Since Dustin was being rude, Colin would treat him the same way. “En garde!” Colin yelled as he got into a battle-ready stance. “Get ready. I’m about to make my move,” Dustin said. Dustin only warned him because he felt that Colin was courteous toward him. He moved right after he spoke. In an instant, all that was left of Dustin was his afterimage. In the blink of an eye, he had disappeared. Colin was not the sort of person to underestimate his opponents. He always gave his all when facing anyone. Yet, when Dustin moved, he was still stunned. Colin was a Martial Saint. Yet, he had not even been able to see Dustin’s movements clearly! He tried with all his power to track Dustin, but it was all in vain. At that moment, Colin lost his cool. His eyes were filled with shock. “What kind of move was that?” Colin was absolutely floored. Based on what he knew, all he could tell was that Dustin had mastered some unique, high-class technique. There was a hum of somethi
There was no way Nolan was going to ignore Dustin’s order this time. He immediately ran off to notify the branch leader. “Who is that person, really?” Everyone was looking at Dustin in curiosity. “There are only a handful of Martial Saints that young! But I’ve never heard of anyone with the last name ‘Fox.’” “It has to be a fake name. I’m 80% sure of it. I’m even more certain that he’s a prodigy from one of the top families in Central Harbor.” “I wonder why such an amazing person with such great power is here in Grayvale?” Everyone was engrossed in the discussion. After a while, the stadium suddenly fell into silence. The branch leader of North Border had arrived. This was yet another legendary person. The black market branch leader of North Border was Wilhelm Proud. He had managed to climb from the bottom rung of the ladder to the position of branch leader of North Border despite not being a martial artist. It was an admirable feat. “Dustin Fox, survivin
Dustin was simply too arrogant. Yet, Wilhelm gave it some more thought and decided that this was a good opportunity to show Dustin what he was made of. He would be able to teach Dustin a lesson and also make it easier for him to warn him. Wilhelm eyed Nolan. “Clear the place of people,” he ordered. Nolan quickly nodded. “Everyone, the fights at the stadium have come to an end for today. The stadium has experienced extensive damage, so we will be undergoing a period of renovation. Please leave the premises to avoid the dust and debris,” Nolan announced loudly to the audience. Some staff members showed up to usher the crowd away. From the looks of it, they were ready to use force if the audience was reluctant to leave. The audience was hesitant, but they had no choice but to leave. As they left, they were still discussing the mysterious, young Martial Saint who had shown up. Soon, the stadium was emptied of people other than members of the black market. “
“Let them attack me all at once…” Dustin meant this for all the Martial Saints present. When he said that, everyone fell silent. The Martial Saints looked at Dustin strangely because they did not understand what he meant by that. Someone frowned as he realized something. “Sir, you asked us to fight someone. Did you mean this kid?” one of the Martial Saints asked hesitantly. “That’s right,” Wilhelm said a bit awkwardly. He never expected Dustin to make such a suggestion, either. Martial Saints were all arrogant martial artists. None of them would be able to stomach such blatant provocation, especially when it came from someone as young as Dustin. As expected, the Martial Saints all looked displeased and angry when they understood the situation. “How arrogant! Where did this punk come from? What gives him the guts to speak so arrogantly? Where did you get your confidence?” “It would be an insult to fight this conceited punk. Does he think he has the right to f
Dustin had definitely offended Silas. As expected, Silas’s face turned thunderous. He was an Apex Martial Saint and had been overlooked by a Superior Martial Saint. No matter how forgiving one was, such an insult was hard to swallow. Besides, Silas was not a forgiving person. “Kid, you’d better remember what you said here today,” Silas said threateningly. After he said that, Silas walked to the middle of the stadium. “Are we going to attack or not?” The initiates exchanged glances with each other. “Let’s not. Mr. Moreno is so angry. I don’t think we’ll get the chance to step in,” someone mumbled. “This young Martial Saint is dead…” They glanced at each other and planned to sit back and watch. “Whatever.” When Dustin noticed this, he walked over to the collapsed platform. As he did, something in his gaze changed. His eyes shone brightly and gleamed with a certain piercing power. As he walked, his power seeped through. It was like a well that was incessa
Even mustering all his strength to mutter, “I yield,” had exhausted Silas. Everyone stared in shock. Silas was an Apex Martial Saint. Typically, Martial Saints were already very rare, much less Apex Martial Saints like Silas. Yet, a powerful Martial Saint like him was forced to yield without even a single blow being exchanged. This was a world-ending kind of experience for other martial artists. In the air, Dustin frowned. How could an Apex Martial Saint crumble under his power without a single blow being dealt out? However, on second thoughts, it was quite understandable. After learning the ultimate moves of the Fox family, Dustin had started using them with the ones Lucas had taught him. His martial skills had risen to new heights. However, the ultimate move of the Fox family had been beyond his expectations. Dustin suppressed his power and floated down. In an instant, the oppressive force that had choked the stadium disappeared. Silas gasped for b
“A Martial King…” Wilhelm felt his mouth go dry. Even for members of the old martial families, it was unheard of for someone to reach the level of Martial King at such a young age! He had once been the peerless talent from one of those families and had been renowned for a while. Yet, such a level was far from his reach. How had Dustin managed to train himself to get to this level? He was a young man with an ordinary background. He did not have any amazing resources or high-class resources available to him. Yet, he had managed to get to such an unimaginable level of martial arts. Was he some kind of freak? “Sir, do you think… he’s really a Martial King?” the masked man asked softly. He could not believe it. Dustin was simply too young. If he was truly a Martial King, then they should feel ashamed of themselves. “I’ve seen a Martial King fight. It was definitely a bigger show than what happened just now. He should be on his way there. He’s very close to becoming
In a fancy restaurant by the river in Grayvale, Dustin, Tyler, and Henry were drinking together happily. Dustin did not have many friends, and these two were decent in his eyes. They had been spending a lot of time together lately. “Ever since the news got out, there have been more and more young martial artists coming into Grayvale,” Henry said almost to himself as he eyed the floor below. His companions nodded. That day, one of the Five Supremes, Joseph McCall, announced that he would recruit a disciple from this martial arts competition. At the same time, he offered an entry token to the Martial Haven. This news had made great waves in the martial world of Lovellia when it spread. The Five Supremes were legendary and had powerful skills. Everyone in the martial arts world wanted them as teachers. Besides, the entry token was priceless. Even renowned masters wanted it. The news about the martial arts competition held by the Lotus Sect soon spread throughout Lovelli
Would Dustin and Simone be able to handle this? Simone panicked a little. For a moment, she was unable to handle the questioning of the media and the crowd. “I don’t have a medical license, but I don’t plan on seeing patients at Peace Hospital,” Dustin announced loudly. “As for the treatment of Mr. Vance, I only treated him because the family begged me to.” “Yeah, right! I’m sure that’s what happened! Since you’re not seeing patients and there are very few physicians at this hospital, you might as well close it down!” Clarence said with a laugh. “The hospital will not close its doors. We do not lack physicians.” “You don’t lack physicians? Do you think we’re all blind? Or did you come up with a bunch of quacks without medical licenses from somewhere?” A ripple of laughter rose from the crowd. Clarence was elated. He felt that he had thoroughly beaten Dustin and Simone. Dustin scoffed and looked at the street behind the crowd. There was the blare of car horns as
“The miracle doctor who cured Germaine Vance is here!” When Dustin and Simone showed up, the crowd immediately surged toward them. “There are so many people!” Simone was a little shocked. In the past three days, Simone had secretly been feeding Dustin’s reputation as a miracle doctor and pushing it all across Hattan. Even so, she had never expected it would garner such a huge response. “There are many patients, too. This is a good thing.” Everything was progressing nicely. “Will Dustin be able to handle so many patients?” David asked. Simone frowned. Dustin was not a robot. There was no way he could spend all day and all night just seeing patients. “Besides, we can’t take any patients other than the ones here for neurological issues because we don’t have any other physicians. In a few days, the hospital will be empty again.” With that, Simone’s mood was ruined again. The members of the main Langley family had arrived as well. The crowd at the entrance to P
“That hospital is an empty shell now. Let’s see how they make a comeback like this. I’m afraid just trying to limit the losses will be harder than fighting God!” As the main branch of the Langley family mocked Dustin, news about Germaine Vance spread. When they heard about what happened, they all shut up. They were stunned to the core. “Dustin saved the Vance family’s patriarch?” They all jumped up as though they had been struck by lightning. “How is that possible? Even Clarence didn’t know what his condition was. How could he have cured Germaine just like that?” The unacceptable thing was that Dustin had managed to get the Vance family to owe him a debt. This was the Vance family of Somerton, which used to be even more powerful than the four prominent families of the present! Even they had to suck up to the Vance family. However, they did not even have that chance! In an instant, the whole family fell quiet. After a long while, they composed themselves. “The Va
“My friend, you saved my father. I shall keep my promise and apologize to you on my knees!” Rowan walked up to Dustin and prepared to get down on his knees. “Forget it,” Dustin said. Rowan was a hot-blooded man. Rowan being willing to set aside his pride and apologize to Dustin, considering the position the Vance family held in society, was quite a feat. Dustin respected such a person. “Thank you!” Rowan looked grateful. He was a very important man in Somerton. If he really got down on his knees, his pride would not be able to take it. “The Vance family owes you a great debt! We will take my father home to rest. Later, we will come back and reward you greatly!” “There’s no need for that. Just pay the medical fees.” Dustin did not take the whole thing very seriously. Soon, the Vance family left. However, Rowan committed Dustin to memory. Dustin had miraculous medical skills. Plus, he had a very powerful martial artist at his beck and call. There was no w
“You should know where all the nerve centers are in the body, right?” Dustin asked. “I… I do…” “Good,” said Dustin and told her to step forward. “You’ve got to be kidding me. Is he really going to let an intern physician treat Germaine? This is Germaine Vance of the Vance family!” Everyone was taken aback. They could not believe their eyes. “This is preposterous!” The other physicians felt skeptical. If Dustin wanted to pick someone to help, he should have picked a more experienced physician! Rowan’s expression was chilly, and he clenched his fists tightly. He was at the limit of his patience when it came to Dustin. Dustin ignored all these comments directed at what he was doing. He talked to the nervous intern physician for a bit and told her to clean Germaine’s mouth and nose. Then, he had her massage Germaine’s head at a few key nerve centers. The amount of pressure applied and the time needed in each area was different. After all that was done, Dustin h
Dustin moved to stand before Germaine and regarded him with his head lowered for a while. Then, he walked to the desk nearby and sat on a chair. “So? What’s the condition?” Rowan asked. “You won’t understand even if I told you. It’s a very rare condition. There’s something wrong with the old man’s cranial nerves,” Dustin said flatly. Dustin could tell that Germaine was skilled at fighting. Such people tended to put a lot of stress on their nerves all the time. In that way, they were very different from ordinary people. In rare cases, a light hit would result in a pinched nerve and might even cause paralysis. Germaine’s nerves were pinched so badly that his cranial nerves had been affected. Thus, he was paralyzed in several places, and it was affecting his whole body. As such, he had lost consciousness and fallen into a coma. Moreover, he was spitting out blood constantly. If he stayed in that condition for another fifteen minutes, Germaine’s life would be in dan
“What did you say?!” Rowan’s eyes widened as he was enraged. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please spare me.” Clarence quickly fell to his knees and bowed. The might of the Vance family and Rowan’s fierce reputation terrified him. ‘We’re done for…’ Simone thought. That was what the entire staff of the hospital thought. “You’re a quack!” Rowan yelled. “What kind of trash hospital is this that you can’t even deal with such a small problem? I’ll destroy this hospital!” Rowan’s tantrum made everyone go quiet. “What’s all this noise? Shut up!” said a sudden voice. Everyone froze as they looked toward the source of the voice. It was Dustin! He had actually dared to shout at Rowan! The hospital staff were surprised. Dustin really had a death wish. “Dustin, have you gone mad?” Simone was flabbergasted. She quickly tried to pull Dustin aside. Rowan was not someone they could afford to offend! “What did you say, punk?” Rowan’s eyes narrowed as anger exuded from him in
At the outpatient section of the neurology department, there was a group of suited men in sunglasses surrounding an unconscious old man. By the old man’s bedside, his family members looked anxious and worried. Rowan Vance was pacing the ward. His eyebrows were knitted tightly. That day, the Vance family was on a day out. When they passed through Hattan, Germaine Vance had suddenly collapsed and started coughing up blood. It scared the entire group. Panicked, they rushed him to the nearest hospital. But the neurologist at the hospital had already done some checks but was unable to find out what the problem was. He then said that he would get an expert to examine the patient. “If you can’t save him, we’ll use all the power of the Vance family to destroy this hospital!” Rowan said viciously. The nurses in the neurology department were so terrified that they all went pale. After a while, as the members of the Vance family stood around impatiently, Dustin and the others ar
Clarence and the others felt insulted. “Punk, don’t regret your choice later! Even if you beg us, we won’t come back!” “That’s not likely to happen,” said Dustin and chuckled. Clarence and the others were even more livid. They all packed up their things in a huff and got ready to go. Simone was anxious. She wanted to make them stay, but everyone ignored her.“Dr. Boudin! Dr. Boudin!” As Clarence and the others were packing up, another physician suddenly rushed into the room in a panic. “A new patient was just transferred from Goodwill Hospital. He’s in a coma, but he’s coughing up blood. The files say it’s a brain condition, but tests aren’t showing where the problem is. Please hurry and take a look! “The patient’s family seems important. If we can’t save the patient, they’ll ruin the hospital!” “Oh?” Clarence raised an eyebrow. He was just thinking about how he could make things worse for Dustin when an opportunity presented itself immediately. “Please hurry and