Chapter 1361 Trouble Outside
Jonathan turned the laptop in his hand toward Alec. “Mr. Chevez, there’s something I’m quite curious about. The thirteen families have their reach spread across the globe. Even the small islands in the middle of Paravista Sea are docking points for their fleet of ships. Yet, why has it never extended toward Chanaea?”
Jonathan voiced his confusion while looking at the distribution map of the Enlighteners’ power on the computer.
Looking back at the Enlighteners, from its inception to the present, it had been over four hundred years.
Their footprints could be said to be scattered in every corner of the globe. With their support, the establishment of the Anglandur has thoroughly accelerated the process of globalization.
However, they never arrived at Chanaea.
Even though Anglandur had begun to radiate to all countries around the world, it still held an absolutely dominant position in trade with Chanaea.
Even so, when it came to cultivation, the presence of the Enlighteners had never been seen in Chanaea.
“I wonder, what kind of force could halt the advance of the Enlighteners?” Jonathan asked again.
Upon hearing Jonathan ask again, Alec frowned deeply as he looked at Sirius. “It seems your Chanaean Asura knows very little about Chanaean history. Is he not aware of the incident that happened two hundred years ago?”
Jonathan turned his head to look at Sirius, only to find Sirius’ gaze somewhat evasive.
“Two hundred years ago, Chanaea was invaded by unidentified cultivators. At that time, the nine respectable families retaliated in full force…” Sirius uttered.
Upon hearing that, Alec let out a cold laugh. “Oh? Are you saying that all nine of your respectable families went all out? Do you really think the rest of the world is blind?”
Jonathan furrowed his brows, looking at the two. Although Sirius was locking eyes with Alec, he no longer held the slightest bit of his usual arrogance.
Several seconds later, Sirius’ aura suddenly weakened.
“All right. Back then, the Whitley family took the lead. Although our eight respectable families and fifteen sects sent representatives, we were merely there to show our presence, not really to engage in the fight.”
Alec sneered as he looked at Sirius, “During that battle years ago, all the leading cultivators of the Whitley family were killed in action. Since then, the family’s influence has been reduced, providing you with an opportunity to take advantage. If it weren’t for the incident two hundred years ago that interrupted the high-ranking cultivators of the Whitley family, could you eight respectable families have succeeded ten years ago?”
As he said this, there was a full measure of mockery in Alec’s gaze. “In Remdik, treating the descendants of heroes in such a manner would warrant a death sentence.”
Sirius looked at Alec with a cold gaze. “You’re not in Chanaea, so you don’t understand the shifting dynamics. The Whitley family must be destroyed. Otherwise, it will be our eight families that will vanish.”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Jonathan was able to piece together those events from the past.
However, Jonathan was still very puzzled. “No. That’s not right. No matter how powerful the cultivators from the Whitley family were, they could only reach God Realm at most. Although this cultivation level can be considered the pinnacle in Chanaea, it still doesn’t hold a candle to the thirteen families of the Enlighteners. How could the Whitley family possibly have stopped their invasion at that time?”
After a long silence, Sirius revealed a hint of remorse when he said, “Actually, at that time, the Whitley family did have a period of vulnerability. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been possible for them to dominate and control one-third of the cultivation resources in all of Chanaea for over two thousand years. Indeed, it was after that battle that the Whitley family’s Cavoid Realm suffered severe injuries. And even after that, we managed to maintain stability for two hundred years before confirming that the Whitley family’s Cavoid Realm had indeed come to an end. It wasn’t until ten years ago, when the Whitley family had completely fallen, that we joined forces to uproot the Whitley family entirely.”
Alec was laughing on the side, adding fuel to the fire. “It was precisely because the Whitley family had been destroyed that the Enlighteners finally extended its reach to Chanaea. Just like the guy from the Collins family we just encountered, if he hadn’t been undercover in Chanaea for a long time, how could he have spoken Chanaean so fluently?”
Upon mentioning Michael, Jonathan suddenly came to a realization.
Placing the coffin from his back onto the ground, he formed a hand seal to restore it to its normal size.
Opening the coffin lid, Jonathan looked inside.
The sight inside the coffin at that moment was quite peculiar.
At the very center, Seboxia, in his transformed state, was sealed by five chains.
On one side of the coffin, Joshua and Hayden lay unconscious, floating in mid-air like two lifeless bodies.
On the other side, there was Michael, who had just been deliberately trapped.
The coffin lid swung open, and as Michael laid eyes on Jonathan, his face was filled with murderous intent. “What on earth is this magical item? Jonathan! Let me out! Otherwise, I assure you, the Collins family will not let you off the hook! Your wife, your loved ones—”
Thud!
Before Michael could finish his words, Jonathan’s Heaven Sword had accurately pierced his elixir field.
The spiritual energy dissipated, and Michael’s eyes glowed a fierce red.
Standing outside the coffin, Alec said with a hearty laugh, “The spiritual energy of the Divine Realm is no longer confined to the elixir field. His spiritual energy is distributed throughout his entire body. To completely disable him, one must destroy all the acupoints in his body.”
As Alec spoke, he reached out to the rubble nearby, scooping up a handful of fine sand. Then, he forcefully flung it toward the coffin.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The piercing sound of tearing air rang out.
The fine sand was like countless tiny needles piercing through Michael from all sides.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Jonathan caused the mist of blood that had sprayed out to coalesce and flung it into the distance.
Within the coffin, Michael’s spiritual energy was continuously dissipating, and a hint of determination could be seen in his eyes at that moment. “Sanctuary, you’re courting death!”
Michael’s voice seemed to emanate from the depths of hell itself, carrying with it a bone-chilling cold.
Alec crouched by the edge of the coffin, watching Michael with a cold gaze. “Do you really think that having already made my move in this small world, I would still fear the curse of the Collins family? It’s just a mark. You can keep it. After all, this time when I go out, even if the Collins family doesn’t actively seek me out, I will still visit your family. At least for now, you’ve fallen into my hands.”
As Alec spoke, he turned his head to look at Jonathan. “May I be the one to interrogate this person?”
“Give me the ring and take the person away.” Jonathan formed a seal with both hands, the coffin’s formation flickered, and Michael was directly thrown out.
“Divine space!” The moment Michael came out of the coffin, Alec’s hand was already pressing on his skull.
In the small world, many methods of the Divine Realm couldn’t be used.
However, divine space was not included in the list. After all, that move relied on the cultivation of the cultivator’s spiritual sense.
Michael was hit so hard that he was sent flying backward, while Alec’s face turned incredibly solemn at that moment.
Jonathan reached out and took Michael’s storage ring.
“Mr. Chevez, what did you see just now in the divine space?” Jonathan asked.
Alec stared at the unconscious Michael for a long while before he finally said, “Something big has happened outside!”