Grace Smith felt that all of this was incredibly surreal; even the legendary fifth-rank Source Power Grandmasters probably didn’t possess such mysterious abilities.

That Highness of Taiyi Palace was unimaginable, unfathomable.

Grace Smith still had many doubts in her heart, but she also felt a genuine sense of awe toward His Highness of Taiyi Palace!

To bestow such immense power with a mere flick of the finger—this might as well be divine might!

But as an apostle of His Highness, what kind of responsibilities would she have to bear?

Grace Smith had understood from a young age that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

The title of “apostle” sounded like someone who had to work.

She felt a deep worry arise in her heart—if she failed in her duties as an apostle, what kind of punishment would await her?!

Chapter 8 Progress

In the dark room, as Grace Smith pondered over Taiyi Palace, she had no idea that James Carter was standing right behind her.

James Carter wore a smiling mask on his face, a golden dragon-patterned robe, and dragon-patterned boots. He was dressed exactly like someone from Taiyi Palace.

As the Lord of the Taiyi Order, James Carter could establish contact with an apostle at any time, descending beside them in the form of a consciousness projection.

This connection was top-down and completely unequal.

Simply put, only James Carter could contact the apostle; the apostle could not contact James Carter.

Moreover, the apostle could not refuse this connection.

If James Carter didn’t want the apostle to notice, the apostle wouldn’t be able to see James Carter’s consciousness projection.

As the first apostle, James Carter naturally paid close attention to Grace Smith.

Once Grace Smith exited Taiyi Palace, James Carter locked onto Grace Smith’s location and descended beside her in his consciousness form.

In this state, James Carter was essentially like a ghost from legend—visible but intangible, able to carry consciousness but unable to truly interfere with the material world.

For James Carter, it was like watching a movie in person; he could receive all kinds of information, but he couldn’t change any of it.

Of course, he could communicate with the apostle and use the apostle to change everything. That was another matter.

This was also the first time James Carter had transformed into this state, and he found it quite interesting.

Seeing Grace Smith’s impressive martial arts, James Carter was even more pleasantly surprised.

This first apostle should be a low-rank Source Master, which would explain her agility and strength far beyond ordinary people.

Judging by her decisive and fierce moves, she wasn’t just putting on a show. She had probably killed before—or at least participated in real combat multiple times.

Looking at Grace Smith’s attire, the furnishings of her room, her family seemed to be fairly well-off. He just didn’t know what her family actually did.

James Carter watched for a while, and only when Grace Smith went into the bathroom to shower did his consciousness return to Taiyi Palace.

The whole connection process was like making a phone call; as long as Grace Smith was alive, he could use her as a base point to descend his consciousness.

To James Carter, the Taiyi Order was like a highly functional phone. He could operate it at will, but didn’t understand the underlying logic of how it worked.

For now, though, he didn’t need to know that much.

In the resplendent Taiyi Palace, Emily curiously asked James Carter, “Daddy, how is Sister Zhou?”

James Carter thought for a moment and said, “It’s hard to say for now, but she looks good. She has a lot of potential.”

Grace Smith seemed diligent and eager to learn, so she should be able to cultivate the “Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel” well.

As for her character, personality, and family background, it was still too early to tell.

However, since he could unilaterally supervise Grace Smith, he wasn’t worried about things getting out of control.

Emily reached out and tapped in the air, and a line of text appeared above the pool.

Name: Grace Smith.

Age: Seventeen

Gender: Female.

Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel: First Level (1/3600)

Source Power: First Rank, Four Stars.

Zhou Family Secret Source Power Breathing Technique (Expert)

Nine Gale Slashes (Expert)

Wing Chun (Proficient)

Jujitsu (Proficient)

Throwing Knives (Expert)

Marksmanship (Proficient)

……

Looking at Grace Smith’s data panel, James Carter couldn’t help but sigh, “She knows even more than I do—impressive.”

Emily comforted him, “If it really came to a fight, she definitely wouldn’t be a match for Daddy.”

A low-rank Source Master isn’t much stronger than an ordinary person. Only when a Source Master equips Source Armor does their power fundamentally increase. That’s the true strength of a Source Master.

With James Carter’s current formidable strength, he could easily crush most first-rank Source Masters.

James Carter asked, “Can I share Grace Smith’s abilities?”

“As long as it involves the physical techniques related to the operation of the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel’s power, Daddy can automatically gain seventy percent of the ability.”

Emily shook her head and said, “Sister Zhou’s other skills are just ordinary physical techniques—not really worth learning.”

“The foundation of martial arts is in power. Ordinary techniques just help release power more efficiently. Only advanced martial arts possess truly incredible might.”

Emily didn’t care much about the skills Grace Smith had.

With James Carter’s abilities, there was no need to practice these ordinary techniques.

“As long as they’re useful, that’s enough,” James Carter said.

He wasn’t as picky as Emily; his own fighting skills were all learned at the patrol academy—simple and rough.

Compared to Grace Smith, he was far inferior.

Emily said, “Daddy, the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel is the foundation. Things like Wing Chun are just side branches.”

“What exactly is the use of the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel?” James Carter still lacked an intuitive understanding of it.