In a luxurious private box on the third floor, Juan nursed his bruised nose and swollen face. He smashed the tea set angrily and cursed, “Damn you, Philip! I won’t forget this!” “Arrange two men and keep an eye on them. I want to know what they’re up to!” Through the mahogany window of the suite on the third floor, Juan looked down at the exhibition hall on the first floor below. Phoenix Pavilion was a circular building structure, just like an ancient theater. At the same time, in the largest most luxurious and extravagant suite on the third floor, a gorgeous woman stood next to the window while looking down at the movement on the first floor with her arms across her chest. Her appearance was truly breathtaking. Her bright eyes were locked on the two figures walking around the exhibition hall on the first floor. No one knew who she was looking at or what she was thinking. They just saw a smile slowly appearing on the corners of her mouth. This smile made the entire Ph
He tried a couple more times, but it still went unanswered. Philip was slightly worried. “What’s the matter, Philip? Why are you in a daze?” Melody suddenly sprang out from the side, looking very active and playful. Philip squeezed the phone and said anxiously, “I can’t get through Anna’s phone.” Melody immediately took Philip’s arm and said with a smile, “Oh, Anna will take good care of Mila, so don’t worry. What can happen? I’ve seen Anna’s skills. She’s a black belt in Taekwondo, you know.” A black belt in Taekwondo? Philip breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe Anna brought Mila out to play. “Let’s go. The auction is about to start. A lot of people came this time. It’s so exciting!” Melody was just a playful little girl, pushing Philip to the second floor. The second floor of Phoenix Pavilion was the auction venue. It was a very stylish space that spanned across thousands of square feet. At this moment, many people had already arrived at the auction venue, and there
Melody rolled her eyes mischievously and said as she pushed Philip out, “I don’t, but he does.” Philip was startled and even a little dumbfounded. Suddenly, he felt hostile gazes on him. They were mixed with suspicion, disdain, contempt, and sarcasm. “Hehe, this guy? He just looks like an ordinary person, so stop teasing us. If he really has ten billion, why is he queuing up with us? He could just go through the green entrance over there.” The woman from before, with heavy makeup on her face, placed her arms over her chest while saying in a mocking tone. She then pointed to a group of distinguished guests who were being welcomed in by the service staff on the other side. The meaning was quite obvious. If he had the money, why would he line up here? Melody was upset and wanted to explain but was stopped by Philip. “Sorry, my sister is not right in the head. Don’t mind us. We’re just normal folks.” Philip explained with a smile. The crowd turned their heads disdainful
“Yes, my name is Al and my last name is Gator. I’m not a very successful businessman, but I own a jewelry shop with an annual income of more than ten million.” Al fell in love with Melody at first sight and was very proud when he reported his self-worth. Melody directly flung the business card to Philip, threw her arms around his neck lovingly, and said coquettishly, “He wants to invite me for dinner. Hubby, aren’t you going to say something?” Philip had just been sitting there comfortably, but after turning his head, he met Melody’s winking eyes. What was this lass up to now? When Al saw this scene, he felt that someone had dug a knife into his chest. He suddenly exploded with anger! Why?! Why did beautiful women always go to ugly men?! F*ck! What the heck was wrong with this world? If anyone knew Al’s inner thoughts at this moment, they would be surprised. From whichever angle, Philip could be considered a handsome young man. On the other hand, Al Gator looked
Al was upset. He actually got scared by the other party. As soon as he was about to scold him, two security guards approached them and asked, “What’s going on here?” Al immediately said, “This kid is causing trouble. You should kick him out!” The two security guards glanced at Philip unkindly. They also saw Melody who was sitting quietly next to him while eating snacks. They said, “Sir, please sit down. The auction will begin soon.” After that, the security continued to say to Al, “Sir, please find a place to sit.” Al was so mad now. He wanted to say something but he held back in the end! After all, he dared not cause a scene in Phoenix Pavilion’s territory. Mr. Phoenix was a ruthless person. Once, someone bullied others and made trouble in Phoenix Pavilion. They disappeared from Phoenicia the next day. A few days later, the body of that person was found floating in Phoenix Lake. One after another, tourists filled up the outer hall. Philip did not want to cause more t
Al immediately stood up, pointed at Philip, and complained. “He made the first move! Look at this! It’s his shoe print! He dares to beat people in Phoenix Pavilion. He’s too bold and simply doesn’t take the rules here into consideration! You must seek justice for me!” At Al’s righteous words, the two security guards immediately turned their heads to look at Philip sternly. “Did you make the first move?” Philip did not deny it, nodded, and said, “I did.” At this moment, Al immediately rejoiced and exclaimed ecstatically, “See, he admitted it! Arrest him quickly and wait for Mr. Phoenix to make his decision!” Hahaha! Al was overjoyed. Everything was not in vain. His little trick worked on Philip. Sure enough, tourists from other places were unaware of the rules here. Philip only had himself to blame! The two security guards did not bother to say anything else. They stepped forward to grab Philip and said, “Please come out with us.” Philip’s expression was cold. With
The woman next to him was the same. She clutched Al’s arm fearfully and retorted, “Aren’t you here to teach these two a lesson? Why are you so fierce to us instead?” Smack! One of the security guards slapped the woman's face and warned. “Presumptuous! Miss Zander is a distinguished guest. How dare you threaten to teach her a lesson!” A… distinguished guest? Suddenly, Al Gator, the woman, and the people around were all dumbfounded! The meaning was too obvious. In other words, Melody should be sitting in the main hall instead! Everyone sitting in the main hall was either a big boss or a member of a wealthy family with a worth of hundreds of millions! They were actually VIPs! Ba-thump! Before the two security guards could say anything, Al already knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. “Miss… Miss Zander, please forgive me. I know my mistake. I shouldn’t look down upon others. I deserve to die!” Smack, smack, smack! Al bit the bullet and slapped himself at the sa
Theo immediately replied respectfully, “Mr. Clarke, I’m arranging manpower right now. I’ll ask someone to go and have a look.” “Okay.” Philip nodded and hung up the phone. At the same time in the auction, an endless stream of important characters entered the main hall. “Holy sh*t! Look! That seems to be Ken Cooke of Ceylon Society, the largest force in the South River District! Master Cooke!” With the shouts from someone in the outer hall, the crowd's eyes gathered at the entrance of the main hall in an instant. Sure enough. A group of eight bodyguards in black suits entered the main hall imposingly. They were guarding a man who appeared to be about 40 to 50 years old. Ken Cooke! He was the largest force in South River District and the president of Ceylon Society! For decades, no one dared to rock his position! He had nearly 100 turfs under his hand and 400 to 500 men at his disposal. Although he started as a rookie on the streets back then, Ken Cooke had trans
Jamie was surprised by Philip’s easygoing reaction and immediately felt the gap between him and Philip. If Jamie were in Philip’s shoes, he would be worried, but Philip was confident instead. Jamie had a lot to learn from Philip. Jamie had no idea that Philip did not take Dennis seriously at all. Philip had too many capable people under his command. He was not concerned about Dennis at all. In comparison, Dennis could be considered the most useless person under him.… On the other hand, Rabbit arrived at the market. Rabbit was quite famous among the major families by now. As a non-human with a violent temper, he was in the center of attraction wherever he went. Someone tried to kidnap Rabbit once, but not only did he fail, but the person was also beaten badly. To this day, the kidnapper was still bedridden in the hospital. Rabbit’s notorious reputation had spread far and wide, and not just anyone could deal with him. At this time, many storytellers were at the tavern tal
People in seclusion would usually not receive any news from the outside world, so contacting them would be up to luck. Therefore, Lincoln's appearance was good news for the Hexa Guild. Now that the guild was under scrutiny, Lincoln's appearance would save them a lot of trouble. Lincoln stood on the spot, looking at the yard curiously. Philip had modified the yard, so it was full of energy. Any practitioner would feel the difference at once. Jamie and the others had discovered this fact but never asked out of courtesy. Everyone had their own secret. Maybe this was Philip’s secret. Lincoln closed his eyes and felt the abundant energy. He was reluctant to leave this place that contained tens of thousands of times more energy than the place he had chosen for his seclusion. Lincoln felt conflicted. He could practice much faster in this place if the energy level remained the same. Thinking of this, he could hardly contain his excitement to practice on the spot. Seeing Jamie nex
Lincoln had never met a monster beast with intelligence! After taking a closer look at Rabbit, Lincoln had other ideas. Philip was most likely a powerful person with extraordinary strength to have such a powerful monster beast as his pet. Dennis was not a fool. Philip had to be powerful and not a coward for Dennis to willingly follow him. Thinking of this, Lincoln showed Rabbit enough respect. “Mr. Rabbit, I’m looking for Dennis from the Hexa Guild.” The guild members behind him were full of disbelief at his courtesy. They had served him for a while and knew his character very well. Lincoln would never be so polite to ordinary juniors, so this rabbit had to be unusual. Thinking of this, their attitude toward Rabbit changed from disdain to admiration. Rabbit was shocked by their eccentric behavior and looked at them skeptically. Seeing their smiling faces, Rabbit decided not to make things difficult for them. Besides, they were polite. “Oh, you’re looking for Dennis. Come
This guild member could not forget how Hogster had always stolen his resources by force. Hogster’s ugly face made him sick. Although Lincoln was back, he had lost all confidence in the guild. He just wanted to return to Dennis' side as soon as possible. Although he was a member under the guild leader, Dennis was the one who had been helping him all along. In fact, if not for Dennis’ support over the years, even Alain would not have achieved what he had today. Hence, this guild member had always been grateful to Dennis. When Dennis left, he wanted to leave with him, but due to special circumstances, he stayed until now. Unexpectedly, it came in handy. Alain was excited to hear that. In Alain's opinion, such a lowly member would not dare to lie to him, so he had to be telling the truth. He knew that this was his chance to settle everything once and for all. Alain had been worried that Lincoln would blame him, but Lincoln was deceived instead, which was great. He had nothing t
Lincoln had a very good reputation, so the guild members dropped their guard and started to complain about everything. “Grandmaster, we've been having a hard time. Hogster always deducts our practice resources and gives them to the women he likes. It’s infuriating. We don’t even have that many resources to begin with,” a member said miserably. He had good talent, but Hogster did not give him any good resources, so his level remained stagnant. All his resources had been given to the women who had caught Hogster’s fancy. Lincoln scowled upon hearing this. How could Hogster take other people’s resources? He would not allow this to happen. “They also tried every means to arrange a political marriage with the Celestial Palace, but the agreement fell through, and they badmouthed the other party for it!” “They defamed the young lady of the guild, and now, they're furious at us. Their wrath is not a joke. Moreover, someone solved the side effects of their practice technique, but we'v
If Philip was at fault, Lincoln had nothing to say. However, if Hogster was the one who had caused all the trouble, he would not spare them. “I’ll get to the bottom of this. Now, tell me what’s going on with Dennis. Based on my understanding of him, he wouldn't betray the guild for no reason. He must have a reason for doing this!” Neither of them could explain what happened to Dennis. They could only say that humans were fickle. After all, they could not figure it out either. The person at fault would never admit their fault. Alain did not think that he was biased or thought that what he had done was excessive. He simply thought that Dennis looked down on him, which was why he decided to leave. Now that he was gone, Alain could say whatever he wanted, and Dennis could not defend himself. Thinking of this, Alain was very excited. He began to defame Dennis and shifted the attention away from him and his son. Lincoln scowled as he listened. Then, he returned to his room and summ
Alain was helpless. Although he had a lot to say, he could not do anything in front of Lincoln. Lincoln was stronger than him in every aspect, a force to be reckoned with. He was not someone Alain could deal with. Alain looked at Lincoln awkwardly. He wanted to appease his anger but did not know what to say. “You need to explain this to me. Why did Dennis leave? And I want to know why the guild’s reputation has become so bad. Did you do something wrong?”Lincoln heard that Dennis had been expelled and could no longer stay in the guild. Many people supported Dennis, so they were upset with Alain and tried to defame him. Hearing that, Alain knew that someone must have been talking behind his back, but he did not dare to lose his temper. He forced a smile and looked at Lincoln in a flattering manner. Before he could find an excuse, Hogster rushed over excitedly and said to his father, “Father, guess what I did to Philip? Hehe!” Hogster recounted his handiwork smugly without p
It had been years since the grandmaster went into seclusion for practice. He was not concerned about power. He once mentioned that he would not leave his seclusion unless he reached the top. Hence, no one expected to see him. “Grandmaster, you appeared at the right time. We would've been in trouble if you didn't come out!” “That’s right. Everyone is bullying us. Now that you’re out, you can help us.” Everyone complained about their grievances, feeling sorry for themselves. The Hexa Guild was in trouble, and they faced various problems too. All the major guilds were keeping a close eye on the Hexa Guild, waiting to see them make a fool of themselves. The Celestial Palace planned to destroy the Hexa Guild instead of letting them off. They could not accept the initial setup, so they decided to erase the Hexa Guild from existence. Hence, the Hexa Guild had been under great pressure, with the members wishing that someone could help them. Unexpectedly, a strong expert appeared.
Ronan was his buddy, and his wife's reputation was at stake. Philip could not stand idly by. He had to help. Jamie was very fast at ordering his people to make the matter public. No one expected another dramatic turn of events. Everyone thought that the young lady of the Celestial Palace was an unchaste woman for making that decision. Unexpectedly, the Celestial Palace found a way to solve the side effects of their technique. All the major guilds were in trepidation. Although the Celestial Palace’s technique was very powerful, the side effects reduced its allure. Now that that problem was solved, everything was different. On top of that, the holy maiden and other members of the guild showed their appearance in public. Regardless of gender, everyone was beautiful without any markings on their faces. After seeing this scene, everyone knew that the Celestial Palace was about to make a comeback. Carlos was very excited and thought that Vanna was a lucky star to bring so many