Master Osborne made himself look imposing as he put on a pagan hand seal using his right hand before pointing his finger at Master Elaris.And then, the wooden sword behind seemed to hum and vibrate. It flew out of its sheath, floating in mid-air.All the other geomancy masters looked at this scene with shock. Not everyone could do that."The Animate Sword technique? Wait, no…" Harvey was shocked. At first, he thought this was the Animate Sword Technique that existed within the purview of martial arts. But after giving it a better look, it was not.It was simply one of the techniques used in mysticism.When it came to geomancy and mysticism, the ones that Harvey was more familiar with were the ones used to murder, since he was an expert in the killing of others. However, the Animate Sword Technique that Master Osborne used seemed to remind him of the sleight of hand used by street magicians. That was not something that Harvey understood.Ven Marlee was quite surprised. As someone
When Master Elaris saw that Master Osborne from the Thatch had surrendered, he smiled. "You've learned your lesson well!"Meanwhile, Mater Osborne quickly retrieved his wooden sword. Then, he started cleaning it as something he cherished very much. He thought he could make a name for himself today, but he never expected that he would be completely humiliated instead.When everyone else saw what happened to Master Osborne, their expressions turned pale. Master Elaris from the Warding Temple… His powers seemed to be beyond their imagination.Unless one possessed power; otherwise, they would end up just like Master Osborne of the Thatch. Were they expected to be humiliated just like that?"Alright, everyone. Is there anyone else here who has an issue with me? Feel free to demonstrate your powers. If there's no one else, then there's no point in fighting over this anymore. I shall aid the Judds in fighting against this curse of theirs." Master Elaris even took out a string of beads and
After a moment, the Earl of Treasures said with a dark expression. "Impressive technique, Master Elaris."After hearing what the Earl of Treasures had to say, Master Elaris said a prayer but looked smug by the minute.After seeing this, all the geomancers within this place understood that Master Elaris was the most powerful among them.No matter who challenged Master Elaris, they would only be humiliated instead.Seeing that no one would challenge him, Master Elaris nodded and glanced at everyone else present. With a smile, he said, "Thank you, everyone. Seeing how things have developed, it means that what happens in the Judd family will be up to me alone. Thank you for giving me this chance."While all the geomancers were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to acknowledge it. Their powers were no match for him.The world of geomancy and the world of martial arts had something in common. Those with powers rule. Those with no powers could complain all they like, it was useless. I
In that instant, all the geomancers looked at Nicholas as if they were looking at a fool. Veer looked at Nicholas but did not recognize him, although he used to be part of the Thompson family. However, he recognized the security uniform he was wearing. He quickly said, "Kick this security guard out of here! Just how are you doing your job? How did you let a security guard like him in?""Veer! It's a misunderstanding! He's an expert who I invited here. He's very strong and talented!" At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing a traditional garb stood. She was holding a talisman in her hand with a smile."This is a protection talisman he gave us, and I've kept it on me for the past few days. When the rest of you approach Mother, you will all hear howling sounds. And you would even start to have nightmares. But with this, I'm no longer affected by my mother. The reason I take him here is because I've tested it myself. His talents are real."The lady was a member of one of the branch fam
When Elaris saw Veer's mother, he could not help but cry out, "Such dense malevolent energy!"Veer instinctively asked, "Is it troublesome, Master Elaris?""It is, but you can rest without worries as soon as I finish with the work," Master Elaris said confidently after closer inspection. "We will be in your debt then," Veer sighed in relief as he looked at how confident Master Elaris was. The Judds kept getting into problems repeatedly to the point that he was starting to get tired. It would be best if the problem could be solved.Master Elaris smiled confidently when he heard what Veer said. Without delay, he took out a rosary formed from 108 Wisterias. He started praying, and then, with a wave of his hands, the prayer beads immediately flew out and fell around the old woman.As the prayer beads appeared, there seemed to be a scream coming from inside the old woman. Then, the white hair all started to fall. In just a few seconds, Veer's mother seemed to have recovered somewhat.
Nicholas stood there, cool as a cucumber. With a smile, he turned to Layna and said, "Don't you worry. We are good friends. Your problems are my problems as well. I will deal with this."Then, Nicholas took out an emerald button from his pocket. Afterward, he dropped his blood on it. He flicked his finger, and the button fell right before Veer's mother. As the button landed, the malevolent energy within the old lady immediately stopped going berserk. The surrounding atmosphere also calmed down a little."You suffer backlash even for something so minor. Seriously, what's going on with the occultists and mystics of today…" sighed Nicholas with his hands behind his back. Everyone instantly turned their attention to Nicholas. All were looking at Nicholas with envy and admiration.No matter how prideful he was… How should they put it? He was truly talented! He could easily suppress such a powerful surge of malevolent energy. Undoubtedly, he was at the top of the hierarchy within their wo
If what Nicholas did initially earned everyone's admiration, now everyone looked at him with anger and disdain.He acted like he was in complete control, as if he had great talent. But what happened next? Not only did he not deal with the issue, but he also made things even worse.Listening to Marlee, Nicholas's expression turned dark. Originally, Marlee was also one of his targets, and he was going to court her after dealing with the problems in the Judd family. He wanted to create an image of omnipotence; only then would he pursue her officially.He never expected that. Not only was he unable to deal with this, but he also gained Marlee's scorn.At that moment, Nicholas was infuriated. He was the Serpent King of Dark Island. He had never known defeat and everything would progress as he had planned when he was back in Dark Island.But why did things become so difficult when he came back to Wolsing? There were so many hiccups, no matter what he planned to do.When Nicholas was st
Originally, once geomancers had suffered backlash from trying to cleanse any malevolent energy, it would take at least three months to cleanse them from inside their bodies. Sometimes, it would take more than five years if the energy was particularly stubborn.They would even die from it if the backlash were especially bad.However, not only did Harvey manage to deal with all the problems with a wave of his hand, but he also helped them cleanse the malevolent energy within them.It meant that Harvey had suppressed the source of the malevolent energy within her.Harvey's power was far beyond their imagination.In this instance, all the geomancers looked at Harvey with admiration. What true experts were made of? Someone like Harvey, of course!He had discreetly watched everything from the corner. He would only suppress everything when there was no other option left once things had started to lose control.He was not just an elite. It meant that he preferred to remain discreet.Al
Nicholas' return and taking back everything he wanted was just an excuse. His greatest aim was to borrow the powers of Evermore and other forces to make Wolsing bleed and covered in corpses. He wanted Wolsing to fall into chaos.While he was indeed pitiful when he was forced to leave Wolsing, it was not an excuse for his actions.Harvey even suspected that the reason Nicholas could reach this stage was all thanks to Evermore and their planning. Nicholas was one of the most important pawns for them to throw the country into chaos.If Nicholas really did become the patriarch of the Thompsons of Wolsing, the result would be unthinkable.An elder from the Thompson family approached him and slammed his hand on the table. "How dare you! You dare threaten the family? And you will make us choose between life and death? What? Are you going to kill everyone here?"I'm going to make it clear. The Thompson family isn't just someone's private property. Those who become the patriarch would have
"Traitorous son?" Nicholas said calmly, his hands behind his back. "It's true that to you, I'm a traitorous son. But have you all forgotten something? The position of patriarch was supposed to be mine. "However, my father died young, leaving behind my brother and me. We were entrusted to Roberto's care. But maddened with power, he allied himself with outsiders and took our power away. That was why my brother and I had to act out such a performance."He will stay behind and become Roberto's fake son, while I depart for Dark Island. According to our original plan, when I return, my brother and I will dish out our revenge accordingly. I didn't expect him to die first."Since that's the case, I'll personally take care of what's happening in the Thompson family. However, seeing that we're in front of my brother's grave, I don't want to spill too much blood. I'll give you all a chance."Give up what's rightfully ours. Otherwise, you can't bear the consequences!"Couldn't bear the conse
"Not necessarily the Islanders, no." Harvey shook his head with a dark expression. "Today is Hector's funeral, and the key moment for the Thompsons' heirs to fight for their ascension as patriarch. While it looked like the Islanders were behind this assassination attempt, the Thompsons might have arranged for him."Mandy frowned. "Don't tell me it's Vaughn…?""Not him. He's the next person in line with the hope of becoming the patriarch after Hector's death. There's no need for him to make things difficult for himself," Harvey said slowly.Harvey had a guess, but he didn't expect this person to be so decisive and make such a risky move in the funeral service. If it really was that person, then all of these arrangements were just the appetizer. The entree wasn't here yet.When Harvey realized this, he didn't care about Mandy's resistance and immediately dragged her under a nearby tree where she would be out of sight. It was too late to leave right now."Thompsons! Hear me! Don't le
As soon as Harvey pushed Mandy to the ground, he saw Vaughn and many of the members of the family's higher echelon gathered around Hector's coffin.Suddenly, gunshot sounds could be heard from the front of the coffin. Roberto didn't react in time—his body shook as bullets rained down on him. He coughed out a mouthful of blood and collapsed on the ground.The people behind Vaughn finally reacted, and quickly retreated and escaped. The Thompsons were shocked. Some of them cried in anguish. "Sir!"Before they could do anything, the coffin blasted open with a bang. A figure in a dark outfit from the Island Nation came flying out. With a longsword in his hand, he immediately headed toward where Vaughn was, preparing to kill him right there and then.Vaughn was shocked, but a slender figure suddenly stepped out. With a flick of her sword, she blocked the ninja's decisive attack.It was Rachel.Vaughn crawled up from the floor and ran to a bodyguard, grabbing the firearm from his hand
The following day, news spread throughout Wolsing.Hector, one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing, had passed away due to an acute disease a few days ago. Today was the day of his funeral.All the members of the Thompson family had returned. It was obvious that they wanted to give Hector a grand funeral. After the news came out, all the members of the major wealthy families went to the funeral to pay their last respects.Suddenly, a lot of people gathered in Mount Jewel, where Hector's funeral service was held. While the Thompson family had expected all this, it was obvious that the security forces they prepared were stretched to their limits.All they could do was check the invitation and their belongings, and that was it. They could not do anything else.Harvey had arrived at the funeral service very early in the morning. However, no one noticed him because he preferred to be discreet. After narrowing his eyes and scanning the corners of the service, Harvey quietly mixed into
Harvey did not stay despite Veer and Marlee's request after he was done with matters in the Judd household. After declining several invitations from the other geomancers, he left after a few more polite words.Once he was back in his estate and had just finished enjoying a cup of coffee, he received a message from the front that Vaughn requested an audience.Harvey did not refuse and simply asked Vaughn to enter the estate."Boss, I have bad news. Nicholas Thompson is back!" said Vaughn, with the obvious darkness in his expression when he met Harvey, who was drinking his coffee."Nicholas was Hector's brother. Not only was he from the family's main branch, but it was also said that he had created an invincible corporation on Dark Island. Not only did he want revenge this time, he wanted to take back everything he lost."Harvey nodded. "I understand."Vaughn replied sternly, "No, you don't understand. According to my information, he had accepted help when he was overseas. Many mer
Everyone was shocked when they saw Harvey swing his hand gently at Nicholas with an open palm, but it was enough to throw him away into the ground, coughing in blood. Everyone could only watch in awe.Some elites could already tell from this moment alone that Nicholas was no weakling. Unfortunately, he was unfortunate enough to encounter someone even more powerful than he was.That was Nicholas's fate.Marlee stared at Harvey with a shine in her eyes. Veer held his throat, admiring Harvey even more. He had encountered plenty of young talents throughout the years as the patriarch of his family. But it was the first time he encountered someone with so much talent in the mystics and martial arts.At this moment, Veer even wanted to sacrifice everything he had just to recruit Harvey and make him the Judd family's son-in-law.As for the others, all of them simply thought of how eye-catching he was at this moment.Meanwhile, Harvey simply pulled out a paper towel and thoroughly clean
"Regret? Why would I be?" Harvey calmly replied. "If you really dare to kill Mr. Veer, the Judds and the other four hidden families would never show you any mercy." Hearing Harvey's words, everyone from the Judds of Wolsing was stunned. Even before they could say anything, Harvey said, "But seeing that you did single me out, I'll give you a chance. Let him go, and we'll exchange moves. If you win, you can leave. If you lose, you die. How about it?"When Nicholas heard Harvey's challenge, he smiled coldly. "Are you saying that you want to fight me alone? And that we will see who's victorious in one move?"Harvey shrugged. "One move, ten moves, there's not much difference for me. Since you're just someone who I can slap away with on strike."Then, Harvey signaled for everyone in the middle to clear space. Once he was there, he pointed at Nicholas, beckoning him with his finger. Nicholas was enraged when he saw what Harvey was doing.Harvey's calmness and arrogance should be somethi
The next instant, all the Judds' bodyguards immediately attacked. It was obvious that all of them were martial arts elites, and every attack made the wind howled. However, Nicholas was also not just any ordinary fighter. When he saw the bodyguards attacking him, he immediately countered and threw them on the ground. Once he was done with the bodyguards, Nicholas appeared right before Veer. He extended his hand, catching Veer by the throat.At that moment, all the armed bodyguards had their faces pale. They did not dare to attack, worrying they would hit Veer instead."Release my dad!" Marlee said coldly. "I don't care who you are, Nicholas. But if you hurt my dad, I guarantee that you won't be able to leave here alive!"When Nicholas saw Marlee speaking to him coldly, he narrowed his eyes. Initially, he wanted to make Marlee his, and then control the Judds of Wolsing. But now…When the thought crossed his mind, Nicholas looked at Harvey even colder. "Ms. Marlee, do you really thi