman in this room,” the man in a suit explained to the assassins. “As for the other two rooms right in front, there are people standing guard at the doors. You guys can play by ear as long as you do away with all six of them—four men and two women. There’s no one else on this cruise ship.”

The head of the Ruthless Four, Alpha, glanced at the rooms in front of them, thinking hard. “We’ll start here.”

The rest agreed, and they immediately set to action. They held their breath and stealthily opened the door.

Inside the room, Jared and Lizbeth were lying on the bed without a single movement.

Jared was sleeping on the side of the bed that was closer to the door while Lizbeth slept on the inside.

“Gamma, you take these two. I realized you’ve gotten a little soft recently. You’re an assassin. You can’t keep letting your emotions get the better of you,” Alpha said.

Gamma nodded quietly, pulling out his knife. He gritted his teeth and thrust his knife in full force toward Jared.

Clang!

A loud clash of metallic collisions resounded in the room. Gamma’s knife gave off sparks of fire at the impact.

The four were startled. Gamma was especially disquieted.

When he took a closer look at his weapon, his eyes widened in disbelief. What? My knife became blunt?

“I-Is he even human? What is he made of?”

Gamma went up and looked closely.

“Mm…” Before he could do so, Jared turned around and mumbled something in his sleep.

The four were so shocked that they retreated simultaneously.

It was not until they found out that Jared was still asleep that they felt slightly relieved.

“What’s wrong with you, Gamma? What a useless weapon you’re holding,” Alpha hissed in anger.

Gamma looked at him, feeling disgruntled. This knife is made of the best steel! His weapon was strongly fortified. It was inconceivable that it would be damaged so easily.

“Beta, your turn!” Alpha commanded.

Without further ado, Beta reached for his two axes fastened around his waist. The sharp blades shone brightly under the moonlight, and the Ruthless Four was certain that those axes would deal a death blow to Jared.

Beta fixated his gaze on the target and held on tight to the handles. Martial energy started fuming out from his knuckles, and instantly, he mustered all his strength and hurled his axes toward Jared.

No ordinary human would be able to survive that blow. That strike was meant to break human bodies into three parts, but to Beta’s horror, none of that happened.

The pair of axes did not even go into Jared’s flesh. Not only did blood not spew from Jared’s body, but Beta also felt a pang of numbness spreading along his hands. It felt as if he had just hit his axes against a steel board.

Crack!

Two fissures ran through the axes until they were completely severed into pieces, leaving behind just the hafts in Beta’s grip.

“What?”

Beta stared at the hafts in his hands, and words failed him.

Everyone else was equally dumbstruck.

“Y-You know what?” Alpha finally spoke after recovering from the shock.

“We should probably leave,” he said with fear in his eyes. The rest nodded frantically and went out.

“You know it’s rude to just leave without saying hi, right?”

A voice rang through the room before they could even exit.

The Ruthless Four froze right where they were as a looming force of oppression descended on their heads.

Chapter 1050 The Ruthless Four

“Mr. Chance, we’ll reach at daybreak. You haven’t been sleeping well for the past few days. Why don’t you sleep for a while?” asked Tommy worriedly.

Jared had not slept at all for the past two days as he had been guarding Lizbeth. He was afraid that something bad might happen to her when he was asleep.

“I’m fine. Go and rest. Also, protect Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Grange. I have a feeling that Mr. Wood is quite strange,” reminded Jared.

They were not related to Freddy in any way. In fact, they could not even be considered friends—they had merely bought most of the antiques at the auction.

If Freddy truly wanted to help them and flatter Walter, he could just send out a small boat. After all, a trip on this luxurious cruise would cost a hefty sum.

Furthermore, the round trip would take four days in total. The guests on the island would definitely kick up a huge ruckus. Plus, people who could board this luxurious cruise ship were definitely not ordinary.

Yet, despite the risk of offending all the guests, Freddy would rather send them back on this cruise ship. There was definitely something fishy about it.

All businessmen seek profit. Jared did not believe that Freddy was doing all these out of goodwill.

“Okay, I’ll take note.” Tommy nodded.

After two hours, the sky turned bright and they were nearing the dock at Southernshire. At that moment, a few speedboats approached the cruise ship secretly. Seven to eight people climbed onto the ship using ladders.

Soon, they were brought to Freddy’s room. There were four men who looked exactly the same—they were none other than the Ruthless Four, who were also quadruplets.

“They’re here, Boss…” informed a suited man as he walked into Freddy’s room.

Freddy tidied his clothes and waved his hands. “Let them in!”

Soon, the Ruthless Four entered. Freddy immediately got up to welcome them.

Although the Ruthless Four were not old, they were extremely powerful. Freddy frequently relied on their help for his illicit activities, such as killing and smuggling.

“Have a seat, please…” Freddy invited them to their seats politely.

“Mr. Wood, why did you summon the four of us here? Is there a good deal?” asked the eldest in the Ruthless Four.

“Of course! Otherwise, why would I wake you up in the middle of the night?” Freddy smirked.

“Tell us what’s the price this time and who we’re dealing with. The four of us need to plan too!” stated the eldest directly.

Freddy glanced around. The man in the suit immediately chased everyone else in the room out.

“To be honest, I’ve got a few people on this ship. They’re tourists from Horington. I’d like the four of you to kill them. As for the commission, you can quote your own price!” revealed Freddy.

“A few tourists?” The eldest was shocked. “If it’s just a few tourists, your subordinates can kill them easily. You wouldn’t need to hire the four of us, right?”

They knew Freddy well. He was willing to give up his life for money. If the opponents were easy to deal with, he would not bear to pay the Ruthless Four to help.

“There are two martial artists in the group and they seem quite strong too. To be safe, I invited the four of you,” explained Freddy.

“I see. Since there are two martial artists in the group and we don’t know how powerful they are, it’s hard to negotiate an exact price. But it won’t be below a million…”

“No problem! As long as you kill them and toss them into the ocean, I’ll give you five million.” Before the eldest finished his sentence, Freddy agreed easily.

Compared to antiques that cost tens of billions, a few million was nothing.

Chapter 1049 A Hidden Agenda

Although Lizbeth’s breathing was weak, her life was not in danger. Still, Jared had no idea how to wake her up.

He did not know what kind of poison was in her body. Earlier, when he tried to suck the toxins out by using the Focus Technique, it did not work.

“How’s Lizbeth, Jared?” asked Walter worriedly.

“Her life isn’t in danger…” consoled Jared before glancing at Tommy and instructing, “Tommy, find a ship. We’re going back immediately. The cost isn’t a problem.”

Since many of the ships had just arrived, they would not be returning so quickly. It would probably be quite expensive to get a ship to turn back.

Just when Tommy was about to look for a ship to return, Freddy strolled over with a smile.

“Are you facing a problem, Mr. Grange?” asked Freddy.

“My granddaughter is sick, so we must go back immediately. Do you have a ship that’s going back? The price is up for negotiation!” asked Walter.

As Walter had bought a lot of antiques at the auction, Freddy recognized him.

After taking a glimpse of Lizbeth, he nodded and said, “I’ll let the cruise ship turn around immediately. It’s big and fast! We mustn’t delay your grandaughter’s treatment!”

Freddy acted extremely enthusiastically and generously, even offering to turn the cruise ship around so he could send Jared and the rest back.

When Walter heard that, he said gratefully, “Thank you so much, Mr. Wood”

“This is just a small matter. Quick, get on the ship! I’ll instruct them to set sail right away.”

Freddy told Walter and the rest to board the ship. After that, he went to instruct the captain to return immediately.

The luxurious cruise ship set sail. Jared gazed at the unconscious Lizbeth solemnly.

With his medical knowledge and the alchemy recipes passed down by the Lord of Medicine God Sect, he could cure all sorts of complex illnesses.

However, he just could not find out what poison was in Lizbeth’s body.

Over the two days of the return voyage, everyone was in a gloomy mood.

Meanwhile, Freddy was in another luxurious suite on the cruise ship. Hugging a beautiful lady in his arms and swirling a glass of red wine, he looked extremely serene.

At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing a suit entered.

“Is everything all set?” Freddy asked him.

“Everything’s prepared, Boss. They’ve already set sail and would be able to meet us within two hours,” replied the man respectfully.

“Very good! Find more skilled men. There might be a few experts in this group. After killing them, we can toss their corpses into the ocean and auction the antiques off. In that case, we won’t have to give them away!”

Freddy’s lips curved into a greedy smirk.

As he did not want Walter to bring the antiques away, a vicious plan had hatched in his mind. He planned to kill Walter and everyone else on the boat before throwing their corpses into the sea. No one would ever find out.

“Don’t worry, Boss. I’ve invited the Ruthless Four. They’re all Martial Arts Grandmasters. One of them is even a Top Level Martial Arts Grandmaster, almost entering the Grandmaster Rankings,” informed the man confidently.

“Very good! When they arrive, bring them right to me!” ordered Freddy as he nodded in satisfaction.

“Understood!” The man left. Meanwhile, Freddy downed the glass of red wine in one gulp.

“How long more before we arrive, Tommy?”

Jared had been guarding Lizbeth in the room all along, constantly checking on her breathing. Although her vitals were still stable, he felt extremely anxious. He wanted to dock as quickly as possible and send her to the Medicine God Sect.

Perhaps, Axton and the rest would have a solution. Having practised alchemy for years, they definitely encountered a lot more illnesses and poisons than him.

Chapter 1048 A Real Scoundrel

Jared could feel a powerful force attacking him, as if an entire mountain was weighing on him.

He gritted his teeth. His eyes turned even more bloodshot as the manic and domineering power within him exploded.

The overpowering strength caused that pressure to disappear in an instant. Meanwhile, the Necro Ring floating above his head was sent flying back into Skylar’s hand.

Feeling the Power of Dragons surging through him, Jared was delighted.

“What else can you do? Show me!” Jared glared at Skylar coldly.

“Don’t gloat too soon! You’ll regret it sooner or later…” With that, Skylar tossed the Necro Ring into the air and a black portal appeared.

Grabbing Karl, Skylar jumped into the portal. Just when Jared was about to chase after him, the portal disappeared.

He glanced around anxiously. Skylar had told him that the Necro Ring could only transport people at most a hundred meters away. Hence, if he took a closer look, he could see where the both of them were escaping to.

Jared kept searching his surroundings, but could not spot Skylar and Karl at all. This was despite the fact that he could see things a thousand meters away, let alone a hundred meters.

Since he could not spot any of them, the only explanation was that the Necro Ring could transport people beyond a hundred meters. Skylar had lied to him!

“That scoundrel!” Upon realizing that Skylar had lied to him, Jared cursed out loud.

He kept the Dragonslayer Sword and sprinted toward the coast, worried for Lizbeth’s safety. He wanted to know whether she had really been poisoned by Karl.

Meanwhile, at the Dragon Island’s dock, Walter and the rest crowded around Lizbeth anxiously.

No one could figure out what was wrong with her. Just moments after reaching the coast, Lizbeth fainted. Till now, her body was still twitching rhythmically.

Terrified, Walter and the rest quickly carried Lizbeth back to the dock.

They did not know what to do. Since Jared was not there either, they were all engulfed in panic.

“Lizbeth! Lizbeth! Wake up!” Walter held Lizbeth’s hand, so anxious that tears streamed down his cheeks.

“Don’t be so worried yet, Mr. Grange! Although Lizbeth is unconscious, her breathing is still stable. It’s probably not a major problem. After Jared comes back, let him take a look,” William consoled Walter. Then, he glanced at Tommy and instructed, “Tommy, look for Jared and bring him back as quickly as possible!”

“Okay!” Nodding, Tommy immediately went to look for Jared. Meanwhile, Jared was also rushing back to the dock rapidly.

Within a few moments, Tommy bumped into him.

“Mr. Chance!” yelled Tommy excitedly when he spotted Jared.

“Why are you here, Tommy? Where’s Lizbeth and the rest?” Jared had a bad feeling in his gut when he saw Tommy.

“Mr. Chance, I’m here to look for you. For some reason, Ms. Grange suddenly fainted and Mr. Grange is worried sick,” informed Tommy.

When Jared heard that, he frowned and sprinted toward the dock. Tommy followed closely behind him.

Upon arriving at the dock, they saw Lizbeth lying on the grassy patch motionlessly. Walter guarded her at the side, sobbing endlessly.

When he spotted Jared, he quickly got up and grabbed Jared. “Jared, you must save Lizbeth! I don’t know why, but she suddenly fainted…”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Grange. I know what happened.” Jared squatted and helped Lizbeth up.

He channeled a gust of spiritual energy into Lizbeth’s body, but it was futile. However, after he checked her breathing, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Chapter 1047 Do You Still Want It

At that moment, Jared simply stared at Karl with complete calmness in his eyes. With the absolute confidence that the Power of Dragons had bestowed upon him, Jared looked at Karl as if his enemy was nothing but an angry child.

When Karl was finally within attacking range, Jared swiftly swung the blazing Dragonslayer Sword in his hand to strike the geomantic compass on top of the man’s head.

Jared knew Karl would cease to be a threat as soon as his enemy lost the magical item.

Crack!

With just one swing, Jared sliced the geomantic compass in half and immediately depraved Karl of spiritual power.

Karl then screamed before collapsing violently to the ground. The intensity of his aura slowly diminished as his body returned to its slender form.

“My magical item…” muttered Karl, heartbroken that his geomantic compass was destroyed.

Enraged by what Jared had done, Karl turned to look daggers at the man. “I’m going to kill you even if it’s the last thing I do!”

After mustering all the martial energy in him, Karl was ready to throw himself at Jared for one last fight.

Power surged through every fiber of Karl’s body as he roared and charged at his enemy.

“Don’t do it!” warned Skylar immediately when he realized what Karl was going to do.

He knew that Karl was no match for Jared without the geomantic compass. The fact that Jared managed to activate the Power of Dragons made him even surer that Karl would be throwing his life away for nothing.

However, Karl was so blinded by rage that he no longer listened to reason.

Faced with a frenzied enemy, Jared simply readied his fist.

Even though the move seemed basic, it was packed with enormous power.

Bam!

Karl regretted his recklessness the second his fist met with Jared’s, for he could feel the man’s unbelievable martial energy travel from the point of contact to his insides like lightning.

Jared did not even break a sweat when he sent Karl flying yards away. When Karl finally landed, the impact was enough to smash a large pit in the ground.

Karl seemed almost pitiable when he climbed out of the pit. His limbs were bent the wrong way, and his face was covered in dirt and fresh blood.

What used to be rage in the man’s eyes quickly transformed into fear when he looked at Jared once again.

“So do you still want to take my Dragonslayer Sword?” questioned Jared while lifting his weapon up high.

His fearsome aura was so mighty that it reached thousands of yards away.

Thump!

Because of the powerful force, Karl immediately fell flat to the ground.

“I… I…” The man was unsure how to respond to Jared since he dared not to claim the Dragonslayer Sword anymore.

Despite what Jared did, Skylar had no intention of running away.

“And you? You still want the draconic essence inside me?” Jared teased Skylar with a smirk.

Even though his face had already turned pale, Skylar refused to back down. “Do you think you’re all that just because you have the Power of Dragons? I’m going to show you just how wrong you are. I’ll rip it out of your body if I have to!” shouted Skylar with gritted teeth before quickly pulling out his Necro Ring.

The aura emanating from the man immediately intensified when he armed himself with the weapon.

“Did you think this Necro Ring of mine was just a tool for escaping?”

With a devious smirk, Skylar then threw the ring at Jared before it launched several blasts of aura at the man.

In response, Jared quickly used the Dragonslayer Sword to create a shield for protection.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The attacks dissipated after hitting the shield and were successfully blocked.

Disappointed, Skylar proceeded to move the Necro Ring above Jared and have it project a beam of energy down on his enemy.

Chapter 1046 The Sword And Him Are One

When the dust finally settled, Skylar sneered at the desperate-looking Jared, “Now, I’ll take all that belongs to you.”

Skylar then slowly walked toward Jared with Karl following close behind.

Convinced that Jared was beaten and no longer a threat, the two let their guard down and smirked at the man.

Furrowing his eyebrows, Jared tried his best to gather his spiritual energy. However, since he had exhausted himself, Jared could barely even stand.

“I thought I was supposed to have the Power of Dragons.” Jared became more and more anxious the closer Skylar and Karl got.

For some reason, Jared could not feel the power he had before. The combined draconic essences no longer seemed to be doing anything inside him.

“What’s going on?” No matter how hard Jared tried, he just could not seem to regain the power. It was as though the energy had left his body.

When Skylar and Karl finally reached Jared, they looked down on the man with nothing but glee on their faces.

Karl then stepped forward to place his foot on Jared’s chest and smiled deviously. “You ruined my magical item, so I’m going to take yours. This sword will suffice.”

With that, Karl bent down to pick up Jared’s Dragonslayer Sword.

The brute wanted to lay claim to the weapon first because he was worried that Skylar would take everything else once they killed Jared.

After all, like the draconic essence inside Jared, the Dragonslayer Sword was rare and highly sought-after.

However, just when Karl was about to place his hand on the Dragonslayer Sword, the weapon suddenly buzzed before unleashing a sharp blade of sword energy to cut his palm.

Fortunately, Karl was fast enough to dodge the attack in time. Otherwise, his throat would have been cut as well.

Holding his bleeding hand, Karl widened his eyes at Jared and the Dragonslayer Sword.

Even though Jared was already too weak to continue fighting, his sentient weapon was able to defend itself, and it shocked Karl.

“Jared’s already become one with the sword, so it’ll accept nobody but him. If you want it, you’ll have to kill him first,” explained Skylar to the still dumbfounded Karl.

After realizing what he had to do, Karl lifted his foot from Jared’s chest and was ready to stomp on the man.

He intended to kill Jared by cracking the rest of the man’s rib cage.

Suddenly, the Dragon Ring on Jared glowed once again and activated the immense power of the draconic essence inside him.

The power instantly wrapped itself around Jared like a safety net and protected him from the imminent attack.

Before Karl could even touch Jared, he was repelled and thrown away by the mighty force.

As Jared slowly got back on his feet, his eyes glowed crimson red.

The aura emanating from Jared then was exactly like that of the Flame Dragon.

Skylar frowned fearfully as he quickly backed away, for he would be a fool if he could not tell that the Power of Dragons had awakened in Jared.

“Kill him now!” commanded Skylar.

After recovering from the fall, Karl immediately focused his geomantic compass on Jared to shoot a light beam at the man.

Still, Jared did not seem bothered by the commotion around him. With the Power of Dragons, his Golem Body had already become much stronger than before and was shining brightly like the sun.

Following the light beam from the geomantic compass, Karl began to charge at Jared. The energy of heaven and earth he summoned was so powerful that a storm started to brew in the sky.

Chapter 1045 Let Us Find Out

“That’s enough talking. Let’s kill him first.” Skylar did not want to take any chances, so he tightened his grip on his weapon and charged toward Jared once again.

Unlike what he did last time, Jared moved his body and evaded Skylar’s blade.

However, right after Jared dodged the swordsman’s attack, Karl assaulted him with terrifying martial energy.

Having timed Jared’s evasion, Karl intended to unleash his fury on his enemy before the man could find his footing.

As expected, Karl landed another hit and sent Jared flying yards away once again.

Jared’s face immediately turned because he knew he was in a tough spot.

Instead of trying to adjust his breathing again, Jared skillfully created a copy of himself with a flick of the wrist.

He repeated the movement until there were four copies of himself.

Not only did the duplicates look exactly like Jared, but they also had the same aura as his. Hence, it was impossible for Skylar or Karl to tell which was the real Jared.

Karl was stupefied as he stared at the five Jareds, while Skylar seemed unfazed. “So you’ve mastered Ichiro’s Nine Shadow Clones, huh? This trick may work on others, but not me.”

“Is that so? Let’s find out!”

Jared then charged toward Skylar with the first technique of Nine Shadows and unleashed five sword energies so powerful that they changed the color of the sky.

Skylar simply smirked as he readied the magic sword in his hand, for he was aware that he only had to deal with one of the sword energies because the others were just illusions.

All he had to was find the most powerful one and block it.

Unfortunately, Skylar was stunned when the sword energies rocketed toward him.

Grimacing, he realized that the energies were all filled with enough murderous intent to grind him to pieces.

Skylar, left with no choice, quickly placed his sword in front of him to summon a shield of light for protection.

Clang!

The sound of the collision was so loud that it almost shook the entire Dragon Island.

Karl was shocked when he witnessed how Skylar was sent flying before landing violently on the ground.

“Mr. Norton!” called out Karl before hurrying over to help Skylar up.

After wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth, Skylar narrowed his eyes sternly. “Damn it! I can’t believe how much martial energy he has. He’s definitely much stronger than Ichiro, so we’ll have to do this together.”

Skylar’s magic sword started to shine brightly as a ball of light appeared at the tip. Then, the man was enveloped by an intimidating aura.

Karl, too, got ready by utilizing the power of his geomantic compass to make his fists power up like Skylar’s blade.

Whoosh!

The two threw several energy balls toward Jared, who clenched his teeth as he swung his weapon and sent out another five blows of sword energy to defend himself.

The instant the energies collided, a vicious explosion sounded, causing clouds of dust to cover the sky and block the sun as though a bomb had hit the place.

“Pfft!” Jared vomited a mouthful of blood before collapsing to the ground. He got so weak that even his illusions faded away.

Even though Jared’s shadow clones were actual threats, they had to depend on his spiritual energy because they came from his elixir field.

Since he had been injured, it was no longer possible for him to sustain the clones.

It was apparent that Jared, who had a sunken chest, got his ribs broken. At that point, the spiritual energy in his elixir field was close to none.

Chapter 1044 Suffer No Longer

So the mysterious power inside me now is the Power of Dragons?

Is that the result of the two draconic essences combining?

Gazing at Skylar and Karl, Jared finally realized that the two knew about the secret all along. In order to get the Power of Dragons, one had to combine the draconic essences of the Ice Dragon and the Flame Dragon.

There was nothing to be gained from ingesting just one draconic essence besides its spiritual energy.

Jared never thought something that dramatic would happen after ingesting both draconic essences.

After being reminded to focus on his enemy, Karl recollected himself and let out a warcry.

As his geomantic compass began to glow and engulf his body in a bright light once again, every muscle fiber in his body grew larger and larger until he became a giant of light.

Spinning on the top of Karl’s head, the geomantic compass seemed to have become one with the man.

“Jared, I’m going to kill you for laying a finger on my magical item!” Karl sounded so ferocious that he no longer seemed human.

Skylar, too, got ready to fight Jared by picking up the magic sword on the ground. “If we can kill him, what’s his will become ours!”

With that, Skylar swiftly swung his weapon at Jared.

The sword energy coming from his blade was so powerful that it could cut through time and space.

Karl then immediately moved in to join Skylar’s assault. Like a lightning bolt, he rushed toward Jared with his fist at the ready.

Caught between his two enemies, Jared knitted his eyebrows as he quickly devised a tactic to deal with the predicament.

He then lifted the Dragonslayer Sword in his hand and parried Skylar’s sword energy.

Clang!

The sound of the two sword energies colliding was deafening.

Already within Karl’s attacking range, Jared knew he would not have enough time to evade the man’s fist after turning to defend himself from Skylar’s assault. Hence, he decided to utilize his Golem Body and have it cover him completely in golden scales for protection.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Jared could feel his insides tumbling around when the attacks landed.

Even though it did not seem like it, Karl had actually thrown three punches at Jared, whose armor managed to absorb most of the damage.

Still, Karl’s attacks were so powerful that the force they generated went through the armor and hit Jared’s insides, completely ignoring the indestructibility of the man’s Golem Body.

Jared was struck so hard that he lost control of his elixir field, making it impossible for him to focus his spiritual energy at that moment.

Seeing how his attack had dazed Jared, Karl threw another punch and sent the man flying away toward the trees.

Jared only fell to the ground after crashing into a dozen trees, and when he did, his internal injuries caused him to spray blood out of his mouth.

Then, the man quickly adjusted his breathing in order to regain control of his spiritual energy.

“If I were you, I’d stand down. Hand over the draconic essences, and you won’t have to suffer any longer,” sneered Karl.

Skylar was relieved when he witnessed how easily Karl had bested Jared. It looks like Jared hasn’t figured out how to utilize the Power of Dragons just yet.

Instead of responding to Karl, Jared simply remained silent and focused on regaining his strength.

What Karl lacked in power, he made up with rich combat experience and his magical item.

Faced with two formidable combatants, Jared suddenly realized that he had been pushed into a corner.

Chapter 1043 The Mysterious Power

It did not take long before Jared’s entire body was engulfed in flames.

However, shortly after that, he was surrounded by a veil of mist when the draconic essence of the Ice Dragon inside him exuded a breeze of cold air to balance off the heat.

The two draconic essences circled each other before colliding, causing the terrifying force surrounding Jared to turn into a storm.

After a while, the essences fused to become one and began attacking Jared’s body with freezing cold and volcanic heat. It was then that Jared’s glowing Golem Body showed its true power. Even when faced with such extreme temperatures, the man remained unharmed.

Then, the energy attacking Jared slowly died down before getting absorbed into his elixir field.

With his eyes seemingly filled with flames, Jared focused his gaze on the floor and immediately shot out a scorching beam of light, blasting a large hole in the ground.

“What’s going on?” Jared was utterly dumbfounded, for he realized that the power inside him was much stronger than the spiritual energy he cultivated himself.

On top of that, the power felt familiar to him for some reason. It was as if the energy had always belonged to him.

Jared’s eyes began to return to normal after he slowly learned to control his newfound power.

Sensing the change in Jared’s body, the Flame Dragon let out a roar before leaping up into the air and plunging headfirst into the sea.

Finally free of the creature’s terrifying presence, Skylar, Karl, and Jared then got on their feet.

After witnessing what happened, neither Skylar nor Karl could figure out why the Flame Dragon suddenly stopped when it could have easily swallowed Jared whole. Not only that, but it also gave the man its draconic essence.

Even though they did not fully understand the situation, they were sure that Jared possessed the Power of Dragons.

“Karl, kill him now and take the draconic essence!” ordered Skylar.

A murderous glint flashed across Karl’s eyes as he took a swing at Jared.

Since Jared was bound and completely helpless, Karl had nothing to be afraid of.

However, Jared’s body suddenly glowed like the sun, and before he knew it, the snare on him had already been torn to pieces.

“You’re just what I need. Practice.” Staring coldly at Karl, Jared clenched his glowing fist and threw it at the man.

Bam!

The second Karl’s knuckles connected with Jared’s, a golden light exploded, and he was sent flying like a rag doll.

Still, Jared was not done with Karl yet. After dashing forward, he was ready to take another swing at his opponent with his formidable fist.

Karl, whose face had already turned pale, immediately chanted something to summon a shield of light to protect himself.

Clang!

Jared felt like he had hit a piece of metal when he landed his attack.

After close examination, he realized that Karl had used a geomantic compass for protection, and it was shining like a star.

Even though Jared did not break the geomantic compass, it was obvious that the piece of equipment had started to crack.

“My geomantic compass!” Karl was so devastated when he saw what happened that he almost cried.

“Now’s not the time for whining. He has the Power of Dragons now, so we have to do this together!” reminded Skylar after furrowing his eyebrows impatiently at Karl, for he knew it would be impossible for him to face Jared alone.

“The Power of Dragons?” Jared was slightly taken aback when he heard what Skylar said to Karl.