The Almighty Dragon General

It turned into black gasses that floated in the air. James stared at these floating gasses. They gathered again and transformed
back into the evil spirit.
“How eerie.” James furrowed his eyebrows. This evil spirit was much harder to get rid of than he had thought. It was not
destroyed even after being penetrated with such a complex sword technique. Staring at the spirit, he fell into deep thought.
At this moment, the newly formed spirit charged at James. Its speed was so fast that it exceeded James’. Without a flaw, each
attack inflicted new injuries upon James. Fortunately, his body was strong, otherwise, he would have given up long ago.
He started thinking of ways to deal with the evil spirit. “Nothing I’ve tried is powerful enough to harm the evil spirit. Perhaps what I
need to use is power without form.”
An idea came to James. He held up the Crepe Myrtle Divine Sword and summoned the Elemental Sage Energy within his body.
The Energy embedded itself into the Divine Sword, materializing into Elemental Sword Intent. Once five forms of energy were
unleashed in the form of ripples, they collectively attacked the evil spirit. The spirit’s body dissipated once again, only to
reassemble after.
‘If I can’t beat you, then I might as well make full use of you for my cultivation,’ James thought to himself. Cultivation was what
drove him here in the first place after all. With how unsettling and unbeatable the spirit was, he knew that his energy would
continuously be exhausted, allowing him to ascend rank by rank, breakthrough by breakthrough. This was the best cultivation
method of all time.
He took a deep breath. Then, he summoned all his might to absorb all of the power of the outside world while also fighting
against the spirit. At the same time, he was also comprehending the sword. Holding the Divine Sword, he started to gain insight
into the Sword Moves recorded within the sword. He sensed the Sword Energy emanating from his sword. The Energy circulated
him, forming shadow upon shadow. These shadows surrounded him while performing a sword dance. Every move and every
step encapsulated eminent Principles of the Path.
However, James could only comprehend the Sword Moves for the time being. He started learning the Sword Moves and making
sure that he fully understood them. This allowed him to accumulate his power. Without him realizing it, the entire world shook
with every thrust he made. Time and space both solidified as he lunged forward.
Back in the Celestial Abode, Emperor Jabari was cultivating the power of the Tribulation Liquid. At the same time, he was
observing James. Extremely pleased, he mumbled to himself, “James’ Sword Techniques are now near the existence of the

Path. It’s frightening that he can reach such a rank with only Sword Moves.”
The Path was mysterious yet omnipresent; it was the threshold of the Heavenly Path. Using only Sword Moves, James had
arrived at the threshold and the margins of the Path. This essentially meant that he was now able to fight against the powerful
figures who had newly attained the Divine Rank. James was only a Twenty-Sixth Stage Sage. There was still a huge difference
between the Divine Rank and the Sage Rank.
He continued to focus on the fight. The more he fought, the stronger he became. As his sword techniques improved, so did the
speed of his slashes.