“James…” Quintina spoke.
James turned his head and asked, “Is something the matter?”
Quintina was at a loss for words. “I-It’s nothing…”
Hearing this, James paid no heed to favonovel.com and walked toward Henry and Delainey.
Henry praised him, “You’re impressive, James! I didn’t expect physical body cultivators to be this powerful. If I had known, I’d have followed your path and become invincible.”
James said smilingly, “Cultivating the physical body is extremely difficult. I don’t think you can endure the pain.”
Displeased, Henry said, “What the hell? Don’t look down on me!”
“Alright, alright, I know you can endure pain. We should annihilate a few more powerful monsters and leave this place as soon as possible. I’m extremely interested in heading to the Dragon Abyss. By then, my strength would increase drastically, and my physical strength could even reach the Mage Rank.”
Then, the three left and continued searching for monsters in Mount Walvern. However, even after a few days, the only monsters they encountered were considerably weaker in strength with none exceeding the Immortal Ascension’s Eighth Stair.
***
At that moment, a group of mysterious people wearing black robes and masks appeared at Mount Walvern. Possessing great strength, they began searching for cultivators on Mount Walvern to capture them.
One night, James, Henry, and Delainey were gathered by a bonfire roasting meat.
“James,” Henry said as favonovel.com munched on his meat, “We’ve been searching for a few days, but we haven’t come across any powerful monsters. This can’t go on.”
James said calmly, “There’s no need to rush things. Since the time limit is one month, we still have plenty of time.”
Delainey laughed. “Yes, so why are you in such a hurry?”
Rumble!
At that moment, the sound of a battle came from afar. Hearing this, they unconsciously stood up and turned their heads in the direction of the sound.
From afar, a few cultivators were running toward them. They were injured and in a wretched state. Besides, there were a group of people who were wearing black robes chasing after them.
“H-Help!”
Upon seeing James and the others, they immediately screamed for help.
Before James could speak, Delainey unsheathed favonovel.com sword and appeared before the mysterious group of people, questioning, “Who are you people?”
The group of people looked at one another before attacking her. However, they stood no chance against her. In just a few rounds, they fled in panic.
Delainey returned, saying, “James, those people are at the Immortal Ascension’s Eighth Stair.”
James nodded slightly and looked at the injured cultivators, asking, “What’s going on?”
One of them said, “W-We don’t know either. This group of people suddenly appeared out of nowhere in Mount Walvern and began capturing participants of the Grand Tournament. Many have already been captured.”
Hearing this, James furrowed his eyebrows. “They are capturing participants of the Grand Tournament?”
“Y-Yes… They are very powerful, so none of us stand a chance against them.”
Henry murmured, “Who could they be…?”
Delainey thought about it and said, “Are they here to increase the difficulty level of the tournament?”
“It’s possible.” James nodded and said, “The Grand Tournament’s venue was determined by the Divinity Sect. Besides, this is the Grand Tournament of the Ancient Realm. Who would dare go against the Divinity Sect?”
After a brief analysis, James believed this was specially arranged by the Divinity Sect to increase the difficulty level of the tournament.
