Chapter 4044
Hopeless City was the Soul Race's principal city. Their City Lord is Hutchin Halpin and he holds a high rank among the Soul Race denizens. Not only was he the Hopeless City's Lord, but he was also an Elder of the Soul Race. His cultivation had surpassed Macrocosm Ancestral God Rank and was at the Quasi Acme Rank.
The Quasi Acme Rank was extraordinary. Reaching this rank was considered one's first step into the Acme Rank.
Hutchin observed the battle happening below him in surprise. James was under attack by the villages. All of those attacking him were very powerful cultivators. Karglain was a peak Nine-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God. Meanwhile, the others were Seven-Power Macrocosm Ancestral Gods.
Defeating them should not have been a problem for James, but he did not want to hurt them. Thus, he was forced to go on the defensive.
"Capture them alive!" ordered Hutchin. He could not care less about the petty squabble going on beneath him.
On his command, a formation was activated. Clouds filled the sky, and Sword Energies formed within them. Shortly after, the Sword Energies fell from the sky like a deluge. Everyone underneath the clouds immediately fled in different directions. Rumble!!!
The Sword Energies crashed into the ground, causing the surrounding mountains to shake violently.
James cursed loudly, "Damn it!"
The surrounding area was affected by the powerful formation. Even he was struggling to withstand the formation's crushing pressure. Swoosh!
A beam of light streaked toward them and caught one of the villagers in its path. He was immobilized and lifted into the sky. Swoosh! Whoosh!
Beams of light moved through the air toward them. The villagers quickly dodged them. However, there were too many light beams and those that could not escape were captured and transported to the sky. In just a short instant, dozens of humans were captured.
James could sense the power that formed the light. Anyone caught by it would be immobilized, and their
cultivation base would be sealedet
James also desperately evaded being captured by the beams of light.
Seeing the others being captured, he grew unnerved. At this rate, It would not be long before everyone was captured.
If they also captured him, how would he complete the task that Thea had entrusted to him? He could not cause havoc and upturn the Greater Realms if he was captured.
His biggest priority was to escape the formation as soon as possible. Just as James decided on his next course of action, thousands of light beams shot toward Karglain.
Karglain waved his long sword,
deflecting a number of beams.
Unfortunately, he was still caught up
in the remainder that homed in towards him. His cultivation base was immediately sealed, and he lost
the ability to use his power lost
Eventually, he was abducted into the sky.
"Grandpa!!!" Dahlia shouted, and rushed to his rescue. She leaped into the sky and flew toward Karglain.
Suddenly, a Sword Energy shot toward her.
Seeing the Sword Energy about to hit Dahlia, James quickly dashed in front of her and blocked the attack at the last second. He grabbed her away and channeled his strength into the Malevolent Sword. He held his sword tightly and flew upwards.
The formation's pressure increased as James got higher in the sky. Although it felt like the weight of the world was crushing him, he endured it as injuries began to form on his body.