Mrs. and Mr. Smith-Chapter 2423 - 2421: The Power of Backlash

"So the Evil Eye is actually a hot potato? Members of the Hominini are bound to vie for it, while some top-tier combat forces are concerned that the sword might fall into the hands of the Ghost Race, which will spare no effort to snatch the Blazing Sword."

Kennedi Evans caught the hidden meaning in Ella Jenkins’ words, which essentially meant that one is not guilty for being uneducated, but possessing jade makes one a target.

Exactly!

Ella Jenkins nodded.

"Ethan Smith, lend me the Heart of the Thunder Emperor."

Edwin Garner did not engage with Ella Jenkins’ topic; instead, he kept his gaze on the Five Emperors upon entering the Mount Sumeru World, as if he had noticed something peculiar.

He transformed into a bolt of lightning and entered the Heart of the Thunder Emperor, and in an instant, the sound of enormous electric arcs resonated throughout the Mount Sumeru World.

Edwin Garner’s consciousness manifested as tens of thousands of minute divine thunders, roaming like tadpoles among the Five Emperors, with some entering the colossal figure, appearing to search for something.

Suddenly, strands of black mist began to emanate from the heads of the Five Emperors.

The mist wasn’t abundant, but in the blink of an eye, the entire Mount Sumeru World was filled with a nauseating stench.

Countless sinister energies of curses continuously radiated from the Five Emperors.

Even a mere touch to his Glazed Saint Body caused his skin to immediately decay, and that power would bore into his body, turning even his bones pitch black.

This aura was the most malicious and toxic curse energy Ethan Smith had ever encountered, not even a tenth or twentieth as potent as the curse power from Kennedi Evans’ puppet dolls.

Ethan Smith’s complexion changed drastically, and he instantly moved everyone ten thousand meters away.

Heath Perez also deployed all the Great Arrays that sealed auras, attempting to isolate this venomous curse power.

But these Ancient Times arrays were completely incapable of stopping even a little bit of the power.

The energies emitted slowly infiltrated Ethan Smith’s body, creeping toward him.

"Ethan Smith, use the Power of thunder and lightning to restrain these things!"

Edwin Garner shouted loudly; the Heart of the Thunder Emperor once again entered Ethan Smith’s Sea of Knowledge.

With a thought, Ethan Smith summoned the Power of thunder and lightning, which violently descended and permeated his whole body, engulfing him in overpowering divine thunder.

"Ethan Smith, join me in purging these energies."

Edwin Garner turned into a Thunder Dragon and plunged into Ethan Smith’s Sea of Knowledge, joining with him in the battle against the ultimate evil curse energy.

"Nine Heavens Divine Thunder! Double!"

Two differently colored thunderclouds slowly emerged above Ethan Smith’s head, amidst the immense authority of divinity.

Two massive thunders in the sky violently merged as one, piercing directly into Ethan Smith’s Sea of Knowledge.

Strand by strand, the curse energies were slowly refined by the divine thunders, and nearly an hour passed before he managed to refine the venomous curse force.

Yet, traces still lingered within him, impossible to fully expel no matter how hard he tried.

These forces dug deep into the outstretched Divine Soul of Ethan Smith, seeming to merge with him.

Dean Garner returned to their side, his face nearly drained of color, as though he had exhausted all his spiritual energy.

"Dean Garner, have a fruit."

Ethan Smith quickly handed over a Green Spirit Fruit.

Moments later, Edwin Garner’s complexion gradually improved, and after a moment of contemplation, he finally spoke.

"Although the Five Emperors Coins are known as the Five Emperors, they are not auspicious in nature; the Ji Family’s Ancestors once used these to curse and kill countless people, and the Holmes Royal Family perished under the power of these curses. Utilizing such terribly wicked Witchcraft power naturally led to corresponding backlash, which included immense curse-reciprocal forces. Just now, those venomous forces I forced out were only the superficial part."

Edwin Garner fixed his gaze on the Five Emperors, his pupils profound and solemn.

Even the Five Emperors, who embody Haoran Righteous Qi, began to suffer from contamination at their core due to the Ji Family’s entire Clan’s frenzied use of the Witchcraft power and the enormous karmic backlash.

That is to say, the retaliatory force of the Five Emperors Coins could attack Ethan Smith at any moment.

Even the most subtle backlash of Witchcraft power would be enough to threaten Ethan Smith.

"Can we give up on the Five Emperors Coins? Stop refining it."

Kennedi Evans made a suggestion to Ethan Smith’s side.

"After Ethan Smith destroyed the Ji Family, this causality has already bound his Divine Soul; otherwise, he wouldn’t have refined the Five Emperors Coins so easily."

Edwin Garner shook his head.

"Is there really no solution?" Kennedi Evans asked with a bitter smile. They had just recently witnessed the strength of this power up close and naturally knew how terrifying it was.

"The power of the Witch Clan is obscure and difficult to comprehend, and the Power of Witch Race’s Heavenly Path emphasizes the cycle of cause and effect. I’m afraid that even if you give up the Five Emperors Coins, they will continue to affect you."

Edwin Garner was trying hard to think if there was a way to solve this, but Ella Jenkins didn’t seem as worried as he was.

"The path of cultivation is as numerous as the Stars, and although the causality of this backlash is difficult to resolve, it is also a formidable power. For you, it may actually be a destiny in the darkness, where misfortune and fortune are hard to distinguish. This time, you were able to restrain the Ji Family with the Netherworld Heart Sutra and in turn destroyed them, which is beyond imagination. As for what Xin Lei mentioned, since it can’t be resolved now, there’s no need to worry too much about it."

With Ella Jenkins’s words, Ethan Smith’s mood also relaxed quite a bit.

Ella Jenkins and Edwin Garner stayed in the Mount Sumeru World and didn’t leave immediately. Instead, they discussed the dao with Ethan Smith until late at night.

In just one evening, the two helped resolve many of Ethan Smith’s confusions regarding his cultivation.

And some of Ethan Smith’s ideas had also greatly shocked them.

"To be honest, I can’t fathom where the end of your future lies, but I feel you will reach heights we can’t even imagine. I hope you don’t fall midway, you brat."

Edwin Garner said earnestly.

In the entire universe, there are countless living beings, and where would there be a lack of geniuses?

How many intelligent and talented individuals have in a moment turned into a clump of yellow soil.

Only those who survive have the chance to stand at the peak in the end.

...

"Emily... I miss you."

Wait until the two of them left. Underneath the starry sky, Ethan Smith stared at the Mountain Peak where Emily had stayed, silently becoming somewhat lost in thought.

Although Emily has now left the Taylor family, and they have passed the most difficult phase.

But after going to Peach Blossom Island and having a life-or-death experience today, he seemed to particularly miss Emily Taylor.

"Here! Drink!"

Salena Carpenter came to Ethan Smith’s side and handed him a flask of wine.

"Good, cheers!"

...

The next day at noon, a disciple from Thunder Courtyard came to Demon-slaying Peak to inform that someone was seeking an audience with Ethan Smith.

Ethan Smith was puzzled, but when he saw the visitors, his face lit up with surprise.

"Jackson Harris, Daphne Green, long time no see."

"Just call me Jackson Harris, no need for ’Senior’!" Jackson Harris laughed heartily.

"Haha, alright Brother Jackson Harris!"

Jackson Harris had given Ethan Smith tremendous help on Earth and even taught him his own secret techniques.

The three found a spot to sit down, and Ethan Smith couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia, nearly two hundred years had passed since he came from Earth to the Holy Region.