“Neither.”Layton smiled faintly, crossing his arms.“You do have a massive accomplishment fighting for the country’s Martial Arts Alliance, and giving the country the right to become one of the five directors of the World Martial Arts Alliance.“Your identity allows you to be on the same level as us leaders of sacred martial arts training grounds…“But that’s just it.”“What of it?”“Us leaders have manny elites and disciples under us.“No matter how impressive you are, no matter how much you do, and you have nothing else to rely on but yourself.“Simply put, you don’t even amount to a signboard without the sacred martial arts training grounds’ support.”Harvey smiled. “I see. So you’re here to teach me a lesson…”Layton chuckled.“Not exactly.“Since you’ve done so much for the country’s Martial Arts Alliance, I can consider letting you go if you let my people go and kneel. Admit to your faults, and swear that you won’t get involved with Heaven’s Gate.”“And if I decline
Bam!Clover quickly held Lance back as soon as he was about to swing his palm forward.“Enough! Do you think we’re not embarrassed enough?“No matter how much wrong he’s done, he’s still Father’s sworn brother! We need to have respect for him!”Clover took a step forward, looking stern. “I know you came here to help the Gibson family.“We’ve seen first-hand everything that you did for us, too.“However, that was all before the leader showed up!“Now that he’s standing against us, we wouldn’t be able to fight back!“If I were you, I’d pack my things and leave the headquarters right now.“Nobody would laugh at you if you do.“Even ants would do their best to survive, let alone humans.“You don’t have to worry about the Gibsons, either.“Since the leader showed up, we’d be able to protect ourselves as long as we admit to our faults and give them our resources.”Despite them, Clover was filled with helplessness and resentment when she said those words.But in Heaven’s Gate,
“He’s the representative of the Martial Arts Alliance, after all. He doesn’t have much authority, but he’s made a lot of great achievements.“The higher-ups of the Martial Arts Alliance might get riled up if you fight him.“If that happens, we’ll be in big trouble.”Ebony glanced into the dark corner of the car.“What kind of higher-ups would they have?” Layton snorted.He was calm.“Don’t forget. The Martial Arts Alliance belongs to the sacred martial arts training grounds.“Us leaders are the ones who hold true authority.“Harvey was lucky to get his title.“Even though he has no authority as a representative…“The other sacred martial arts training grounds wouldn’t be happy about me killing him on the spot, either.“You of all people should know of Heaven’s Gate’s reputation to the other sacred martial arts training grounds.“That’s why I gave him a day to prepare. I was just giving the others a heads-up, saying that I’d kill that bastard soon!“They’d understand my mot
Osman thought about the situation for a moment.“That said, this might not be good for us either.“The elder group finally managed to get the upper hand during the recent years, causing the leader’s authority to dwindle a little.“But if he wins the fight, wouldn’t his reputation skyrocket again?“That way, everything we did would be for naught.”Adler chuckled.“That’s true.“But since he’d be killing the representative of the Martial Arts Alliance, he’ll probably seclude himself again just for the Martial Arts Alliance to look good. He’d want the other sacred martial arts training grounds to feel relieved after everything.“This would be our chance!“As long as we show that we’re on the same side as Mr. Layton, the next successor would surely come from one of our families!“Besides, it’d be easy enough to overthrow a leader without actual authority.“In any case, we’ll be the ones reaping the spoils after Harvey’s death!”Adler and Osman smiled at each other.At the same
When the car doors opened, people in Martial Arts Alliance uniforms walked out.They were all carrying swords on their backs, looking fierce.They surrounded the entire hotel, as if they were afraid of Harvey running away. The one leading the group was Rhea Osborne, the previous representative of the country’s Martial Arts Alliance, the lady of the Osborne family.In the past, Harvey had trampled on her completely. Now, she reappeared. She had short hair, and exuded a majestic aura. Many experts from the northwest branch of the Martial Arts Alliance stood behind her.“Who are you people?” Shay asked instinctively.Slap!Rhea slapped Slay to the ground with the back of her palm without even batting an eye.Rachel recognized Rhea’s face.“Don’t you know that Sir York is staying here, Rhea?” she said coldly, taking a step forward. “Do you understand the consequences of your actions?”“Consequences?”Rhea smiled, then waved her hand. Her people instantly pulled out their firear
“Speak! Where is that bastard right now?”Rhea placed the barrel of her firearm right on top of Shay’s head.“I’ll blast your brains out if you don’t talk! I can kill you before making any sort of report in sacred martial arts training grounds, after all!”Prince quickly rushed forward. “He went to visit my father! Wait for him to come back if you dare!”Bam!Rhea instantly sent Prince flying with a single kick.“And you didn’t follow him? Who are you trying to fool here?“If I’m correct, Harvey must be hiding so he doesn’t have to attend his fight at noon…“He’s afraid of being cut down by Mr. Layton! That’s why he’s guarding the representative’s badge. He’s doing it just so he can save his own skin!“Well, that’s completely useless!“Since the leaders of the sacred martial arts training grounds have all agreed to take Harvey’s position away from him, it wouldn’t mean a thing even if he has his badge!”Rhea then looked around her.“Get out of here, Harvey!” she exclaimed c
A minute had passed, but there was still no sight of Harvey.Rhea laughed.“What a coward, that Harvey! You really think I wouldn’t take action just because you’re hiding?“Now! Cut off Prince’s hand! Let him know what happens when he joins forces with filth like Harvey!”A person showed a wretched smile when he pulled out his long sword, ready to carry out Rhea’s order.“You’re laying your fingers on my people? Who gave you the courage, Rhea?”A cold voice echoed from the entrance at this very moment.Harvey crossed his arms as he slowly walked in front of everyone. His movements weren’t fast, but every step he took exuded dignity.He squinted at the main hall. Seeing the horrible state of Shay and Prince, his gaze instantly darkened.“Sir York!” Prince exclaimed in excitement, as if he was saved.“You’ve finally shown up! I thought you learned to be a coward after coming to the Golden Sands,” Rhea sneered.Rhea wasn’t afraid of Harvey’s fierce expression at all. She believ
Harvey crossed his arms, and looked calmly at Rhea.“I fought for the title of representative myself.“You didn’t give me the title, and neither did those filthy leaders of sacred martial arts training grounds.“You want the badge back? You have no right.“Besides, you came all the way to my territory and beat up my people…“Looks like I haven’t taught you a good enough lesson back in Flutwell, huh?”Harvey spoke calmly as he glared at Rhea. Rhea exploded in anger after being reminded of what happened in Flutwell.“Heh! You think you’re actually that impressive?!”What happened in Flutwell was her biggest humiliation. Not to mention that their prince, Clyde, was disrespected by the same man!Rhea couldn’t forgive it.“Hand over the badge and kneel! Confess and grovel this instant!” she demanded, taking a step forward. “If you don’t, we’ll punch holes right into your people’s bodies! We’ll see if you’re stubborn enough to kill them or not!”Rhea waved her hand; her people p
In that instant, all the elites from Origin Fist could only gasp. They didn't know how to react when they saw what happened. Normally, once Harvey gave Kuro the chance to turn the table around, Kuro should have the advantage.But the result?Kuro was being stepped on, and he didn't even have the power to resist. Before Harvey's strength, he was just too weak."Not only can't you fight, but you're also making me very disappointed," Harvey said as he squatted and patted Kuro's face. It was a simple action, but it was enough to humiliate Kuro completely."Stop wasting time here, kid. I acknowledge that I've been careless, and I acknowledge that I'm not as skilled as you. I surrender!" The expression on Kuro's face was one of stubbornness. "If you can, kill me! I'm telling you, even if I die, the Origin Fist will never let you go! No matter who you are, you'll die in the hands of Origin Fist! If I die, your whole family will die with you!""How naïve," Harvey said with a smile. In t
"Your level of power is insufficient as well. Your so-called Black Hands is somewhat interesting, but you can't even unleash half of its power. Which means that the Sky Plane's martial arts aren't good, and so are you," Harvey said as he kept on slapping Kuro.Kuro couldn't even move away from getting slapped. His face was full of blood, and its contour had completely changed. All the Origin Fist elites could only watch this in shock.Kuro was the cream of the crop of Origin Fist. Not only was he a True Warrior, but he had even mastered the Black Hands. Why couldn't he escape the weak slaps from Harvey? How could Kuro not defeat Harvey, especially in a place like Grand City?This was the same as the Origin Fist's dignity being completely soiled!But another question appeared. Were the weak-looking slaps really that powerful?"You fool! How dare you slap me!" Kuro snarled, fury and doubt on his face. He was shocked at Harvey's power. He didn't think Harvey could slap him that e
"You fool!" Kuro was completely infuriated.He immediately appeared in mid-air in front of Harvey, his palms striking down. The black miasma surrounding his hands turned into gigantic palms, carrying a powerful aura. They seemed to be expanding without limits. At that instant, they seemed to be covering the entire sky.Everyone gasped.What was going on? Was this the legendary Black Hands?They couldn't believe it! Then they saw how Harvey seemed like he was stunned by the terrifying Black Hands. He simply stood there, unmoved, as if he was frozen.Alexei's expression changed. He wanted to call out to Harvey, but he noticed that he couldn't say anything as his throat had gone dry. He couldn't even move.He wasn't the only one. Even the bodyguards from the Foster family were all full of despair. They never expected the elites from Sky Plane could be so strong—it shook them to the core. Even among the seven families from Grand City, only the few most talented people would hav
Harvey frowned and looked at Alexei. "Alexei, do all the people from Sky Plane have some emotional issues? Why are they all so self-centered?""Well…" Alexei was speechless. 'Bro… Big bro…' While Harvey had the strength to ignore the people from Sky Plane, Alexei didn't! Not only did he want to live, but he wanted to live a good life too!When Kuro heard Harvey's words, he smiled coldly. "You have quite the confidence, Mr. Representative. You probably don't understand what the words True Warriors meant. Today, allow me to help you understand just how terrifying the True Warriors from Sky Plane are!"As Kuro said that, he extended his right hand. A black miasma appeared around his fingers. Very quickly, it began to surround both his palms, looking extremely eerie.Mikan instinctively asked, "You're going to use the Origin Fist's ultimate attack, the Black Hands?"The so-called Black Hands was the ultimate technique of the Origin Fist. It was said that every use of it will make
To someone like Mikan, who thought of herself as someone at the top of the social hierarchy, what happened to her was humiliating and infuriated her deeply.She gritted her teeth and stared at Harvey. After a long while, she yelled, "Shameless… You shameless man! How dare you ambush me?!"Slap!Harvey sent Mikan flying again with another slap. This time, she slammed right into a giant stone pillar in the courtyard, and was instantly in a wounded state."Ambush? Do I even need to ambush rubbish like you?" Harvey's expression was full of disdain. "Who do you think you are? What makes you think you're worth ambushing?"Harvey fired a few more slaps at Mikan. There was no way for her to escape, and her entire face was now full of dirt. In the end, she was thrown out of the entrance. She rolled on the ground, and Harvey even kicked her on the buttocks.When all the spectators saw what had happened, their eyes grew wide, their faces filled with disbelief. They never expected that thing
Sky Plane and Grand City were similar. Their status in the Island Nation was also very high. Some of the Islanders even treat the Sky Plane as where the gods resided and would worship them.Since the ruling Royal Family and the Six Schools couldn't limit the Sky Plane, it made everyone who came from the Sky Plane incredibly arrogant. They believed they were the best of all. They believed that as long as they announced they were from the Sky Plane, no one could do anything to them.Mikan's attitude made everyone hold their breaths in anticipation. Some of those who still had compassion within them shook their heads.While it was nothing to them if they offended ordinary Islanders, members of the Six Schools and even those from the ruling Royal Family, crossing Sky Plane was a death wish.No one other than the direct descendent of the Grand City could attract Sky Plane's wrath.Just when all of them thought that Harvey was going to surrender, Harvey simply smirked and said, "As expe
"Since you're all coming for me, then there's no need to hide your intentions. Why don't you just directly tell me what your aim is?" Harvey said coldly. The attack on him smelled like a plot. However, the Islanders were making this too obvious… Only fools couldn't see through it."I'm Mikan Inoue, and this is my older brother Kuro Inoue. We are practitioners of the Origin Fists from Sky Plane," the Islander woman said with a commanding tone as she played with her martial arts robe, showing the size of her chest."When we're at the Sky Plane, we heard that the representative of Country H's Martial Arts had completely demolished all the Six Schools of the Island Nation. While they were simply servants of the Sky Plane, you still have to consider who their masters are. If you dare to hit our servants, then it's only natural for you to pay the price, correct?"Kuro Inoue also said with a smile, "Kneel and beg us to spare you. Then, we won't make a move. But the condition is that you
When Harvey saw what happened, his eyes became even colder. Even Alexei, someone who didn't know much about Harvey, could sense the murderous aura coming from him. He shuddered. Then, he mustered the courage he needed to yell, "Hey! You islanders! How dare you throw Dragon Gate into chaos! Do you have a death wish?!"When the elites from the Island Nation walked out of the inner courtyard and heard that, they hurled the injured trainers on the ground. Then, all of them tilted their heads as they looked at Harvey with a sneer.The leader among the Islanders' elites stepped forward and said in a nonchalant tone, "You're the Dragon Gate's scion as well as the representative of the Country H Martial Arts Alliance? You're only here after waiting for you for so long… Don't tell me you're scared?" He spoke the language of Country H very well, but if one were to listen, it was clear that his fluency was still quite lacking. A woman was walking next to him, playing with the sleeve of he
Alexei's eyes narrowed when he saw the man in the Island Nation's martial arts robe. "Big bro, are you really the scion of Dragon Gate? If you are, then this is going to be troublesome. The man who's challenging the training hall is one of the representatives the Island Nation's Sky Plane sent here. He's supposed to be an elite trained in the Origin Fist."Harvey's curiosity was piqued. "Origin Fist?"Alexei nodded. "You probably don't know this. While the so-called Six Schools sound great in the Island Nation, when it comes to the Origin martial arts from the Sky Plane, they are nothing! Even if we don't talk about the rest and just the Origin Fist, everyone who's trained in it is legendary. It's said that they can split mountains with their bare fists alone, and it's even more powerful than our country's Eagle Claw technique!"Alexei's expression was one of fear as he pointed at the wounds on all those trainers. If one were to look closely, all ad signs of being clawed upon. T