“Ten holy relics, is not that a lot?”
After hearing Watson’s request, everyone widened their eyes; they felt incredulous. If ten holy relics were not too many, what number would be too many then?
Holy relics were the products left behind by previous civilizations. Even though they had very powerful effects, no one understood their specific functions. Therefore, holy relics were very precious, and once they were damaged, it was basically impossible to repair them. The Campbell family had the most extensive collection of holy relics in the kingdom. There were only about twenty of them, and Watson had asked for ten. He was really asking for too much.
“Father, I don’t think that kid has any sincerity in making a deal with us. He’s clearly playing with us. In addition to the damage he just caused, I suggest we capture him and punish him properly.”
Newman could not bear Watson’s price.
“Punish him? How are you going to punish him? Can’t you see that that is a diamond-tier puppet, and it’s not an ordinary diamond-tier puppet? Do you have a way to defeat a diamond-tier puppet?” Armand’s eyes hardened as he criticized his son.
Newman suppressed his fury and said, “Father, I don’t have a way to defeat a diamond-tier puppet! However, no matter how strong that puppet is, it’s still just a puppet. As long as we defeat the person who controls it, then that puppet will be nothing more than a pile of scrap metal. If we defeat Watson, we will be able to reclaim that puppet for free. As for defeating Watson, it’s simple. We have thousands of gold-tier warriors here, as well as many holy relics. In addition, General Hoen, that platinum-tier elite, is also here.”
Newman’s words made Armand fall into deep thought. His eyes were slightly moist. Newman was right. He had to lower his voice and negotiate a price with Watson. If he captured Watson, he could torture him and force him to reveal his secret. He could get the puppet and obtain Watson’s fusion secret.
“You heard it too, Watson. The price you just offered is too low, causing my sons to be unable to listen to it anymore. If you can reduce it slightly, perhaps I can order them not to attack you.”
“That’s my price. If you disagree with it, then you won’t get the same price later.”
Watson revealed a faint smile. He was not afraid of Armand’s threat.
“Brat, you still dare to say such words? It seems like you can’t spell the word death. Third generation holy relic, Void Whistle, fuse.”
Newman snorted. When Armand did not stop him, he threw the holy relic into the air. Freya and McGee also threw the holy relics in their hands. The relics formed a triangle floating in the air. The eyes on the relics shot beams of dazzling magical elements. They fused in the air and formed an undulating gate.
There was endless darkness behind the gate, which flickered with starlight. It was a starry sky of the universe.
The moment the gate appeared, the light immediately rose and turned into a fence made of light that surrounded it. It transformed into a cage and locked the puppet in it.
The gigantic puppet struggled and tried to break the cage with its ten arms. However, its attacks were ineffective. No one knew what the enclosure was made of, but it was as hard as diamonds. It kept pulling the King of Time puppet toward the door in the air. The puppet was drawn behind the door and came to the endless void in just a few seconds. Its body was covered in a layer of hard ice, and it stopped moving.
“You don’t have anything anymore, Kid. What can you count on now?”
Newman laughed at Watson, his face full of pride.
“Of course, I’m counting on other tools. It’s not like I can only make puppets.”
The playful look on Watson’s face became more serious. He extended his right hand toward the thousands of gold-tier guards around him. “System fusion, activate.”
[Congratulations on successfully fusing 1,000 sets of gold-tier armor, Master. You have obtained a starlight-tier armor, the Goddess of Armor’s Celestial Feather Robe.]
[Congratulations on successfully fusing 1,000 gold-tier weapon sets, Master. You have obtained the starlight-tier weapon, the God of War’s Sword of Strife.]
A feather coat that was made from rules and covered with divine radiance descended from the sky. At the same time, a red and black longsword also dropped from heaven. The red and black veins on the blade looked like human blood vessels. They attracted the magical elements between heaven and earth with each breath. One look at that sword would stimulate one’s desire to kill.
[Starlight-tier item: the Goddess of Armor’s Celestial Feather Robe]
[Abilities: Absolute Protection (it is entirely immune to attacks from anyone with a lower tier than the starlight tier), Absolute Defense (the feather coat contains the absolute defense rule), and Absolute Concealment (it includes the concealment rule to hide one’s aura and fall into Absolute Invisibility).]
[Additional abilities: the Glittering Kingdom of the Sea of Clouds (the feather coat is fused with the clouds in the sky to form the kingdom of the clouds, causing starlight-tier damage).]
[The God of War’s Sword of Strife]
[Abilities: Absolute Strife (the blade can release killing intent that makes people fight endlessly; it can also make people in a kingdom go crazy), Absolute Slaughter (the power of its victim will become a part of the sword; there is no upper limit to the increase in power, and it can be stacked indefinitely); Absolute Death (its victim’s body will explode upon death, killing everyone within a ten-meter radius).]
[Additional ability: Kingdom of Endless Battle (calls on the divine kingdom to fight indefinitely, trapping the enemy. The enemy will continue to fight, dying and resurrecting until everyone dies).]
The attributes of two starlight-tier weapons appeared in Watson’s eyes. He opened his arms, and the feather coat of heaven immediately landed lightly on his body. That description was somewhat inappropriate because the Celestial Feather Robe was made from rules, and rules were invisible. The white feathers appeared on Watson’s body, one by one, and then were pieced together.
As for the Sword of Strife, it automatically appeared in Watson’s hand after he put on the armor. Black and red lights swirled around his palm. Watson felt a sense of pride when he held the sword in his hand. He knew he could kill tens of thousands of people with just a swing of the sword.
“It is as I expected of a starlight-tier weapon and armor. It is almost completely formed from the laws. At the same time, it can also build a divine kingdom!”
The Celestial Feather Robe and the Sword of Strife could build the Kingdom of Clouds and the Kingdom of Wars, respectively. With the addition of the Divine Kingdom of the Sword, Watson had three ways to create a heavenly realm. Watson had that feeling when he was fighting Sword Saint Reid. Those two starlight-tier weapons could allow people who had not practiced to control two godly kingdoms out of thin air. It was evident how powerful they were.
“What level are those weapons? Could it be—”
While Watson was lamenting the power of the starlight-tier weapons, the people around him were dumbfounded and speechless. When they saw the aura emitted by the two weapons that Watson had created, they knew that those weapons were not inferior to the King of Time puppet that he had fused. Perhaps, they might even be stronger.
The King of Time puppet was already a peak diamond-tier puppet. If those two weapons had stronger defenses, would it not be at starlight-tier?
Many people had that thought in their minds, but they did not dare to say it. Starlight-tier was the gods’ domain. Was it possible for a platinum-tier youth bridled with anti-magic materials to create a tool of that tier with just a wave of his hand?
While everyone was puzzled, a wave of exclamations suddenly came from the entire courtyard.
“Clothes, where are my clothes?”
“I don’t have any weapons either.”
Those exclamations came from the 1,000 gold-tier guards in the courtyard. Initially, they were all equipped with weapons and armor of the same level as Watson. However, the weapons and armor on their bodies had disappeared; those items had become the tools on Watson’s body and in his hands. The guards were naked, so they could only crouch on the ground and cover their private parts as they blushed. They had completely lost the ability to fight.
“He can fuse hundreds of puppets and even clothes and weapons. What exactly is that?”
Armand’s eyes flickered. He had wanted to make peace with Watson because of that magic. It seemed like the magic that Watson had mastered could be used on puppets and all other aspects. Watson could fuse a tool they assumed to be starlight-tier with just a thousand gold-tier tools. If Watson had more tools, he would definitely be able to fuse a tool guaranteed to be at starlight-tier.
The starlight tier was connected to the divine realm. If they could obtain such items and let the Campbell family research them, it would not be a problem for the Holy Dragon Kingdom to advance a hundred years. The Campbell family would receive countless honors and rewards from His Majesty for that.
Armand breathed laboredly, and his body burned as he thought about that. He no longer saw Watson as an enemy who had defeated his grandson. Watson was a treasure.
“D*mn it, how did that kid do it? That magic looks so evil. Was it some kind of magic that can cause people to hallucinate? Are we all in an illusion now?” Newman snapped back to his senses and muttered to himself. Then, he shouted, “General Hoen, please help us. We can’t let that kid continue to be so arrogant. ”
Whether it was an illusion or not, Watson had easily stopped a thousand gold-tier guards. It was hard to imagine that Watson was so strong that he could use such a level of magic while wearing anti-magic materials.
“Watson, I’m sorry,” Hoen said.
The general released a platinum-tier fighting technique. “Contract to an inch.” The distance between him and Watson was immediately shortened. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Watson. He raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist, smashing on Watson’s head. Hoen said, “Watson, you’ve gone a little too far. You should rest now! Platinum-tier fighting technique, Heaven’s Bane!”
The blue sky above Hoen’s head suddenly collapsed, and the ground beneath his feet also collapsed. Countless pieces of gravel flowed against the current, condensing into a thick slice of land in the sky and falling on Watson’s head. In the courtyard, many members of the Campbell family felt that the space above their heads darkened. They were so frightened that their faces paled, and they subconsciously retreated far away.
“Using the earth as the sky, turning the world upside down. General Hoen is indeed worthy of being the kingdom’s protection. That move is not inferior to a peak platinum-tier spell! However, General Hoen, why are you attacking me? Don’t you intend to investigate the grudge between Augustus and me and clear my name?”
Watson did not move in response to Hoen’s attack. His body creaked under the powerful pressure.
Ignoring Watson’s taunts, Hoen silently increased the power of Heaven’s Bane. He had no intention of proving Watson’s innocence anyway. His Majesty had given him a mission to send Watson to the Campbell family, and he had no choice but to carry it out. He had deceived Watson because he did not want to have a feud with Master Antonio and Sword Saint Reid.
However, Watson had fused with a peak diamond-tier puppet and created an item suspected to be starlight-tier. If that continued, who knew what Watson would do? When that time came, it would be very difficult to restrain Watson.
Rumble, Rumble!
The earth above his head fell faster and faster, producing a loud rumble. It was about to collide with the ground, and Watson would be crushed into meat paste in the middle.
Right at that moment, the anti-magic shackles on Watson’s limbs broke and turned into fragments. Watson, who had freed himself from the shackles, raised his right hand and aimed it at the top of his head.
“Diamond-tier fighting technique, Invincible Fist!”
With a punch, he was invincible.
The overturned earth cracked open in the middle of a huge fist print that stretched for a hundred meters. Then, the crack spread in all directions, turning the thick earth into dust. Then, it degraded into earth elements and disappeared into the air. The clouds also cracked, revealing a vast fist print that did not dissipate for a long time.
The impact made Hoen retreat more than ten steps backward, and he looked as if he was suffocating.
“You broke free from the control of the anti-magic materials! That is impossible! And that power! What tier are you?”
“Nothing is impossible, General Hoen. Ordinary people find it impossible to resist anti-magic materials, but for me, they are just slightly heavier toys! As for my tier, General Hoen, why don’t you experience it yourself?”
Watson stepped on the broken shackles on the ground and strode in front of Hoen. He grabbed the Sword of Strife and waved it gently. “Sword Aura Typhoon!”
A terrifying storm immediately occupied the entire Campbell family courtyard. A dark cloud had appeared in the sky out of nowhere; it was formed by sword aura, eliminating all rules other than sword techniques and wind-elemental rules.
The wind from the sword aura covered all directions. At the same time, the wind contained the aura of death and war had black and red colors.
“Peak platinum-tier fighting technique, the Kingdom’s Iron Wall!”
Hoen crouched and inserted his hands into the ground. Layers of thick and heavy earth walls rose in front of him, spreading out in all directions with him in the center. The earthen walls were at least a hundred meters tall. They looked very similar to the nine ring-shaped walls that surrounded the entire royal city. That made people wonder if that man constructed the wall surrounding the capital.
The Kingdom’s Iron Wall could cover a city with its most extensive range, which was not weak. However, in the face of Watson’s Sword Aura Typhoon, one would think it was a little weak.
One of the fighting techniques was diamond-tier, while the other one was platinum-tier. One involved rules while the other one did not. In addition to that, Watson had a starlight-tier weapon, so the result was obvious.
The seemingly indestructible wall lost its fusion in the storm, turning into a pile of scattered sand that fell to the ground. The sword aura also destroyed Hoen’s heavy armor, and cracks appeared one after another. Even the solid muscles wrapped in the combat aura under the armor were cut, and blood oozed from the wound.
Wow!
Hoen spat out a mouthful of blood. He could no longer support his arms, and he fell to the ground. Watson retracted the Sword of Strife, and stepped on the lingering sword aura to reach Hoen. He walked past him without stopping.
Hoen’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he did not say anything. The pain numbed his brain, and in his daze, he seemed to see Watson’s figure elongate continuously. It overlapped with a figure that was known as the strongest swordsman in the kingdom.
“That kid is a diamond-tier elite, and it doesn’t look like he has just advanced.”
Hoen’s face was bitter, but his heart was in turmoil. From their brief encounter, he had confirmed Watson’s strength. Watson’s sword had given him the feeling that he was facing Sword Saint Reid. He had to be a diamond-tier elite, and it was not an ordinary diamond-tier warrior.
“He defeated General Hoen?”
Watson heard the murmurs of shock from all around him. He did not pay them any attention. Instead, he went to Newman and snapped his fingers. “Peak platinum-tier spell, Super Black Hole.”
The King of Time puppet, pulled into the endless void by the Void Whistle, suddenly appeared in the opening. The black hole connected to Watson’s back, and a crack appeared behind him. The King of Time appeared out of thin air, and the solid ice hanging on it began to thaw.
After losing the sealing object, the three Void Whistles lost contact with each other. Just as they were about to fly back to Newman and the other two, Watson reached out and caught them first.
Playing with the three Void Whistles, Watson turned his head to look at Armand, whose expression had darkened. “Master Armand, should we continue with the deal we mentioned earlier? I wanted ten holy relics in exchange for that puppet, but you disagreed. Since that’s the case, the price now is 20 holy relics for that puppet. We can count these Void Whistles as one. ”
“Watson, 20 holy relics is too much. It’s very difficult for me to take it out. Can’t you reduce the amount?”
Armand did not expect Watson to break free from the control of the anti-magic shackles and proceeded to defeat Hoen. His lips twitched. If he had known Watson was so powerful, he would not have listened to Newman—he glared at his second son.
Augustus had started the fight, and coupled with Newman’s poor performance, made him somewhat dissatisfied with his family.
“Thirty holy relics.”
“You!”
“Forty!”
“Watson, we can’t even take out 30 holy relics, let alone 40 of them. If you raise the price like that, then we won’t be able to do business anymore.” He had a temper, and he felt like Watson was bullying him. Did Watson really think that he did not care about his reputation?
“Master Armand, are you sure?”
Watson brandished the Sword of Strife in front of him, and with a crack, the entire courtyard was split into two. The sword aura rushed through the night. The sky fell, and the ground sank several inches. Some of the people on the field sat on the ground timidly. Some of their faces were pale, and their legs were trembling.
Armand’s expression did not change. He turned around and looked at Watson with a stern face. “Watson, are you threatening me?”
With a slash of his sword, he sank to the ground. Even if he did not use the fusion technique, Watson’s strength alone would be enough to defeat all the people in the manor. One person against an entire family. At the same time, he could not help but grumble in his heart. What kind of monster did His Majesty want him to deal with? If he had known that Watson was so strong, he would not have agreed to the King’s request in the first place.
“No, that was a threat. This one is a threat.”
Watson shook his head, raised the Sword of Strife in his hand, and released the starlight-tier weapon’s unique skill—the Kingdom of Wars.
In an instant, a desolate bronze kingdom appeared in the sky. The domain was filled with blood-stained weapons, and more blood seeped from within it. The moment that divine realm appeared, the entire Campbell Manor, from the servants to Armand, all of them knelt on the ground in fear.
Only Watson stood in the manor with the divine kingdom above his head. At that moment, Watson, who was wearing the Celestial Feathered Tobe and holding the Sword of Strife, was no different from a real god.
Everyone looked at Watson with fear in their eyes. They engraved the young man’s heroic bearing in their minds. They realized that they could not capture Watson. He had broken free from the anti-magic shackles, and he went there by himself. If he was not satisfied, he only needed one sword strike to wipe out everyone in the manor.
As they looked at the divine kingdom emitting a divine radiance and the aura of death, everyone felt as if their throats were being strangled. They did not doubt the power of that heavenly realm. At the same time, they understood Watson’s request for a trade, and they could not refuse him.
