Wilbur knew from hearing Bertrand's words that he was a smart man. Buck Town was a bloodthirsty place, and no one would be willing to let their enemies live. If a battle was to break out and spiral out of control, both parties would become enemies and one of them would end up dead. Wilbur's dimensional ring had been claimed with his blood, and so Bertrand knew he would not be able to get the three hundred gold coins even he Wilbur was killed. The way to go was to ask Wilbur for two hundred gold coins first, which would at least get him some money. As for whether Wilbur lives or dies, that would depend on his behavior and how Bertrand was feeling. "You are powerful," Wilbur said. "Well, are you handing over those two hundred gold coins, then?" Wilbur sneered coldly. "No." Bertrand glowered at him. "What did you just say? Are you trying to humiliate me?" Wilbur shook his head. "No, I'm not. If you had the power to defeat me, I'd cough up those gold coins without a problem. It
Upon informing the three men, Babbit handed the letter to them. Dorrah exchanged glances with Conrad before beginning to read. He then passed it on to Grote, who did the same before passing the letter to Conrad. All three men were in shock after reading the letter. "How could this be?" Dorrah exclaimed. "Why is Edmund begging us for help all of a sudden? Didn't he just double his cultivation recently?" Babbit said, "I think Edmund might have suffered some backlash while cultivating, which affected his foundation. So, his powers didn't improve, and it even ended up decreasing significantly. He now fears nothing more than the four of us ganging up on him." "Well, why don't we take advantage of the situation at hand to do exactly that?" Babbit glanced at Dorrah. "Have you forgotten the City Lord rules? If a rebellion is to arise in a major town, the other City Lords will personally come to weed out the traitors and take them down. Even if we managed to kill Edmund while he's in a
"What's that? Are you doubting me?" "I…" Felix scrambled to kneel. "I mean no disrespect, Master." "It's alright. Get up. I'll show you a perfect Buck Town that I'll have full control over by then. By the way, I heard that Wilbur Penn refused to leave Buck Town. He went to the outskirts instead. I gave him a chance, Felix. Don't fault me for this." "What?" Felix was shocked to hear the news. He thought that Wilbur was out of Buck Town, only to hear that he had stubbornly chosen to stay. Felix sighed, saying a silent prayer for Wilbur in his head. "Don't you worry, Felix. As long as you stay by my side, I promise Wilbur won't be able to hurt you. In fact, he won't be a threat to you at all. "Thank you, Master." Over in the snow, Wilbur took on dozens of opponents consecutively. All the challengers were after his gold coins but turned out to be far too weak. Wilbur ended up killing all of them before changing his appearance when he was about to reach the edge of the forest.
Upon making up his mind, Wilbur continued to cultivate. The energy aura around him continued seeping into his body, strengthening it bit by bit. Despite the fact that Wilbur had entered the mirage dimension on Earth and experienced the increased gravity of the middle dimensional, the energy aura had remained the same as it was on Earth. The energy aura on Earth was still far too mild compared to what it was in the middle dimensions. However, the energy aura in the middle dimensions was not something anyone could withstand. Wilbur had adapted his body to the middle dimensions and thus strengthened his physique and cultivation through doing so. Cultivating in such a state only helped him absorb the energy aura at an even faster pace. At the same time, Babbit frowned as he stood before the Azure Dragon Lake in the Reyne family quarters. He heard that the Four Great Families had sealed off all the energy aura in four sources for their own use. Edmund had looked down on this, but he
The next second, however, the energy aura in Edmund's body began to condense in a single spot rapidly. The faint figure of an azure dragon took shape in his chest, letting out a howl as Edmund's body exploded. … All of Edmund's joints were blown apart. There were huge gashes all over his body as blood gushed out, and Edmund promptly fell unconscious. As he had lost his powers, Edmund's real appearance was exposed as he floated on the lake's surface. Felix saw that and was stuck in a dilemma. He knew that this was the perfect opportunity to kill Edmund, as Felix was still at risk of being killed by him as long as he was alive. However, Edmund was now the head of the Reyne family. Besides, this Edmund was just a clone. Edmund's original body was still alive, and pulling such a move might lead the Four Great Families to seek revenge as well. Felix would be captured eventually, and consequently killed. On top of that, this might drag Wilbur down with him as well. Felix did not w
After two tries, Edmund knew that there was no way he could absorb the energy aura from the Azure Dragon Lake. This meant that the energy aura in his body was of a contrasting nature, thus he would not be able to benefit from the Azure Dragon Lake. However, there was no way he could tell anyone about this. If the other City Lords found out, they would be sure to replace Edmund. Yet if the energy aura in the Azure Dragon Lake remained the same, George and the others would eventually sense something off as well. Thus, Edmund knew that he was going to have to find a cultivator who could absorb the energy aura in the Azure Dragon Lake. Maybe Felix, or that guy named Wilbur Penn. Maybe Edmund could borrow their bodies to get it done. George chuckled. "Taking the place of the Reyne family head, then slowly taking over the other three families to increase your power. It's truly a brilliant idea, Edmund." Edmund heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing those words, glancing at George nervo
"Felix Horne is here?" "Yes, my Lord." "Alright. Send him in." The servant left, and Felix entered the room. He got down on his knees, bowing to Edmund. "There's trouble, Lord Edmund." "At ease. I know what happened." Felix got to his feet. "What should we do now, Master?" "Oh, don't worry." Edmund took out a white porcelain bottle and handed it to Felix. "This contains Immortelle. Put a few drops in Babbit's mouth once you get back, and his body will restore itself." "Yes, Master." Felix returned to the Reyne family grounds, doing as Edmund had told him to in the secret chamber. Babbit's body began to expand in the next second. A wispy aura swam around his body as his joints began to heal themselves. He regained consciousness two hours later. Babbit glanced at Edmund before rising to sit up cross-legged. "You can head out now. I need to tend to my injuries. "Yes, Master." Three months passed by in the blink of an eye, and Babbit emerged from the secret chamber
Felix fell into a dilemma. He knew that Edmund was far from kind, and there was no way he was just genuinely trying to help Wilbur and Felix. Edmund definitely had some other intentions and was trying to trick Wilbur into coming here. At the thought, Felix said carefully, "But Master, Wilbur and I have already separated. I don't know where he is, and I don't think I can find him." "Are you saying that we have a deal as long as I find him?" Felix did not want to say yes but had no choice, so he nodded. Edmund laughed. "We'll go out of town tomorrow. I'll take you to Wilbur, and the two of you will come and work for me in the Reyne family." "Yes, Master." Felix was a little surprised, but there was nothing he could do about it. All he could wish for was that Edmund would not find Wilbur the next day. However, Edmund had already hatched up a plan. The energy aura in the Azure Dragon Lake was dissipating at an alarming rate, which could only mean that there was a cultivator a