"Rick, why did you invite us here?" Donovan Scammell, the oldest of the elders, asked curiously.The other elders looked at Rick curiously as well."Donovan, let's be honest! Ever since Iris came back, Patrick had first given over a pharmaceutical company under our family name to Leon, and then had even sided with Leon when he broke Nigel's legs, not punishing Leon at all! I feel like he might be getting old and losing touch with a lot of things. He's no longer suited to be the head of our family! So, I asked all of you here to consider giving the position of the family head to someone else!" Rick said calmly.Based on the rules of the family, the elders of the Scammells had the right to revoke the power of the family head.He wanted to gain their support this time because he could use their power to revoke Patrick's position as the family head. Then, he would be able to take over without any issues!On the other hand, the elders controlled all of the forces related to the Scammel
"What?" The elders were shocked when they heard that. The five of them immediately stood up.They had been trying to advise Rick to forget about the coup since they were relatives.Yet, it seemed like Rick had already made the decision and even wanted to get rid of them!At that moment, they realized that no amount of advice would work!"Rick, you might already be at the Initial Emperor State, but all of us are still at the Semi Emperor State! You won't be able to get rid of all five of us alone! Aren't you being too bold here?!" Donovan said in frustration.Even though there was a big gulf between the Emperor State and the Semi Emperor State, it was still hard to defeat a number's advantage.Normally, someone at the initial Emperor State would be able to face two or three martial artists at the Semi Emperor State at most!Meanwhile, the five of them were already in the Semi Emperor State, and they were all at the top of their level as well. They were already close to reaching
"Donovan, are you alright?"The elders were shocked to see Donovan getting injured. After that, they forced Rick back with one blow before they jumped out and hurriedly tried to help Donovan up."Haha…"At that moment, a loud laugh was heard.Charlie walked in right in with a prideful look on his face.Behind him were two men who were about fifty years of age!The two men had very sharp looks in their eyes and an impressive aura about them. It was obvious that they were quite strong!"Brat, what are you?" The elder's expressions sank when they saw Charlie.Earlier, they had seen that Donovan had been injured by one of the middle-aged men.Other than that, Charlie might be known amongst the younger generation as the heir of the Martells, but they were all of the older generations. They had never seen Charlie before, so they naturally did not know who he was."Let me introduce you, this is the heir of the Martells, Charlie!" Rick let out a sneer as he walked over."What? T
"Intermediate Emperor State!" The elders had a drastic change of expression when they felt the power coming from Anderson and Bill.They did not dare to hold back for a single moment as they started to fight the two of them.It was an intense battle, and they quickly found themselves going through over ten exchanges.Even though the five elders were quite strong, having already reached the Semi Emperor State, they were only good enough to stand against two Initial Emperor State Martial artists at most! Bill and Anderson were both already at the Intermediate Emperor State, and they were much stronger than the elders!The elders quickly found themselves on the losing end!They were quickly defeated by those two and lost their ability to fight back!Taking the chance, Rick quickly stepped forward and sealed their strength.Even though the five elders were not willing to support him, the elders would be very useful considering their power and influence. He was in no hurry to kill
"Nigel, you complete imbecile! Can't you do something as simple as capturing a woman?!" Charlie was furious when he heard that.His main goal for everything he did this time was to get Iris.Yet, his main target had slipped away even though everything else had gone so smoothly. It was obvious how furious he was!"Mister Martell, I'm so sorry. That wretch had some sort of strange technique. Even though I wasn't a match for her, and I was injured by her as well…" Nigel said before he explained everything."You…"Hearing that, Charlie was furious, but there was nothing he could do.After all, Nigel had already done his best. It was just that no one expected Iris to be able to defeat Nigel, who was a peak Supreme Master. It had put a huge wrench in their plans!Nigel could not be completely blamed for that."Mister Martell, don't be too angry! It's not like she can run that far away anyway! Iris has already been tricked here. As long as we topple the first line of descendants, it w
At that moment, Patrick, Damian, and Penny were all in the living room. That day was the day for the family's internal meetings, so Damian and Penny were not working.That was also the main reason why Rick had chosen that day. He wanted to completely eliminate the first line of direct descendants!Of course, Patrick and the others did not know that at all.At that moment, they heard some frantic footsteps. Iris's forehead was sweaty as she ran into the living room."This is great!" When she saw that Patrick and the others were fine, Iris let out a sigh of relief."Iris, why are you here?" Damian was very surprised. After that, Patrick and him walked over to greet her."Uncle, I was tricked by Nigel to come over today, and I was almost captured by him…"After Iris caught her breath, she hurriedly explained how she had been ambushed by Nigel."What? Why would Nigel attack you for no reason?" They were shocked to hear what Iris had to say."Well, Leon thinks that the second
"Rick, it's you! What are you trying to do? Are you really planning a coup?"Patrick's expression immediately sank when he saw Rick leading all those experts inside.He had initially been doubtful of Leon's speculation, feeling like there was no way Rick would try to seize power again for no reason. However, it seemed like Leon's guess was right. Rick really was rebelling!"Patrick, don't be so rude! I just think that you've been letting your age get to you, and you've been losing your touch. You're no longer suited to control the family! I think you should step down while you can and give way!" Rick sneered."You…""So you really are staging a coup!" Patrick was furious when he heard that.He finally understood that Rick was not aiming for Damian's position this time but to take his position as the head of the family!"So what if I am?!" Rick said calmly, not denying it."Despicable! If I'd known this would happen, I should have cut you off like Leon said! Otherwise, this wo
As if they saw Patrick's confusion, the five elders said with bitter looks on their faces, "Patrick, we were defeated by the experts from the Martells…" "What? So it's the doing of Charlie and the Martells!" Patrick was shocked. After that, he turned to look and finally noticed Charlie, who was not far away from Rick."Haha, that's right. It's me!" Charlie laughed as he walked out of the crowd."Charlie, what is the meaning of this?" Patrick said with a dark expression."What do you think? Old man, I've given you a chance to give me Iris before this, but you refused to agree! Since you didn't know your place, then I was just forced to help the second line of descendants instead!" Charlie said with a playful look on his face."You…""Charlie, based on the rules of the martial world, any force can't just interfere with the inner workings of another family so easily. You're violating the rules of our world by interfering with the Scammells right now. Aren't you afraid the Martells