Inside a deep forest in the suburbs of South River City, the thick scent of blood filled the air. The ground was covered with more than 20 dead bodies.It was apparent that a big fight had just happened here.Sam, who was in a general’s uniform, looked at the bodies on the ground and asked in a deep voice, “How many times has this happened?”“This is the seventh time, Mr. Collins,” a right-hand man of his said as he wiped the blood off his face and lowered his head at Sam.“The seventh time?!”“They’re all here for the Chief!”Sam mumbled in frustration. “Why did the Chief reveal his identity as the Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate? These people have been flooding into South River City crazily.“Even though the Chief doesn’t care about ants like you, I can’t tolerate any threat toward him!”Sam’s eyes narrowed, and there was coldness in his voice.His phone suddenly rang. After he was done with the call, a look appeared in his eyes. He snapped his fingers and said, “Prepare the
“That’s… just as well,” the ‘Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate’ said with a nod as he put up an unwilling look and relented.Tom was overjoyed and quickly prepared to make their escape.There was no way Chase would allow them to leave. He stopped them. “We haven’t even settled the issue of determining our true identities. What’s the rush in leaving?”“You…” The ‘Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate’ trembled, but no one knew if it was out of anger or fear.“Let’s wait a little longer. Sam Collins is about to arrive soon,” Chase said with a smile.The faces of both the ‘Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate’ and Tom turned pale. Unfortunately for them, Chase refused to let them go, and they were not able to leave.Quinn could not take it any longer. She could not bear to see them that way. “Let them go, Chase. There's no need to make things difficult for an elderly man.”“I can’t let him go when he’s pretending to be me,” Chase said as he shook his head.Quinn frowned and said, “Do you really want to
Sam then pointed at the fake Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate and said, “This is the real Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate!”After he said that, the two 'medical saints' stopped in their tracks, their faces stunned.Did they hear him right?Sam acted as if he did not see their expressions and walked forward. Then, he walked to the 'Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate', grabbed his hand, and cried excitedly, “Doctor, thank you for curing me five years ago!“Why didn’t you tell me that you’re in South River City? I would've loved to host you."The 'Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate' was utterly confused as he looked at Sam’s excited face.However, he regained his senses and said calmly, “You don’t have to thank me. I never ask for anything in return after I save someone.”“Your righteousness touches me, doctor!” Sam was getting more and more emotional.“Doctor, this is the key to one of the villas under my name. Its name is Serpent Bay, and it costs more than 30 million. You can move in any time you
“Bianca, get someone to protect Dr. Collins in secret. If anyone dares to seek revenge against him, kill them with no mercy.”“Alright, Grandpa.”Bianca nodded and went to make arrangements.At this moment, Sam was kneeling on one knee in front of Chase at South River Clubhouse. He was too heartbroken for tears. “Sir, please let me explain. The only reason I called that fake the Medical Saint of Hell's Gate was all for your sake.”“Go on. If I'm not happy with what you have to say, you'll know the consequences.” Chase fiddled with a clay teapot in his hand and stared at Sam with murderous intentions.Sam was worried that Chase would throw the teapot at him in anger, so he quickly explained, “Sir, ever since you exposed your identity at the Coopers’ appreciation banquet, seven groups of people came to South River City to take action against you in just half a day.“Among them are mercenaries sent by an enemy country who want to kidnap you to treat their president, international as
Chase was utterly stunned as he looked at the hatred on their faces.Did they start hating him just because he refused to treat their father?What was this mindset?“What are you looking at, kid? Tell us!” Bane put his dagger on Chase’s neck.“Alright, don’t be impulsive.”Chase pretended to look scared and blurted, “I’ll tell you. He’s at Serpent Bay Villa 8!”The thugs were overjoyed.Bane was still skeptical, so he asked, “You're not lying to us, are you?”Chase said sincerely, “How would I dare lie to you? You can ask around if you don’t believe me!”One of the men said, “Bro, let’s just bring him along. If he’s lying, we can just kill him on the spot.”“Yeah, let’s do that.”Bane patted his head and pushed Chase into a van that they had stolen before driving to Serpent Bay Villa 8.On the way over, Chase found out that these four were the Jackman Four. They had been hiding overseas this entire time and only recently came back to the country.Their father was a bandit
“I can give you 30% at most. Or else, we can part ways.”“It’s too little! You gotta give me 40% at least!”As Tom and Andrew were fighting over the profits, they heard hurried footsteps outside.“Stop fighting. Put on your wig. They’re here to send us money again.” Tom had a look of joy on his face.Andrew quickly put on his wig and pretended to be a person of foresight.In the next second, the Jackman Four rushed in and yelled at the two, “Which one of you is the Medical Saint of Hell’s Gate?”“I am.” Andrew put his hands behind his back and nodded calmly.“I'm his student,” Tom replied.Then, the two looked at the Jackman Four and frowned.They came empty-handed.When the two were about to say something, each of the Jackman Four took out a shiny chopper from behind their back.“Kill them!”Bane yelled as he waved his chopper at the two.Andrew's and Tom’s faces fell.At that moment, they realized these four people were not here to send them gifts. Instead, they were he
Charles nodded.He was at the end of his life, so he wanted to make some arrangements before he died.“Alright, I’ll call him now.” Quinn quickly went out to call Chase.At this moment, Chase just got back from Serpent Bay. When he saw Quinn calling him, he hesitated for a while before answering.“Chase, where are you? Come to my house. My grandpa wants to see you,” Quinn said into the phone.“Alright.”Chase nodded and headed to Norris Villa after hanging up.When he saw Charles again, he saw the intense aura of death on top of his head.Charles was about to die.Seeing this, Chase shook his head.Quinn walked to the side of Charles’ bed and whispered, “Grandpa, Chase is here. What do you want to tell him?”Charles seemed a little more energetic now. He waved his hand to dismiss Quinn as he had something to tell Chase.After Quinn left, Chase said, “Mr. Charles, I promised to save you three years ago, but I failed. It’s my fault. Just tell me if you have any last words. I'
“No way! That brat is a bastard child the old man brought back. How can she take over the family?”“Yeah, ask her to give the token back!”Everyone was pissed and immediately started arguing.Charles’ three sons—Reginald, Roger, and Rowan—looked at each other and then decided inwardly to snatch the pendant back before fighting for the position of the head.Reginald took a step forward and put his hand in front of Quinn. “Quinn, give us the pendant. You’re not the right fit to be the head of the family.”“Uncle Reggie, Grandpa gave me this before he died. He’s the one who asked me to be the head,” Quinn said, her expression changing slightly.She was not after the position, but she could not go against Grandpa’s wishes.Reginald smirked coldly and said, “You’re still young, and you’re not a Norris. How can you be the head of the family?”“Quinn, Reginald is right. You should have over the pendant,” Roger chimed in.“Yeah, Quinn. We’re family, so please don’t make this hard,” Ro
Jove's eyes widened from extreme shock. He had seen everything Chase could do and was stunned.Jove knew very well that this fight had to end soon. If that elder of his returned, things could take a worse turn.Jove used his most powerful technique and channeled the thick true energy within him crazily. He condensed the energy in this fist and punched it hard at Chase's sword.There was a violent clang. It hurt Chase's hand so much that he almost released his sword."This must be how powerful a stage-nine martial arts overlord is." Chase's eyes narrowed upon experiencing the powerful strength. "This is good timing. It's a good opportunity to practice my new cultivation level."Stage nine martial arts overlord!That was equivalent to peak martial arts overlord.Only two people among the younger generation had been able to achieve stage nine martial arts overlord. Jove had not let down his status as Saint."Kill him!"The remaining three guards were gleeful to see Chase suppress
If Myra refused to say anything, Chase would ask her about it after they took care of this troublesome group.Swords clashed, and they were the only things that could be seen during the fight.Myra was quite formidable, but even she could not fight so many guards. There were too many of them; even the weakest was a stage-three martial artist."Why are you choosing the hard way, Myra? Do you think you can defeat so many of us?""Haha! I heard that you're a talented genius, Myra Kollins, but you don't really seem like it. How dare you go against the Larsens? You're asking for it!""Hehe! How about having a wedding? Marry me and we can live together as husband and wife. Doesn't that sound great?""Hoho! Why are you wasting time talking to a cheap thing like her, Mr. Jove? She's asking to be punished. Let's take turns enjoying her later. We'll make sure that she can't have enough of us later. Hahaha!"Myra's pretty face turned grim. She was furious. How dare those damned things insu
There was a loud bang when the palm hit Chase and he fell hard to the ground. Blood dripped from his mouth."That's a powerful palm attack!"Chase's eyes widened slightly, and his heart beat fast. He almost died from that attack. Fortunately, Chase had used his steel physique to block the attack at the crucial moment.Otherwise, he would not have been able to take the attack with his current cultivation level. He would have ended up seriously wounded.Chase clenched his teeth. His body hurt immensely. The power of that palm attack might have been softened by his shield, but it was still enough to hurt his internal organs and make his energy and blood boil."That attacker was really powerful. Could he be a powerhouse?"Chase was quietly astonished. However, he was not afraid. He had just achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, after all. Moreover, his cultivation was at its peak as his power had increased tremendously.Myra's petite body trembled when she saw Chase fall to th
Chase roared at the sky, and it echoed for several miles.He leaped into the air and swung his arm, crushing a man-made hill next to him. It then collapsed into pieces."How powerful!" Chase was delighted.He had a feeling he could easily crush a huge piece of wood in his hand right now."The power of a stage three martial monarch is strong, indeed," Chase muttered. He had absolute confidence right now that he could kill garbage like Jaden with one punch."Huh?"Chase looked up all of a sudden and frowned slightly. "Why are there people here?"He could see two figures coming toward him in the dark. They were coming closer to where he was."That's quick of them." Chase narrowed his eyes. He did not hide away but went up to them instead."You're being rash with this, young friend," one of the men said in a low voice. "The Larsens are a big family, and you've angered their patriarch and many of their elders. You're in deep trouble.""Oh?" Chase could no longer hold back when he
The wind whistled in the air as slash after slash of the sword swung down on Chase.Every swing was followed by a blood splatter."H-How is this possible?!"Jaden's eyes widened in disbelief.The guards he brought with him were elites of the Larsens. The one with the lowest cultivation among them was a stage-five martial arts saint.Such a team would be able to take down a castle anywhere."You're nothing but ants. How dare you even dream of killing me?!"Chase's dark hair billowed in the wind as he punched into the air. The power of the punch created a tremor that reverberated to every corner. A huge air wave surged, and all the guards collapsed.He clenched his fist. There was a bright, silver spear in his hand. He flung it out hard, and it shot through a wall ten feet away. It pinned Jaden on the shoulder.Jaden screamed and fell kneeling to the ground. His face contorted from the intense pain, and huge beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. There was a bloody hole on hi
"Dad, what are you doing?" Ryker yelled. "I'm the steward of this pharmacy, and you're asking me to kneel and apologize to some backwater nobody? I—"Before he could finish, a resounding slap landed on Ryker's left cheek, leaving it red and swollen."You ungrateful fool!" Jaden seethed with rage as his face twitched in fury. "Didn't you hear what I said? He's a martial arts master!""What?!" Ryker froze for a moment before his eyes widened in disbelief. "No, that's impossible! He doesn't look older than 20. How could he possibly be a martial arts master?""Hmph! This world is full of prodigies. I might not want to believe it, but the terrifying strength he displayed is no lie!" Jaden growled in a low voice."This incident must be contained. Write a resignation letter immediately and send it to headquarters. Say that your old illness has flared up, and you're requesting leave to recuperate at home.""What?" Ryker was dumbfounded.His father was asking him to resign? After toiling
"What do you intend to do?" Chase's expression grew wary.He fixed his gaze on the figure slowly approaching him. The man stopped just three feet away, his eyes narrowing as if he were trying to piece together a memory."Your aura… It feels familiar, as if I've encountered it before," Jaden murmured. His brows furrowed as he struggled to recall the sensation. Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock."Could it be…" His voice trembled with a trace of fear. "You're Chase, the last remnant of the Collins family?"Chase smirked coldly. "Since you already know, there's no need for pretense. I came to your pharmacy today to seek justice—nothing more."Narrowing his eyes, Chase released a chilling aura that pressed down on Jaden like a crushing wave.Jaden's body trembled uncontrollably, unable to withstand the overwhelming pressure. He fell to his knees in an instant.Ryker, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded. His father was the commanding steward of the pharmacy, yet he had just kne
"I…" The guards hesitated.The commotion had spiraled out of control, casting a negative light on the pharmacy. They dared not intervene recklessly now.Ryker, however, was furious. "How dare you?! This is not a place for you to act out!"He lunged toward Chase, only to be stopped by the guards. "Sir, we urge you not to get involved!""I'm the steward of this pharmacy! If such chaos occurs on my watch, none of you will escape punishment!" Ryker declared coldly.The pharmacy was owned by the Larsen family and managed directly under Ryker's authority."Mr. Larsen, this Chase fellow is a Pill Refiner. We can't afford to provoke him.""Yes, he's a Pill Refiner!"Several guards quickly defended Chase, fearing Ryker's wrath might end up implicating them.Hearing this, Ryker paused for a moment, then burst out laughing. "So, you're a Pill Refiner?"I think you're just a con artist! How could a mere nobody like you know anything about refining pills? To me, it seems you're pretending
The pharmacy attendants scoffed and sneered at the scene.Chase paid no attention to their foolishness. Without hesitation, he freed Myra from her restraints and supported her as they moved away from the commotion.During their brief confrontation earlier, Chase had already assessed Myra's condition. Her injuries were severe—her Sea of True Energy was shattered, her bones were fractured, her organs were damaged, and her foundation was nearly destroyed.If he had not arrived in time, her life would have been at serious risk.As Chase used his skills to heal Myra, he noticed something peculiar. He could detect a faint yet familiar aura on her.The realization sent shockwaves through his mind."Myra, what on earth happened to you?" he murmured softly while brushing her hair gently.At that moment, he sensed movement from the pharmacy.Turning around, Chase spotted Ryker walking toward him with an air of arrogance. The youth's eyes narrowed into slits, as though nothing in the worl