The young man on the bed was unaware of James’ arrival. Feeling exhausted from his ordeal, he struggled to sit up. He was shocked when he saw James seated in the room. Keeping a vigilant eye on James, he asked, “Who... who are you?”
“Are you Stephen Yaman?” James asked, smiling faintly at the young man, who appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen.
“Yes, I am. Who are you?” Stephen asked, staring at James. He then darted to the door and found it was locked. He wondered how James had entered.
“Are you a Celestial?” Stephen suddenly remembered something and widened his eyes.
James smiled and said, “Don’t you want revenge? Well, I can help you with that.”
Stephen had often heard stories from the elders at the tavern about the Celestials in the mountains. He had dreamt of cultivating immortality and becoming a Celestial who could soar on a sword.
“Take me as your master,” James suggested with a smile. “Kowtow to me, and you’ll be my disciple from today.”
“Take you as my master?” Stephen was thrilled, but then he calmed down and looked at James, asking, “I only accept a Celestial as my master. Are you one? What can you teach me if I become your disciple?”
James asked, “What do you want to learn?”
“Um...” Stephen rubbed his chin, pondering for a moment. Then, he said, “I’ve heard Mr. Sylvester say that Celestials can fly on clouds, move mountains and seas, create clouds and rain at will, and possess various Celestial Arts. I want to learn all of that.”
“I will teach you whatever you want to learn,” James said while looking at him.
“Really?” Stephen’s face lit up with joy.
“Yes,” James replied.
James smiled and said, “It’s far from countless universes.”
Stephen was dumbfounded, sitting on the ground with a look of despair. “Oh no, I can’t go back. My Xuxa, I can’t see you again.”
Seeing his reaction, James reassured him, “You can go back at any time if you want to. I’ll only give you guidance for one epoch. During this time, your progress will depend on your own boons.”
Upon hearing this, Stephen stood up, looking puzzled, and asked, “How long is one epoch?”
James explained, “Forty-nine billion years.”
“Ahhh...” Stephen was petrified. “Forty-nine... billion years? Can I live that long?”

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The readers' comments on the novel: The Almighty Dragon General
"Good things take time" Lol yeah, a hundred and fifty trillion years, apparently....
How was Sheldon Jame's first disciple? Wasn't the Black Eagle King the first? Where has he disappeared to all this time?...
Unbelievable... I thought James was rid of the annoying "honey, darling" Thea by going to the Demonic Realm, but now she's gone there too *puke*...
This Thea is the most narcissistic woman of all, constantly interrupting James's cultivation, getting in the way of his plans and slowing him down. He was well rid of her but the author went bonkers a few hundred chapters into the story and decided to pair her back with James.. Yuck!...
Thea doesn't deserve James, it so sad he loves her...
Thank you so much for all the effort. I love all the stories I've read. I hope to continue reading "The Almighty Dragon General" story. 😊...
Chapter 611 to 630 in text form...