In the conference room of the Lotus Sect, Lord Barbenheim sat at the head of the table wearing a dark look. On both sides were the higher-ups of the Lotus Sect and the prodigies who were participating in the martial arts competition. When it came down to it, Lord Barbenheim was a lord. He was very influential. It was because they respected him that many of the martial artists had come. Elijah and Timothy were present, and even Madison had been invited. Other than Allison and Tyler, all the competing fighters were there. “What can we do for you, Lord Barbenheim? Why have you gathered us here?” one of the martial artists asked with a small, polite smile. “I asked you all here so late because I have something I need your help with. It’s nothing major,” Lord Barbenheim said solemnly. “My Lord, you can’t be thinking of asking us to help you apprehend Dustin Fox, right?”Several people looked uncomfortable. Lord Barbenheim had come to the Lotus Sect with the sole purpos
“The Guide to Slaying a Dragon” was a set of very powerful ultimate techniques. Even though the Fox family had been eliminated more than twenty years ago, their ultimate techniques remained famous. No one had forgotten about them. Some people looked at the book hungrily. “The Guide to Slaying a Dragon…” Elijah and Timothy both looked at the book unwaveringly. This was a set of the best ultimate techniques. Who would not want to get their hands on it? “If you can subdue Dustin Fox for me, this book will be yours. This was the Fox family’s most renowned set of ultimate techniques and is immensely powerful. Are you not tempted?” Lord Barbenheim smiled at the group. “It’s just Dustin! It’s an easy thing to capture Dustin for Lord Barbenheim in exchange for that book! I will do it!” Elijah was the first to stand up and answer Lord Barbenheim’s call. He led the charge for the others. “This is a golden opportunity that won’t come again! It would be a great shame to let it go!
“Mr. Fox, the leader of the Lotus Sect wishes to speak with you,” came the shout of a member of the Lotus Sect outside Dustin’s room. Dustin opened the door and frowned at the person. “Why is your leader asking to see me?” he asked calmly. The Lotus Sect worked for Elijah. It did not mean anything good when its leader was asking to speak to Dustin. “Our leader said that your late adoptive father asked him to pass on a message to you. He hopes that you will see him alone,” the person said. Dustin raised an eyebrow. They wanted him to go alone, huh? There was no way the Lotus Sect did not have some kind of plot planned against him. The Wyatt sisters had used the same excuse on him before and claimed that Lucas had left him something. “Lead the way.” Dustin knew this was a trap, but he did not care. Or rather, he was bored. So, he was not averse to finding out what schemes Elijah had hatched this time. “Master, I will come with you.” Tyler wanted to follow, bu
As Dustin swung his arm downward, a great wind started to blow. It rushed through the doors of the conference room. “What?” Elijah and Timothy paled. Their expressions turned into one of terror. They had never imagined that Dustin would be so powerful, and he had done this with just one move. There was no way Dustin was an Intermediate Martial Saint. The two of them were still in a daze when the blast of wind reached them. The doors to the conference room broke into splinters and battered Elijah and Timothy. “Ouch!” they shrieked. Their clothes were ripped and frayed. Their bodies were tormented with small cuts. The wind howled, and it was so powerful that it seemed like it was going to destroy the whole conference room. “This…” The martial artists hiding in the conference room were all wide-eyed. They had never seen such a thing before. What kind of frightening move was this? Dustin had generated a storm with just a swing of his arm! Was this another one of
Back in Lannopolis, Timothy had failed to arrest Dustin and had been sent packing with his tail between his legs. Dustin could not be bothered to entertain him any further. Even here in Grayvale, Timothy was still hung up on Dustin’s case and did all sorts of pointless things. As Dustin had said before, insects might be small, but they got really annoying when they were not dealt with early. “Do you really want to die so easily? Alright, then. I’ll help you with that.” As Dustin spoke, he stepped forward. In an instant, he had traversed more than fifty feet and appeared right before Timothy and Elijah. The sudden move frightened the two of them. Their faces stiffened. “What… are you going to do?” Timothy was nervous at how Dustin stared at him. He lost all of his confidence. “I am a member of the Bones family! You wouldn’t dare do anything to me in front of so many people!” Timothy’s voice was loud, and his eyes bulged. He wanted to make himself appear dauntless in the
“Don’t challenge me or push me to my limits. If you do, you’ll be signing your own death warrant!” Elijah’s face was livid. He wanted to say something impressive, but the terrifying violence that poured off Dustin rendered him mute. He felt immensely wounded. It was only when Dustin walked away from him that Elijah could finally breathe. Elijah gritted his teeth as fury raged within him. He hated how powerless he felt, and he also hated how unfair Lucas had been. Why did Elijah have to be afraid? Why had his own father taught Dustin so much, but he was left by the wayside? Dustin walked into the conference room with a blank face. “Come out, all of you!” he said. After a moment, the martial artists who had been hiding all came out. “Dustin, you’re astounding,” said Sylvester Weston in admiration as he assessed Dustin. It was clear that he saw Dustin as an equal and respected him. “If you had gotten a better start, you would have definitely been one of the top f
“Sylvester, what’s wrong with you?” They stared at Sylvester skeptically and suspected him of pretending to have lost. He was fourth in the Dragon’s Successor ranking, but he was sent flying without warning. No one could believe it. Sylvester’s face turned red with rage when he saw that people doubted him. At that time, both his arms were still burning with pain. His energy and blood churned violently within his body, and it made him cough up blood. Dustin seemed to have attacked casually, but the impact was immense. He did not have the ability to resist it. “Sylvester, you’re not going to change sides like Anson, the Superintendent of the Martial League, are you?” Elijah asked darkly. Sylvester’s face darkened, and he found it difficult to speak. “Dustin is really strong. I didn’t intend to go easy on him. Please be careful!” he said to them. “Sylvester, do you mean he’s a Martial King? How else could he beat you?” someone asked and sneered. A few people chuckled.
Even if they stood there and attacked Dustin for hours, they could not break his defense. It did not matter if they were Novice Martial Saints or Intermediate Martial Saints, they were not any different in Dustin’s eyes. All of them were weak. Dustin threw out a strike casually, but the attack was very aggressive. The prodigies could not help but be astonished when they saw it.Phew! With just one strike, the three people who were rushing toward Dustin from the same direction were swept away. They fell on their backs and could not get up. A few people attacked Dustin from the back, but he just threw a punch without turning back. The air whooshed past, and the strong gust was like a bomb exploding. The terrifying shockwave sent them all flying away.Bam! Bam! They were thrown on the ground one after another, and they groaned in pain. In just thirty seconds, a bunch of rich prodigies were scattered around the floor. None of them were standing. Some coughed up blood, while
Dustin paid for it with his card without hesitation. Simone was worried. If the item turned out to be fake, they would lose 250 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Darren had his three items appraised. Two were fine, and he only had to pay an extra 300 thousand for them. But the antique hand fan was incredibly valuable. A real one would be worth almost 5 million. He had to pay over 800 thousand for it. Darren made up his mind and used all his savings to pay. He trusted his experience and keen observation. “Let me remind you again. All three of those items are fake,” Dustin said. “Shut up! No one asked you!” Darren was feeling unsure, and Dustin’s words made him snap. “I know I’m right. What does someone like you know?” Dustin shrugged and stopped talking. After everyone paid, the results were revealed on a big screen. Images of the items appeared and were marked as either “Genuine” or “Fake.” As the results were revealed, some people were happy, while others were disap
“Acting like you know something but making a fool of yourself instead? How embarrassing!” Luna mocked him after Darren was finished. Dustin did not pay any attention to them. He picked up the vase and examined it again. “Dustin, maybe don’t choose this one,” Simone whispered as she pulled on his sleeve. She was worried he would make a mistake. “I think this one is real.” Dustin looked at the vase. “It’s too beautiful to be fake.” His stubbornness made people laugh again. “You’re hilarious, young man,” someone nearby said and chuckled. “I’ve been in the antiques business for years, and I’ve never seen anyone like you. “Beautiful equals real? That’s a new one for me. “Someone like you buying antiques? You’re going to lose everything!” People around laughed at Dustin and thought he was clueless. He thought that the vase, which even experts would not spare a glance at, was real just because it looked nice. How foolish was that? “Did you hear that? Don’t you real
“You’re wrong there. Mr. Langley is your elder. You should respect him. How can you treat him like this?” Killian chimed in indignantly. “Mind your own business.” Dustin looked at him coldly. “Respect for elders should be earned. Do you always use empty words to act like you’re better than everyone else?” Killian’s face darkened after being insulted like that. “What do you want?” Simone asked. “If there’s nothing else, we’ll leave.” “You’re here to buy antiques, right?” Darren asked as he glanced at them. “Do you even know anything about antiques? What makes you think you can shop here?” “I know a little,” said Dustin and gave him the same reply. “A little?” Darren laughed as if he saw right through Dustin. “The world of antiques is very complicated. If you don’t know anything, you should leave now. Otherwise, you’ll regret it.” “Thanks for the advice,” Simone said coldly and pulled Dustin away. She did not want to stay and talk to them. Darren and the others looked
Two days went by quickly. Dustin and Simone visited a busy market in Somerton. “My dad’s birthday is in a few days. He loves antiques, so let’s find something nice for him,” Simone said with a smile. They were in the outer area of Hattan’s antique market, where street vendors had set up stalls selling various items. The place was packed with people. After they entered, Simone looked around at the goods. She was clearly interested. The vendors noticed her. They shouted earnestly and bragged about their antiques. Dustin sighed and shook his head. It was obvious Simone did not know anything about antiques. She got excited at everything she saw, and it made her an easy target for vendors who loved overcharging those who knew little about it. “Ninety-nine percent of the stuff here is fake. Even if something’s real, it’s probably not worth that much,” Dustin said. “You have knowledge of antiques?” Simone asked. “A little,” Dustin said with a smile. “Yeah, right. Your ‘a
“I’ll need your help to start a pharmaceutical company and later build a private hospital. Both will be set up right across from the Langley family’s ones,” Dustin said with a smile. “I’ll do my best to help you!” Skyler said earnestly. “Are you planning to go against the Langley family?” Skyler asked. “If that’s the case, there’s no need for all this. Just give me the word, and I can make them go bankrupt in less than a week!” Dustin shook his head. His plan was not just to make the main Langley family surrender. Once Simone’s family took control of the main family, there was no need to start other businesses from scratch. With Dustin’s help, they could quickly grow in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceuticals made enormous profits. This would be a shortcut to help the Langley family rise to the top of Lovellia’s elite families. Once the Langley family became powerful, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future. Meanwhile, the others were in a room on the vi
Dustin, Simone, and her parents reached the door and saw the driver waiting for them. As soon as the driver saw them, he quickly ran over. “Mr. Fox, we can’t move the car,” the driver said with a serious look. “What happened?” Dustin frowned and asked. “It was fine when we parked it, but now, the main Langley family is refusing to let us drive it away,” the driver said in frustration. “Someone said you broke his son’s hand, and he is demanding the car as compensation.” Dustin smirked mockingly. “How can he do that? Even if we pay for all the medical bills, it won’t be as expensive as that car, right?” Simone said angrily. That Rolls-Royce Phantom was worth over 10 million. This was practically robbery! “Keeping a luxury car worth over 10 million as compensation for a simple medical bill? Why doesn’t he just rob a bank?! “He is clearly targeting us!” Simone and Monique were both furious. “Of course, I’m targeting you. What are you going to do about it?” Orion wal
“Luna, how didn’t I notice before how cruel you actually were?” Justin said in disgust. “You still want his hands to be severed? Who gave you the right to ask for that?” His face was cold. “From now on, we’ll have nothing to do with each other!” Luna was stunned. Had she been dumped? Justin was ending their relationship for a few people from the branch family?! The main Langley family members were shocked. They thought it was just a small disagreement, but Justin was serious. “Justin, is this really necessary? Do you really have to break up over this?” an elder from the main family asked. “Is it really worth breaking up over a few people from the branch family? Luna is your girlfriend!” “Calm down! There’s no need to take it this far. This kind of joke isn’t funny.” Justin sneered, and his expression turned fierce. “Do I look like I’m joking?” The main family members froze. They were shocked by his scary expression. They exchanged confused looks. They did no
All the main family members were anxiously waiting in the living room. Simone and her parents were also worried. No one knew what Dustin and Justin were discussing outside. The main family members were worried that Justin might not be able to deal with Dustin, while Simone and her parents feared Justin might punish the latter. Thankfully, it was not too long before Dustin and Justin returned. Luna quickly ran to them, grabbed Justin’s arm, and asked, “Justin, how was it? How are you going to deal with him?” Justin’s face was cold as he brushed her hand off. Everyone in the room looked confused. “Justin, what are you doing?” Luna looked annoyed. Justin ignored her and turned to the main family members. “I’ve already investigated the whole situation,” he said indifferently. “There’s no need to investigate. These people came here to cause trouble. That brat is completely out of control. He hurt three people and even threatened us. Someone like that must be evil. I th
It did not matter which prestigious family Dustin came from. Justin could not care less because he was loyal only to the army and his commander. Dustin indifferently pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Justin. “Take a look.” “Fine, I’ll look.” Justin took the token and glanced at it. At first, he did not care much. “Why are you showing me this useless thing?” Justin asked disdainfully. “Turn it over and look closely,” Dustin said. Justin chuckled and then flipped the token over. What he saw was a golden dragon with five claws. Suddenly, Justin’s smile froze, and his eyes widened in shock. He stared at the token in disbelief. After studying it closely, his hand started to tremble. This token was something every soldier with some rank in the military knew about. “T-The Dragon Warlord Token!” Justin’s eyes widened. He never expected Dustin to have something like this! It was the Dragon Warlord Token! For the soldiers of Lovellia, the Dragon