Grote fell to his knees upon hearing those words, trembling from head to toe. "This was all Dorrah's idea, Lord Babbit! I had nothing to do with it! Please spare my life!" "Take your men and get lost." "Thank you, Lord Babbit!" Grote waved a hand and left with the Hilton family cultivators. Mike was red in the face by then, and Babbit leered at him coldly. "Dorrah sure was a lucky man to get his hands on a talisman creator. Your name's Mike, isn't it? Well, let me ask you now. Are you willing to pledge your loyalty to me and join the Reyne family as one of my soldiers? Blink twice if it's a yes." Mike scrambled to blink twice quickly. While he was loyal to Dorrah, Dorrah was no longer alive for him to stay loyal to. Mike had no support, and Babbit could kill him at any moment. "Very well." Babbit loosened his grasp, and Mike fell to the ground as he gasped for air. "I swear to remain loyal to you, Lord Babbit!" "That's good to hear. You're pretty powerful, Mike. I'm inter
"W-What?" Firton got down on one knee at once. "No, of course not! I just think that Wilbur and Felix aren't experienced enough, and other cultivators will not like that they're given so much power." "They can very well talk to me, then! Wilbur and Felix were the only ones to help me when Mike ambushed me just now. Where were the rest of you? The Reyne family might have its rules, but it would be nothing if its members only cared about themselves instead of their leader!" "I…" "That's enough, Firton. Felix, you're the new head of the Chris family. Wilbur, you're the new Senior Guard. You two will head to the family grounds and assume your positions once we leave and take over the family together. I want a detailed report on all of Buck Town's insulation systems and sources." The Chris family controlled the Vermillion Bird Mountains and were in charge of heating and insulation for Buck Town. They made a good amount of money over this over the years. Wilbur and Felix got down o
"Oh, that was the Azure Dragon energy aura! I had absorbed too much of it, and the azure dragon defensive barrier can help me sense any aura changes within a hundred-meter radius. I didn't have to use dragon aura at all." "Oh, that's much better, then," Felix said, lowering his head. Wilbur frowned. "But doesn't Babbit cultivate in the Azure Dragon Lake himself? Shouldn't he know that?" "The energy aura in Lord Edmund's body clashes with the Azure Dragon energy aura. He hasn't actually been able to cultivate in the lake." "What? Why do I see him enter the lake every day, then?" Wilbur was shocked to hear this. Babbit cultivated in the Azure Dragon Lake every day for two hours. Why would he do that if he could not absorb the energy aura in there at all? Felix shook his head. "I'm not sure, but I think it might have something to do with the other City Lords. Edmund hasn't secured his position in Buck Town just yet, and he's wary that the other City Lords might attack him. So,
That was something Dorrah, Grote, and Conrad had been able to do, but Edmund, who was impersonating Babbit, could not. If that was the case, 'Babbit' could still let Wilbur go for the time being. But if Wilbur really was a dragon clan cultivator, all of this would come to an end a lot sooner. Despite the fact that George had wished for Edmund to look out for the dragon clan cultivator who had shown up in Buck Town, Edmund knew how powerful a dragon clan cultivator could be. If this person was to make a name for himself in Buck Town, it might not be long before they joined forces with George to take Edmund's City Lord status from him. On top of that, George was the closest to Edmund out of all the City Lords. Without his help, the other City Lords would definitely grab the opportunity to come after Edmund. Wilbur knew too many of Edmund's secrets, and Felix was his servant. That meant that Wilbur definitely knew about Edmund killing Babbit and taking over the Reyne family. Either
Soon, Wilbur and Felix arrived at the Chris family quarters. A servant saw them coming and bowed politely. "Sirs, Elder Milton has informed me of your arrival and sent me to greet you. Please come with me." Upon hearing those words, Wilbur and Felix exchanged glances. Wilbur then asked, "Isn't Elder Milton the head elder of the Chris family? He holds the most power out of everyone in the family. How exactly does he feel about us coming here?" He knew that the members of the Chris family were sure to harbor some amount of resentment over Dorrah's death. However, Milton and the others might have been fearful of Babbit and the Reyne family's power and chose to surrender to them obediently. Thus, it was important to find out how the Chris family felt about the situation at hand. The servant glanced at Wilbur. "We shouldn't talk here. Elder Milton is waiting with everyone else inside. Please come with me." Felix glanced at Wilbur, who followed after the servant. Elder Milton and
Since Wilbur was more powerful than Felix, he would definitely be able to make a bigger impact. Felix took two steps back and said, "You take it from here, then." Milton waved a hand. "Gray! Carl! It's your time to shine!" Gray and Carl walked up to Wilbur, bowing to him at the same time. "After you, Mister Penn." Wilbur sneered. "No, you can go first since you challenged us. Also, I'll give you a handicap of three moves. As long as you manage to touch me, I'll consider myself to have lost. Senior Horne and I will leave on our own then. But if I do manage to win by a stroke of dumb luck, I hope Elder Milton and the rest of you keep your word in welcoming Senior Horne as the new leader of the Chris family." Gray and Carl exchanged glances, then Gray said, "Well, Carl and I won't be holding back, then." Upon saying the words, both cultivators surged with a powerful energy aura. With the support of the energy aura, two vermillion bird apparitions formed in the air before chargin
Milton had been the second most powerful person in the Chris family under Dorrah, and now that he had given specific orders, Carl and Gray stopped hesitating. They gritted their teeth, then reached out to grab each other's hands before starting to spin rapidly, causing the two vermillion birds above their heads to meld into one. The two men's energy auras were rapidly combined, and the two vermillion birds formed a gigantic ball of light. A wave of special energy aura spread out from the two men, and Wilbur felt a pressure knocking him against a wall even after he had retreated backward. He turned around, but there was nothing behind him. However, Wilbur could sense a powerful energy aura quickly forming a barrier here. He looked up at the two men in the sky. What on earth could Gray and Carl be up to? Just then, white light shot out of the ball of light above the two men's heads before hurtling toward Wilbur. Wilbur quickly got to his feet, scrambling to retreat backward as the
The balls of light exploded, sending Gray and Carl flying through the air. They landed heavily on the ground and coughed out a mouthful of blood as the barrier vanished completely. "What the… How?" Milton stared at Wilbur in disbelief before turning to Gray and Carl. "Are you two alright?" Gray's chest heaved up and down. "We're alright. Mister Penn actually went easy on us." He then turned to Wilbur and said with a raspy voice, "Thank you, Mister Penn." Despite the fact that Gray and Carl were rather despicable, Wilbur and Felix were supposed to be taking over the Chris family. Thus, Wilbur felt like he should limit himself to teaching Gray and Carl a lesson about who they were going up against so they would never dare to challenge Wilbur and Felix in the future. Wilbur raised an eyebrow at Milton. "Do you have anything else to say about the battle, Elder Milton?" Milton turned back to Wilbur, getting down on one knee with a hand on his scepter. "I, Elder Milton, humbly we