Governor Quill then wheeled on Rex. "As for you, you will be punished as the mastermind."Your cultivation will be crippled and your legs hacked off while you join your mother on the streets, begging for alms for the rest of your lives!"Rex groaned miserably as he collapsed on the floor, the last hope he had inside vanishing as he received his sentence.Just ten minutes ago, he had the wind in his sails as he just reached the pinnacle of his existence, scheming on how he should take the title of governor from his grandfather.But now, under Governor Quill's ruthless order, he would be reduced a crippled beggar, begging alms on the streets.How was he even supposed to accept the dramatic turn of events?"You want a second chance?"Governor Quill chuckled coolly, seeing the despair of Rex and his mother Cara. "I could spare your lives and even be lenient when you earned Frank's forgiveness. You have three days, understand?"Rex and Cara's eyes lit up with hope at the governor's
Hence, with a little soul-searching, Frank lightened up considerably, especially since Vicky Turnbull was kissing him repeatedly after he returned her family's spiritron vein.His trip to Bralog was certainly fruitful after getting Titus Lionheart's Celestial Dew as well. That was one of the main ingredients to refine the immoral pill, and Frank could now consider how he should gather the other four.If he did manage to make the pill and consume it, he could well strut in Draconia.-Just after a couple of days back in Zamri, and as Frank was starting to relax, news broke from Morhen that the Martial Alliance would soon hold the Fifth Draconian Martial Tournament."Martial tournament?"Frank was reclining on a pool lounger by the outdoor swimming pool, taking off his shades to level a puzzled stare at Vicky, who had told him about it. "Why would you care?"After all, Vicky was the heiress to one of Morhen's Four Families and a dynasty of businesspeople. Why would she be interest
"Hehe."Vicky flashed a sly smile, seeing that Frank was not taking a bait.Puffing her chest to put her prided figure in full display, she smiled. "You've been staring for a while, so don't you think it's a fair trade?"Anyway, all Four Families of Morhen are taking part, and there's a big wager too. And I'll give you a proper reward if you win, darling…""Frank, there's something you should—"Even as Vicky continued to tempt Frank, Helen suddenly strode through the backyard door but stopped in surprise when she saw them. "Vicky?!""Oh, Ms. Lane. Shouldn't you be in the office? Did you come to catch us in the act? Well, you caught us. Hehehe…"Frank almost gave in to Vicky's coquettish laugh just then, as he wanted to spank the minx so badly to punish her.Still, Helen was used to it by now.Rolling her eyes and ignoring Vicky, she looked at Frank solemnly. "The Martial Alliance is putting together a martial tournament. Every business and organization in the country has been
At the same time, Frank's eyes widened as he could see Helen's black bra unimpeded, which further accentuated the brightness of her fair skin."Let me go, Vicky!" Helen snapped.It was just so embarrassing that she could hide in a hole just then, and her cheeks flushed despite her usual girlboss composure."Yeah, Vicky. Don't let her go… I mean, let her go… We can discuss the martial tournament later…" Frank said, feeling his juices flowing and almost bleeding from the nose as he watched the two beauties tussled.The mole on Helen's breast was especially captivating as it jiggled while Helen struggled, and then there were Vicky's long fair legs…"Stop… lookin!"Helen was seething, snapping at Frank since she could not beat Vicky."Oh… Okay," Frank replied stiffly but did not turn away."I'm angry now, Vicky!"Helen was sweating profusely as she still could not shake off Vicky.Vicky giggled and nibbled her ear. "Oh, are you getting angry? That's a look I haven't seen before,
"He saw me!"However, Helen's blushing complaint looked just like child's play to Vicky.Walking up to Frank while shaking her hips ostentatiously, she giggled as she pointed at her own cleavage. "Oh, dear Ms. Lane… if you think that Frank has to obey you for looking, shouldn't I be higher in the pecking order? He saw everything, after all…""I…"Helen flushed as Vicky was using her own logic to argue. "I'm different! You don't care if he's looking, but I do!""Different, you say? How so? In shape, size, or… sensation?"As Vicky retorted, she lifted Frank's hands, pulling them closer to her own chest."Argh!!!" Helen turned and stormed off right then."Hehehe… You'd best come better prepared next time!" Vicky called out after her, laughing.Ultimately, that meant that Frank's hands had yet to reach Vicky before she won.And seeing her charming laughter and the ample bosom that was just inches away, Frank sighed in slight disappointment.Vicky turned and leveled a look of amu
Hiring a vigor wielder would cost upward of several hundred grand.Going up and one would have the Birthright rank, which cost millions.On the other hand, it was basically impossible to hire Ascendant-ranked elites as they would not be in need of money, and most would have other assignments issued by the Martial Alliance.Naturally, one could offer a huge sum on a bounty, hence hiring a martial artist on a short-term contract.It was the livelihood for most martial artists—indeed, that was what Glen Turnbull did when his family had last faced a crisis, recruiting martial artists from different schools and sects.-After around half an hour, Frank arrived alone at the Zamri branch of the Martial Alliance.Like the branch of any major company, the Zamri branch of the Martial Alliance was a grand office building, having a modern interior as well.The glass walls and the floors were bright and squeaky clean like that of major banks, and there were receptionists and staff just like
Chuckling coolly, Phoenix continued, "Also, we've decided to register in different branches so that we don't have to compete in the same local bracket, making it look as if it's the finals already. Get it?"Many of the martial artists nodded in understanding—so that was Cloudnine Sect's strategy for the martial tournament.Instead of having their apprentices participating in the qualifiers for a single city, they sent them elsewhere. As everyone took part in different qualifiers of different cities, that would greatly increase the chances that the apprentices would advance further. And with Cloudnine Sect having the numerical advantage in the elimination stages, one must admit that this strategy was flawless.In fact, it would not just be Cloudnine Sect—major martial clans down to the individual martial artist might choose to participate in remote cities too, so that they had a better chance of qualifying.After all, only the final two participants who survived elimination in eac
The old man then chuckled. "Phoenix Ardron is among the top three juniors of the Cloudnine Sect. But forget her personal merit—her fiance is even more outstanding! I mean, he's the commissioner of Hoxton despite his young age!""See?"The old man pointed at the men-in-black who cleared a path for Phoenix, grinning. "Those men are all the Hoxton commissioner's boys, and they're all packing heat. Who would have the balls to beat her when a commissioner has her back?"Clapping Frank on the shoulder and sighing miserably, he said, "So just forget it. We don't have a shot here.""So she's Mrs. Commissioner, and the commissioner even sent backup?"Frank was actually shocked—the woman had ties to the government too? Did that mean she had her finger in every pie?And if someone actually dared to defeat her in the martial tournament, they would be in for a lot of trouble too…"Make way!"Just as Frank was frowning and wondering what he should do about Phoenix, her bodyguards just happen