Chapter 424: The Immortal Emperor's Judgment

The address led Jason not to a high-tech facility or a fortified bunker, but to a sprawling, vaguely Gothic estate nestled deep within a private forest miles outside the city limits. The place screamed old money and older secrets. Wrought iron gates, topped with passive-aggressive spikes, stood closed, a single, unblinking camera lens its only guardian. Jason didn’t bother with the gate. He simply stepped through the spiritual energy field that served as its primary defense, the complex array...