Though Quanesha had been cold to him all this while, she never showed fury or signs of resorting to violence. Yet, today, she
summoned a terrifying aura. The more agitated Quanesha was, the more suspicious Yermolai became. There must have been
some sort of secret.
“I will break into the Formation no matter the cost.”
Yermolai said. Saying that, he raised his hand, and a powerful force materialized in his palm and attacked the Formation. He
wanted to use brute force to break the Formation.
“You...!”
Quanesha was enraged and tried to stop him. However, upon remembering there was a powerful figure inside, she suppressed
the urge to do so. She did not want James’ enemy to enter and contaminate the place. Hence, she wanted to borrow Forty-nine’s
strength to teach Yermolai a lesson.
As Yermolai struck the Formation, the earth shook, and the power spread throughout the area. The entire Cassa Realm seemed
to be on the verge of disintegrating. The Formation, however, was mysterious, and Yermolai’s power disappeared into
nothingness.
James was in the midst of contemplation inside the Formation when he sensed a powerful force coming from outside. This
caused the Formation to shake, which interrupted his thoughts.
“What the hell is that woman doing?”
James frowned.
He thought Quanesha was trying to force her way in. Then, he sensed an unfamiliar aura.
“Not Quanesha...?”
Upon sensing that it was Yermolai, he laughed and said, “It’s him. I guess the lesson from before wasn’t enough.”
He immediately stood up and casually waved his hand to remove the Formation.
Just as Yermolai was about to strike a second time, the Formation disappeared. He froze. At that moment, a man appeared.
Upon seeing the man, his eyes bulged, and he now wore a horrified expression.
“Y-You...”
He stammered.
James glanced at him and said nonchalantly, “I set up a Formation here. Yet, here you are trying to destroy it. Are you provoking
me?”
James took a step forward and appeared before Yermolai in an instant.
Yermolai hurriedly staggered backward. He once fought against James in the Chaos outside the Twelfth Universe and was
completely overwhelmed. Then, he heard that even a Three-Power Macrocosm Ancestral God perished at his hands. Knowing
so, how could he not be horrified and fearful?
“N-No... You misunderstand!”
Yermolai hurriedly explained.
James, however, grabbed his hair and lifted him from the ground. Although Yermolai was a Ten-Power Macrocosm Ancestral
God who possessed terrifying strength, he could sense a powerful force grabbing him by the hair, which also sealed away his
power in the process. Though he wanted to summon his power to fight back, he could not. Before being grabbed, he was fearful
and did not summon any strength in time. Now that he had collected himself, it was already too late.
“Y-You misunderstand! I-I wasn’t trying to provoke you!”
Yermolai stammered.
James asked coldly, “So, what were you doing?”
“I...”
Yermolai had no idea how to explain things. After stammering for some time, he said, “I was only curious as to why there was
such a powerful Formation in the Mount Snow Sect. I tried breaking the Formation to see what was inside.”
Seeing the once-arrogant Yermolai in such a wretched state, Quanesha was delighted, and she was now slightly less distasteful
of James.
“Curious?”
James smirked. “Don’t you know that curiosity kills the cat?”