Seeing that both sides were about to come to blows, Wayne Kingsley, who had been watching on the sidelines all this while, quickly stepped forward and said with a grin, “My honored guests, please calm down. Since you’re already in Phoenicia, what’s there to argue about? The underground chamber of commerce will be held two days later. If there is any animosity, you can fight it out during the event. Now, let’s make peace.” Cecil and Theo glared at Wayne at the same time, snorting. Wayne was also sweating profusely. It was not easy to be a peacemaker. A little carelessness would either offend this side, or that side, and maybe even both sides. Seeing that both parties had calmed down, Wayne quickly signaled to the lobby manager and said, “Why don’t you take Master Cecil to check-in and rest?” The lobby manager immediately came running and said flatteringly, “Master Cecil, please come this way.” Cecil glanced at Theo coldly. As he walked past Philip, he directly threatened him
Jay Drago?! Hearing this, Cecil trembled as beads of cold sweat started dripping from his forehead. The Brotherhood Fraternity belonging to Jay had been annihilated, and the news of this incident quickly spread in the South River District. However, the news was also suppressed quickly enough. Jay’s group was not ordinary. He was one of the five dragons of the South River District! However, because of his destruction, the South River District fell into the hands of the remaining four. Now, they were known as the four major overlords. Nonetheless, regarding the fact that Jay was annihilated, the remaining overlords were also very dazed. They had no idea who killed the man who had been active in the area for more than ten years. Moreover, according to reliable sources, everything took less than a day! All of Jay's turf, including his people, were either seized or arrested. The most terrifying thing that happened was the Anderson family, the largest family in the South Ri
He was not a person who liked to fight or kill. Everything would be fine if no one provoked him. However, Philip could not tolerate Cecil Dane. This was a very dangerous guy. He would not allow such a person to exist around him. Theo quickly replied, “Yes. Cecil made his fortune by roaming the streets back in the days. He committed many crimes and spent many years of time inside. Coincidentally, he encountered the division of power in the South River District, and with the help of his men, they pitted against his boss. They used violence to occupy the turfs and rely on killing to usurp the positions. They’ve robbed a lot of resources in the process. After that, he founded the Cecily Group and diverged into the real estate business. With more than one billion in assets, he has many men and is currently ranked third in the South River District.” Theo recounted Cecil’s information in detail. Philip listened attentively, stroking his chin as he asked, “Who was the boss he under
Philip was playing with Mila in the room and had no idea that he was being targeted by Cecil. Theo and Anna were also in the room, discussing the underground chamber of commerce that was to take place two days later. “Mr. Clarke, a total of 14 underground forces will be participating in the event this time. Four are from the South River District, three from Capital City, and six from Golden City. Among them, the strongest contenders are the Hane family of Capital City, the Fiery Koi Gang of Golden City, and the combined forces of the four overlords in the South River District.” Theo carefully detailed the information, his expression a little serious. After all, the Hane family and Fiery Koi alone were enough to wipe the tables clean! Such forces were not something Theo Zander from little Riverdale could easily provoke. Therefore, Theo was very worried about the underground chamber of commerce. Philip teased Mila and asked with a smile, “Is that all?” Philip could hardly b
Theo could not understand his intentions and asked, “Mr. Clarke, who are you going to deal with?” Philip smiled faintly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes as he said, “Do you think a man like Cecil can keep his cool?” Theo frowned and said, “Cecil is a brawler and holds grudges. We had a conflict with him today. If I were him, I’d probably attack you.” “It’s not a probability but an affirmative,” Philip said. “I understand.” Theo nodded. Philip was going to deal with Cecil. However, would it take so many people to deal with him? Philip seemed to read Theo’s doubts and said with chills in his eyes, “Don’t misunderstand. Not only do I want to deal with Cecil but also the entire South River District, including the rest of the participants in the underground chamber of commerce. If I’m not wrong, we can expect to see some blood this time. We should make early preparations. Tell your people to enter Phoenicia in batches and blend in with the tourist groups. We don’t want to a
Philip was also helpless. He turned to Anna and said with a wink, “Take care of Mila.” Then, he was dragged away from the Fenix Hotel by Melody. The sunset scene in Phoenicia was really beautiful, enough for it to be featured in a nature documentary. The sky was full of red sunset clouds. As it was autumn, the weather was cool and very suitable for going out shopping. Phoenicia was also a famous cultural and historical town with small bridges and flowing water. The buildings were made from red bricks and the paths from green tiles. There were more than a dozen famous historical streets in this town alone. The alleys were numerous and countless. It was a typical ancient historical township. Just when Philip and Melody left the Fenix Hotel, three suspicious-looking men in colorful shirts who were led by a tattooed man with a crew cut entered the building. As soon as they entered the lobby, the tattooed man directly nodded to the male attendant at the front desk. The mal
In less than a minute, Anna was pressed on the ground by the burly man. He was choking her in his hold! Anna’s eyes were bruised, and she was bleeding from her mouth and nose. Her face was flushed, and she was panting hard. “Crusty, that’s enough. Let’s hurry up!’ The tattooed man walked in and glanced at the chaotic state of the room after the fight. There was a slight frown between his eyebrows. After that, he walked toward the bed and flipped the sheets over. Mila was hiding under the bed, trembling all over. Her black jewel-like eyes were staring at Anna who was being pressed on the ground. She cried and shouted, “Anna!” Crying, she wanted to run toward Anna. Anna was wounded all over and pressed to the ground. She turned to look at the running Mila while squeezing out a shout. “Run… Run!” Mila felt sorry for Anna as she stretched out her little arms and ran over crying. However! The tattooed man frowned as his face flashed with extreme impatience. With one hand
At this time, Philip was being dragged around the town by Melody. At night, the scenery of Phoenicia was like a painting. The ancient streets were packed with tourists. The roadside was filled with different stalls. There were vendors selling fruit, snacks, souvenirs, jewelry, and so on. Melody skipped around happily like a 13-year-old girl. “Hey, Philip, is this pretty?” Melody picked up a masquerade mask, put it over her face, and asked Philip with a grin. Philip put his hands in his trouser pockets, shook his head, and said, “It doesn't look good.” Melody rolled her eyes at him and said, “What a spoilsport.” Then, she seemed to have found something interesting and ran over joyfully like an elf. It was a musical instrument made of bones. It was a souvenir sold by an old woman. “Young miss, would you like to buy one?” The old woman narrowed her eyes and said with a grin. Melody fiddled with the instrument and tried to put it on her thin, rosy mouth before blo
Although the demons active in the outside world were nothing worth mentioning and could be defeated easily, Drake knew that the true old elites were still hiding behind the scenes. No one would be afraid of the demons when the true gods were still around, but the true gods had been destroyed. Drake enjoyed the massage from his maids while he was lost in his memories. He recalled the battle ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years ago, the true gods captured all the humans. Being new to this world, the humans did not know much about the true gods, so the latter took advantage of it. Due to the same reason, they fell miserably. Despite that, the humans also put up a tough fight and successfully sealed the true gods, resulting in a draw with both parties sealing each other. As all the powerful true gods had been sealed, some weaker parties created many so-called true gods to ease everyone’s worries. These true gods were meant to deceive the people, so Drake was not worried abo
The messenger said tentatively, “Philip is nothing but a small potato. Although he made the headlines now, he’s nothing much to shout about. We don't have to go to great lengths for him.” In fact, he looked down on Philip in his heart. After interacting with Philip face-to-face, he thought that Philip was only worthy of having a small force of his own. “You've wasted your years with me. Philip gives me a very special feeling. He’s different from other reckless young men. He’s a force to be reckoned with. At least, he’s my type. It has only been such a short time since he arrived in the world of the gods but he rose to the occasion so quickly. It’s inseparable from his personality and ability.” The messenger showed a sign of disapproval as if they should not think too highly of Philip. “We should take him down as soon as possible because of his ability to avoid any trouble. He may pose a certain threat to us if he’s allowed to develop further.” In his opinion, anyone who might
The messenger seemed surprised. Maybe he did not expect someone to refuse this treasure. “I won’t do anything for you if you don’t make things clear,” Philip said seriously, and everyone nodded. Everyone knew Philip’s character. Although everyone was tempted by the treasure offered by the other party, they knew better than to accept it. Seeing Philip’s tough attitude, the messenger shook his head helplessly and finally changed his tone. “Since you don’t know what’s good for you, I’ll speak my mind. Philip Clarke, you can’t survive in this world without a backer. I believe someone of your level can understand what I mean.” Seeing the other party's sudden change in attitude, Philip sneered. He had finally exposed his true colors. Now, Philip wanted to find out their true purpose. “My master thinks highly of you. Although your individual strength is important, you’ll only end up dead or face endless troubles without a strong backer to support you.” The messenger turned and lef
Philip looked at the pill given by the other party. He was not interested in the pill but wanted to find out what the other party was up to. “My master told me to give you this pill. He knows that you’re injured. You can recover very well with this pill.” Everyone was angry upon hearing this. Since the other party knew that Philip was injured, they probably sent the killer. “You guys are shameless! You found a killer to attack Philip, and now, you want to use a pill to act as a good person. You're playing good cop, bad cop! People of the Swift family are always so disgusting. After being locked up for thousands of years, you still can't change your ways and still do such shameful things.” Loony’s obvious disdain eased everyone’s frustration, but they wanted to find out what was going on with this Swift family. “This is a misunderstanding. We have nothing to do with it. We just know who wants to deal with Philip, but we have no right to expose the other party at our level, so
More importantly, this woman's tricks were quite interesting. Philip did not plan to kill her. Doing so might lead to more trouble. Besides, he wanted to find out her identity, so Philip decided to keep this woman alive for the time being. However, the woman darted away after the failed attack. Her speed was astounding. Philip watched in puzzlement as she vanished. She was not weak and could almost be regarded as an expert, so why would she mess with him? He could tell that she was human. Since they were the same kind, why kill him? Philip opened the door helplessly and saw everyone waiting to watch the fun. They had no idea what happened, and they had not heard any movement in the room. As Philip had been trapped in the other party’s barrier, they could only look at Philip eagerly, hoping to find out what happened inside. Aslan was the most eager, and he looked at Philip wickedly. “That woman is so useless. It’s only been a few minutes…” Before Aslan finished his words
Unfortunately, Philip was not affected by such things. He had always thought that such women were disgusting. Since everyone had a backer, he did not mind resorting to force. He would not back off if the woman decided to use some crooked tricks on him. “I don’t mind talking to you, but you need to put on some clothes first. If you can’t even dress properly, I have no reason to talk to you,” Philip said with an arrogant air of superiority. Hearing that, the woman could not help but burst out laughing. “You’re such a nice young man. I always thought you were a lecherous guy, but you’re so earnest. It seems that you can be a good business partner. I like you very much.” After saying this, a jacket appeared in the woman’s hands, and she draped it over her shoulders. Katie gritted her teeth at the woman’s actions. She was annoyed to see someone having ideas about Philip. Although Katie could be considered Philip’s apprentice, Katie had a secret crush on Philip. However, Katie
“I think everyone is underestimating humans. There are powerful formation masters among the humans. Although such things can restrain humans, how long can they last? Humans are constantly improving. They're simply looking down on humans!” Loony spoke with pride, clearly satisfied with the strength of humans. “Don’t blame me for bragging, but the humans were imprisoned for millions of years, and we've been making progress over the years. Other races would have faced a dead end if they were in our shoes. Not to mention escaping, most of them would have died of depression, so I can’t speak for them.” At this point, the pride of humans was fully reflected. Philip agreed with Loony. These people really underestimated the humans' abilities. “I don't know where they’ll go after escaping, but humans need social interaction, so I’m sure they won’t hole themselves up in a cave or something.” Philip frowned at this statement. In that case, many humans had probably entered the city. Th
The demons gave Moby a potion to make him stronger. Although Moby was ugly, it did not mean that he was stupid. On the contrary, he was more cautious than other races. He simply took a drop for an experiment without taking the entire thing. The creature that took the potion did become much stronger but ended up as an empty husk with a soul after one hour. The other party could control this body like a puppet if they had the relevant spell on hand. Moby was shocked by this discovery. It would have been the end of his life if he had taken the potion. He would have been seeking death by turning himself into a toy in the hands of the other party. Due to this reason, he decided to betray the demons. Black Rabbit was conflicted. The demons gave him the potion too. He simply kept the potion without using it because of his caution. He had thought of using it as a last resort, but he was so good at hiding things that he forgot where he kept it. In the end, he never used it. Blac
Everyone knew that the guy was just putting on a show. It was stupid to confront humans recklessly. Only a fool would mess with humans. Lyle and Aslan looked at each other. They knew the severity of the matter and could not wait to tell Philip about it. “Let's listen to what they have to say. We’ll tell Philip the whole story after figuring it out,” Lyle said calmly. They knew that they could not take this matter lightly. Although they did not know who sold their information, the other party was definitely up to no good, so they had to be careful. “Philip is the leader of a large organization. I heard that he’s here to turn the world of the gods upside down. He’s not from among the imprisoned humans but came from another world, which proves that he’s a force to be reckoned with. We may end up suffering if we confront him!” “Did the man named Philip release the humans?” “His goal is to destroy and take over the world of the gods!” Everyone was shocked by that declaration.