A middle-aged man wearing a suit was watching the surveillance and saw Chase eating. Then, he turned his head to ask Jacob, “Is that the guy who beat you up?”That was the third son of the Quaid family, Tim Quaid. He was also the person in charge of the auction.“Yes, Uncle Tim!” Jacob gritted his teeth as he spat out the words with hatred.“That kid is so bold. How dare he beat you up and pig out in our territory?”Tim laughed angrily.Dean quickly said, “Mr. Tim, I’ll get someone to teach that kid a lesson.”“No need.”Tim shook his head and continued, “The auction is important, so we need to keep an eye on things. You must pay close attention to anyone who looks suspicious.”“Uncle Tim, everyone knows we’re hosting the auction. Do you think anyone will dare to come cause a scene?” Jacob asked subconsciously.“You fool, what do you know?!” Tim scolded him before adding, “The auction is just a bait.”Bait?Both Jacob and Dean were stunned.As he looked into their eyes, Tim
Tim started introducing the item, “The Quaid family came across this emerald pendant in a chance encounter. It was verified by Master Henderson, the famous fortune teller in Harbor Island. It can help to prolong one's lifespan. “My father has been wearing it for more than a decade. Look, he’s still hale and hearty, not looking his age at all. Its benefits are evident."After he said that, everyone’s eyes fell on the emerald pendant in his hand.For a moment, the hall was filled with whispers.There were doubts and exclamations of shock, but most of them declared bold words and expressed their determination to win.Chase stared at the emerald pendant with excitement on his face.This emerald pendant was indeed the one that the director had kept for him, so he could be sure.Tim was very satisfied with everyone’s reaction and immediately said, “The starting price of this emerald pendant is ten million, and each increment must not be less than 500 grand. Let’s begin!”As soon as
This sudden exclamation silenced the originally heated atmosphere.At that moment, everyone went blank as they thought they had heard wrongly.Did that man just offer a dime for it?Who was so bold? How dare they stir trouble at the Quaid family’s auction!In an instant, countless eyes looked in the direction of the voice.Even Quinn was no exception.They saw a man wearing a bronze mask sitting not far away with his legs crossed. He was holding a cup of tea, gently swirling it in his hand as if he was not aware of the strange looks from everyone.“Where did you come from? How dare you go against the Quaid family?” Jacob immediately became furious.Tim narrowed his eyes and looked at the masked man with a gloomy expression. “Sir, do you dare repeat what you just said?”Instead of being angry, his heart was filled with infinite ecstasy.He thought to himself, ‘You finally couldn’t help but show up, orphan of Green Hills Orphanage!’“What's wrong? Is it too little?”Under the
“Go over there if you don’t want to die!” A young man in a suit pointed at the corner beside him, his face dark.For a moment, everyone was pushing and shoving each other as they crowded into the corner. They were scared that they would be implicated.Quinn stood still as people surrounded her. At the same time, she was staring at Chase, tears welling in her eyes.She wondered, ‘Rocky? Is that you?’She bit her lip tightly, wanting to step forward and remove the bronze mask from Chase’s face.“Miss Norris, let’s get out of here.” Elaine immediately dragged her to the corner when she saw that she was still motionless.Tim gave Chase a cold look and immediately gave an order, “Get him!”In a moment, a dozen burly men were seen attacking Chase without saying a word.They were all fighters the Quaid family had been training over the years. They were all desperadoes with blood on their hands.They were extremely fast and approached Chase in the blink of an eye.However, Chase just
“No!”When Tim felt the murderous intent from Chase’s eyes, he was so scared that he felt as if his soul was almost leaving his body. “Spare me! Please spare me! I had nothing to do with the fire back then.“Please, spare me. If you let me go, I'll be willing to testify against every bad thing my family has done.”Even though he was saying that, a small hint of rancor flashed across his eyes.He swore that if he could survive, he would tear Chase into pieces.“Nothing to do with you?” Chase chuckled, and he seemed to be poking fun at him. “Do you think I don’t know why you're hosting this auction? Do you think I don’t know you’re doing this to bait me?”“You…”Tim’s heart sank, and he was terrified. “You can’t kill me, or the Quaid family won’t spare you! My family is stronger than you imagine...”Before he could finish, he felt a cold sensation on his neck. In the next moment, he felt as if his entire world had turned upside down.He noticed his nephew, Jacob, was looking at
“Don’t worry, this is just the appetizer. Soon, I'll have the heads of all the Quaid family members neatly placed in front of your grave!”After saying this, he buried the heads and the emerald pendant in front of Gideon's grave. Once he was done, he also took off his bloody clothes and burned them in public before turning around and leaving.Not long after he left, a beautiful figure appeared in front of the tombstone. She was panting.As she looked at the empty cemetery, Quinn’s delicate body trembled and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. “W-Where did he go? Isn’t he Rocky?”She fell heavily to the ground with her head pressed tightly against her legs. She felt very lonely.Suddenly, she smelled a faint smell of blood. When she looked up, she realized that the smell of blood was coming from the soil under her feet.Resisting the discomfort, she reached out her hands to claw at the dirt. Soon, a black bag appeared in her eyes.Quinn seemed to notice something and ope
“Miss Norris, don’t you know that the entirety of South River City is quaking in its boots right now?"Elaine continued with lingering fear, “After the Quaid family sent people to take away the bodies of Jacob and Tim, they immediately made a statement. They’re threatening to cut the murderer to pieces at all costs!“Now, both the underworld and law enforcers in South River City are looking for the man wearing the bronze mask.“I heard that many people who were still at the scene are now at the hands of the Quaid family. I think the family is hoping to get some clues from them. If I hadn’t escaped fast enough, I would probably be at their mercy now too…" “Is Chase among them?” Quinn asked, her expression slightly changing.“Let’s not talk about that good-for-nothing.”Elaine snorted coldly and said, “I saw him sneaking around just now on the way back. He probably sneaked away when the mysterious man wearing the bronze mask appeared.”Quinn secretly breathed a sigh of relief bef
Upon hearing this, Raymond, Anna, and the others immediately started licking his boots.“In that case, let’s go.” Henry waved his hand.They got into two cars and rushed toward the destination—Imperial Restaurant.Riley did not want to sit in the same car as Chase, so she got into Edward’s car.As a result, Chase had no choice but to sit in Henry’s car, but he seemed very indifferent to this.Inside Edward’s car, Raymond and Anna chose to sit in the back seat. They very wisely let Riley sit in the front passenger seat as she would then be the closest to Edward.“Edward, that country bumpkin is so annoying. We can’t go on like this,” Raymond blurted.“Yeah, Edward, that guy is so shameless. I feel sick when I see him.” Anna nodded immediately.The two of them did not shy from the topic even though Riley was in the car. After all, they knew that she did not like Chase.Edward was also very unhappy with Chase and immediately sneered. “Don’t worry, I'll let him know what it’s like
"I know," Chase replied."Alright. I should be leaving." Chase stood up.A dim look flashed in Quinn's eyes. "Are you really leaving, Chase?"Chase paused in his footsteps."W-Would you be willing to marry me?" Quinn's lips were trembling, and there was sadness in her voice. She stared at Chase as if she was trying to see deep into him."I…" Chase opened his mouth but slowly shut it after a while. "I'm not thinking about this right now, Quinn. You should rest. I'll get going."His back faced Quinn as he walked out of the cave.Suddenly, a thunderous explosion rang out. The Might of Thunder and Lightning raged as it swept across the mountain peak.Chase frowned. "What's going on?""Hurry! We should go!"That was when a loud commotion was suddenly heard from afar.Chase saw a group of martial artists come rushing toward them."Who are you?" Chase roared."Haha, you rascal. How dare you return?" A stage-five martial monarch laughed sinisterly as he walked in the air toward th
"I'm so sorry, Chase. I didn't manage to protect Lyana and our other sisters…" Quinn cried guiltily.Chase was silent."Thank you for saving me, Chase." Quinn looked up and wiped away her tears before forcing a smile."Don't speak, Quinn. Your cultivation has seriously regressed. Let me help you get your health back first. Once you get better, we'll leave."He took out various precious ingredients from his bag and built them into a small pile.Quinn was taken aback."W-What are all these?""You can take them without worries." Chase pushed everything in front of Quinn calmly."Are you really giving me such precious spiritual medicine?" Quinn's pretty eyes widened. She was astonished, and for good reason. Every one of these spiritual medicines was worth a lot of money. Even an ordinary martial monarch might not be able to afford them.Yet Chase had placed everything in front of her to have as she pleased.Quinn was touched. "I owe you too much…""We don't need to say thanks b
Besides him, there were eight other people next to him. They were all martial monarchs who had strong and long-lasting auras. They were midway martial arts overlords.Such powerful people were considered top-notch fighters even in the Secret Sect. After all, only a handful of people in the martial domain had martial arts monarchs."I'll never surrender!" Quinn's pretty face was pale. She ran with all her might, and her skirt had turned bright red."If I'm right, that woman has something valuable on her.""Hahaha! Consider this my lucky day!"All of the martial artists shouted excitedly with lust in their eyes.It happened suddenly. Three flying daggers flew by and shot through the throats of three martial artists. They died horrible deaths instantly."Who is that?!""He's dead!"The rest of the martial artists were enraged.Chase was seen standing in the air at the next moment with a golden sword in his hand. Both his hands were behind his back as he stared coolly at the grou
He could not accept this! How could he?! The Secret Sect was supposed to be the official sect of Bactria! It was supposed to be a holy land for martial arts!"Tell me, where's the real location of the Secret Sect?" Chase crouched and stared calmly at Huck while asking.Huck clenched his teeth. "You're dead, you little bastard. How dare you offend the Secret Sect?! My father won't let you get away with this!""Oh?" Chase raised an eyebrow.He raised his hand and gave Huck a hard slap. The crisp sound of the slap echoed in the air, and Huck passed out right away. Chase would never be on the same side of the Secret Sect. He was not afraid of them either.His physique had long surpassed the standard of a martial monarch."Traveling millions of miles has not been a waste." Chase got up and turned to walk out of the restaurant."Hey, friend, wait a minute!" A middle-aged man blocked Chase's way."What do you want?" Chase frowned while asking."You've misunderstood me, young friend.
"How did they die if I didn't kill them?" Chase shook his head coolly. "These garbage are not worth a mention.""You… You're really cruel…" The plump woman shivered. There was fear in her pretty eyes. She had a different expectation of someone like Chase. Someone like him should be a gentleman. How could he be someone so cruel and vicious?"Who are you? Why did you kill the Secret Sect disciples?" someone roared. There was a coldness in the voice.A group of martial artists in black walked into the restaurant. A black-robed man was in the lead—Huck Brennan.Huck was standing outside the restaurant. He was surrounded by people, but none of them dared to get within three feet of him. There seemed to be an invisible wall around him that put a distance between him and the people. He intimidated the crowd.Behind Huck were several martial monarchs. Each of them was powerful in their respective abilities, especially the peak martial monarchs. They were very close to becoming extreme mar
"Unfortunately, you shouldn't have crossed me."Not long after he said this, he dealt a kick. He kicked one of the men at the waist with great strength. The man flew several yards away, his spine breaking from the kick.There was one last person left. He was extremely frightened and turned toward the deep alley to run."Huh?"Chase raised an eyebrow.That man was attempting to escape. Could he have sensed danger at that moment and enhanced his power based on a last-minute judgment, which helped him escape?"I've said before that none of you can leave!" Chase said coldly. He leaped up and moved with great agility. His legs strode in the air, and a kick whipped out at the head of a man who was trying to escape.The martial monarch flew off about a dozen feet from the impact. He crashed into a row of tables, and half of his face had caved in. All his teeth were crushed."What witchcraft is that?" The remaining person turned pale."You're not good enough to know anything!" Chase w
The dagger was pulled out, and blood splattered everywhere."You…" Vaughn was so shocked that his eyes widened."This guy… He has strong willpower…"The others took a sharp breath with a wary look in their eyes. That man had come to them of his own accord and allowed them to stab him in the shoulder with a dagger. If this were some other person, that person would be howling with pain.However, this man did not make a sound. He even used the pain from the stab to erupt with power."I'll kill you!" Vaughn roared as his muscles swelled up. Energy erupted all over him as he raised his hand to hit Chase viciously on the head.Chase raised his palm to block the attack. He used force with his wrist, and a crack was heard. Vaughn's arms were broken. After that, Chase crushed his throat and he lost the chance to even struggle from the grip.A human head rolled to the ground."That's vicious!" Shocked voices began discussing this.Everyone watched on.Chase wiped the remaining blood fr
Chase was more than a hundred miles away from the small town at the foot of the mountain. He moved at the speed of lightning to get there. When he finally arrived at the small town outside the valley, it was noontime.Many martial artists were gathered at the foot of the mountain. Corpses of the Secret Sect disciples were strewn all over the streets."Looks like many people barged into the valley to save others last night, but they ended up in a heated fight instead." Chase shook his head.Among the corpses were those who were wearing uniforms of Secret Sect disciples while others were in ordinary village clothes. Some had blood and dirt on them. They had clearly died not too long ago."Huh?"Chase's gaze fell onto the chest of a corpse. The height and body of the corpse were not usual. There was also a unique tattoo on its chest.Chase stared at it for a while, and he slowly frowned. "That's the tattoo of the Secret Sect!"He recognized the tattoo. It was the mark of the Secret
The man in black, who was the leader, grunted coldly. He pulled a saber from his waist and came attacking Chase."You're dead!"A murderous look shot out of Chase's eyes.Chase rushed forward with the speed of lightning. He was like a cheetah on the hunt and was soon fighting with the man in black. They had only just started fighting.An arm broke, and blood gushed out. The blood stained his chest, and he flew about three to four feet away.The man in black looked frightened. He could not believe it. He was a martial deity. How did he get defeated by garbage who was just a mere martial monarch?"How is this possible—"Before he could finish, Chase swept a vicious kick at him. He kicked the man right in the head. His brain exploded with blood and pieces of his brain matter splattering everywhere."Kill him!" The remaining people were angered. They came attacking Chase at the same time.Chase faced them coolly. He slaughtered them quickly as he moved around them like a phantom g