James transmitted his voice to Lesia. "Is Taiyi really that powerful?" "You'll know once you fight her." Lesia chuckled. "Anyway, she's the enemy. If you don't defeat her, you won't be able to make these divine beings and Path Emperors submit to you.

"Moreover, you need all five Xyloria Pearls to complete the Five Spirits Integration."

Once again, James fell silent. He was not worried about Taiyi being too strong of an opponent. Instead, he was torn between going after Xanthakos or Taiyi first. If he handled Taiyi first, it would allow Xanthakos to seize the Wuia Palace and the Path Designation Bead.

If James were to target Xanthakos instead, the latter would have snuck into the Jawdat Region. It might be impossible for James to track him down now. James needed to acquire the Supreme Path's Five Gates belonging to the Five Path Emperors now, the Xyloria Taichu Pearl, and the Xyloria Taiyi Pearl.

If any of those items were missing, he would not be able to enter the Gate of Wuia and stop Xanthakos.

James was facing a dilemma, and it was most likely Xanthakos' schemes that put James in a tight spot.

Xanthakos probably came up with this plan early on. That was why he was so persistent in getting James to leave the Gate of Mystery.

Fortunately, James had left one of his selves inside the Gate of Mystery.

Yet, it was a shame he could not find out more about Xanthakos' movements and whereabouts through the other self.

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James started pacing back and forth slowly with a pensive look on his face. Meanwhile, Taichu, Thea, and the four Path Emperors blinked and glanced at each other awkwardly. They were at a loss for what to do to help the troubled James.

On the other hand, Morgott, Yianni, and Harper had deep frowns on their foreheads.

The James they knew was a strong-willed, intelligent, and visionary man. This was the first time they saw him waver over an issue for so long. James finally said sometime later, "Have all our men head to the border of the Taiyi Daonus Realm and stand by for battle."

Taichu was the first to express her concern.

"Divine Emperor, are we seriously going to wage war against the Taiyi Daonus Realm?"

"Can we really go up against them?" Emperor Cosimeon knitted his brows." Wouldn't we be sacrificing our men needlessly by doing this?"

Lord Goyo fixed his gaze on James. "James, can we try to have a conservation with Taiyi first?

"She's one of the divine beings' leaders. Also, there aren't any bad blood or conflict of interest between the two of you. If you were to think about it, you received the Chosen One's title with her approval.

"As for her relationship with Xanthakos... If we tell her the truth regarding Yaretzi Yolande, I'm sure she will..."

"No." James replied firmly, "If you guys are against it, I will take care of all of you first. Then, I'll invade the Taiyi Daonus Realm."

James' gaze drifted across their faces.

"Naturally, some of you might consider following my orders for now. When we reach the Taiyi Daonus Realm, those people will turn against me and choose to side with Taiyi instead.

"However, let me make myself clear. I don't mind being attacked by my enemies since that's what an enemy does. The only thing I won't tolerate is betrayal. "I will kill those who betray me. They don't get a second chance." Then, James turned around and headed into one of the rooms connected to the hall.