The War God's Homecoming novel Chapter 399

Chapter 399 Destiny Cannot Be Denied

"Please... don't kill me..." At this moment, Taylor Harrett had already crawled up from the ground and continued to scramble forward.

Before he could finish his plea, a surge of sword energy pierced through his back, passing through his heart.

"You..." he struggled to utter a single word before collapsing to the ground, instantly losing his life.

"This is the fate of those who dare to bully Billy!" Ivy Chandler said calmly as she walked towards Humphrey Morse.

"Elder Second!" The disciples of Spirit Wing Pavilion also cried out in sorrow.

"I'm sorry, it was my momentary confusion. Please, noble lady..." Humphrey Morse knew he was no match for Ivy Chandler and chose not to run.

"In consideration of Harlan Holmes, I will spare your life, but for joining them in bullying Billy, you may escape death, but you cannot escape punishment!" Ivy Chandler's melodious voice interrupted his words.

As her words fell, a surge of sword energy pierced Humphrey Morse's Dantian, shattering his cultivation completely.

Humphrey Morse spat out a mouthful of blood, once again sitting down like a deflated ball. Meanwhile, his formerly jet-black hair rapidly turned white, his skin wrinkled, and his overall vitality dwindled. He aged rapidly, appearing much older than before. Compared to the previously spirited Second Elder of the Morse family, he looked like a different person altogether. Humphrey Morse had lived for nearly two hundred years, relying on his continuously advancing martial arts cultivation. As long as he broke through the bottleneck of the Half-Step War God-Emperor in the next step, he had a chance to extend his life by another hundred years. But now, with his cultivation lost, his body's organs would naturally age rapidly, just like Inkforge. He wouldn't live more than a month.

"Elder Second!" Clara Morse ran over, tears streaming down her face.

"Young Miss, when you return, please tell the master, not to antagonize King of the West from now on..." Humphrey Morse struggled to speak. "In fact, we were all wrong... We, the ancient martial arts world, have always thought our status and position were above the secular world, looking down on it. But under the sky, there is no land that doesn't belong to Glavale. How can we deceive ourselves into thinking that Glavale's fate is unrelated to ours. Lips die, teeth grow cold, such a simple truth, why couldn't we understand it..." He paused briefly before continuing. "King of the West is a gift from heaven, a great blessing for our country. I believe that under their leadership, our Glavale will regain its former prosperity..."

"Tell the patriarch... destiny cannot be denied..."

"I understand, I will relay this to my father!" Clara Morse nodded through her tears.

She naturally understood Humphrey Morse's current situation. Although Ivy Chandler hadn't killed him, she had destroyed his cultivation, and he didn't have long to live.

"Billy, Harlan Holmes is somewhat acceptable. For his sake, I'll grant you a few more years of life!" Ivy Chandler said softly. As her words fell, she flicked her slender wrist, and nine silver needles flew out from her hand, piercing into nine vital acupoints on Humphrey Morse's body.

Nine Needles of Secret Essences-truly an extraordinary life-extending technique.

"If you don't remove the needles, he'll live for nine more years. Remove one, and he'll lose a year." Ivy Chandler spoke again.

"Really...?" Clara Morse exclaimed in surprise, then quickly bowed and thanked her. "Thank you, thank you..."

"Thank you!" Humphrey Morse, who had been in despair, now showed a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Originally, if he couldn't break through to the War God-Emperor realm within five years, he would have had at most ten years left to live. And within those five years, he had no confidence in achieving that breakthrough. After all, he had been stuck at the Half-Step War God-Emperor for nearly thirty years without any progress. Now, even though he had lost his cultivation, he still had nine more years to live. For him, it was a blessing.

"All right, you can go now." Ivy Chandler waved her hand.

"Thank you again!" Humphrey Morse said before bowing deeply to Billy. "King of the West, I have offended you, and I apologize!"

"Thank you!" Clara Morse and other members of the Morse family also expressed their gratitude.

Then, they all walked down the mountain path.