The Man's Decree

“Are you upset?” Jared asked coldly.

“Verily!” Phaethon’s eyes widened in defiance. I will grant you an opportunity,” Jared replied frostily. “We can engage in a fight. If you win, I’ll allow you to leave. But if you lose, you can only imagine the consequences.”

Phaethon was taken aback by the offer. “Are you serious?” He found it hard to believe that Jared would have the audacity to challenge him and then let him go if he won.

“Of course. With the condition that you win,” Jared replied with a nod.

Phaethon burst into laughter. “Well, aren’t you arrogant? You’re only at Fourth Level Body Fusion Realm, and you have the audacity to make such a proposition! Do you truly believe that old man is still possessing you?”

His aura burst forth. The injuries he suffered were superficial, so he wasn’t in danger.

Phaethon reasoned that Jared’s prior competence at the treasure trove was due to the presence of the elder of the Archaic Body cultivators within his body. Now that they were no longer connected, Phaethon believed Jared wouldn’t be able to match his strength.

Jared let out an icy snort, and the fire nascence blossomed and burst out of his body. He then launched a kick.

The kick landed squarely on Phaethon, sending him flying backward for several hundred meters. He then crashed onto

to his feet.

hurtling directly at Jared. The light blazed intensely, and the temperature soared as it approached. As the

he released the sword’s power, causing three brilliant beams of light to shoot forth, intercepting the

sound that reverberated in the air. The fabric of the void ruptured, and amidst the chaos, Phaethon suddenly soared upward. He brandished his sword,

Boom, boom, boom!

of light swiftly landed on the spot where Jared stood. The intense battle caused the ground to cave in, creating numerous fissures. Dust and debris billowed into the air,

using wasn’t as potent as it

couldn’t help but feel disappointed as he remembered the exceptional strength of his fire nascence back at the

elder, and witnessing that level

worried about him. Phaethon, despite his severe injuries, remained a formidable cultivator at Ninth

made significant progress and reached Fifth Level Body Fusion Realm, he still had a considerable gap