As Frank was not powerful enough to handle everything all at once, Myra therefore had to inspect the strength of Mystic Sky Guild for now."A moment, please," Frank said and called Jada Turin. "Come in!"Jada entered just as he finished.Seeing Jada's powerful presence, Janice could see right away that she was from Mystic Sky Guild and could even be one of Frank's close confidants.She was shocked—did Frank already foresee that there would be problems and have his people come ahead of time? He certainly fit the young and dangerous type whom her grandfather had described."What would you like to see?" Jada asked just then."Anything you like!"Jada nodded before picking up a plate from the table and striding over to the west wall."What, is she going to show how she breaks the plate?"Myra laughed. "Now you're just underestimating us. Sure, we don't have many martial artists among our ranks, but did you think we wouldn't have seen them in action? This isn't going to work for
Before Janice could take her aunt's card, Jada snatched it out of her hands. "It's alright, Ms. Zahn. Also, are you sure Mr. Frankton is the man you think he is?"Any man who doesn't seize the day is a sucker, and it's your aunt's gesture of sincerity on top of that. Chief Frankton would definitely respond in sublime fashion."Janice smiled in wry amusement. Forget her aunt's heavy jokes—why was Jada doing the same?The times had really changed, with the way women teased men these days.-Thirty minutes later, Myra was lying on her soft, huge bed and frowning. "That's a far flung place for you—even the hotel beds are terrible. Are they trying to break my spine?"She moved over to the couch as she really could not adjust to the bed and popped open a bottle of Romanee-Conti, twirling it while remembering Frank's face.A rare, handsome face, matched with great power—it was only natural that Myra liked that!Bang!That was when the door was kicked open, and several burly masked me
Myra was at once amused. "Does Princely Sword School perhaps consider yourselves kings? "Also, declaring war? Really? Why do you think the likes of you could go toe-to-toe against the Zahn family?"Tido smiled in wry amusement. "And do you think that your family is all that impressive? I remember telling you that you might be a giant among the ordinary, but you're really nothing among martial elites."And with that body… I wonder if you'd be sold as a slave to some mountain village?"Myra frowned. "Do you think you can threaten me, Tido Kon? Hurt me if you dare—it wouldn't matter if I die. All of Princely Sword School would die with me, and that's all.""Really? Why don't I believe you?" Tido shrugged. "Even if it's true, you'd be too dead to care!"As Tido waved at his men to attack, six figures suddenly crashed through the windows as they leapt into the room.One of them snapped, "Leave, or die!" Seeing their strange getup and presence, Tido quickly realized who they were.
"Don't you think this is overdoing it?"Myra really could not understand why Frank came to help her.She was hoping that Mystic Sky Guild would grow to appreciate her family, but this was still an overkill and unnecessary!The Ghostly Six simply laughed. "The chief may lose to you when it comes to business, but he still wins in politics!"Princely Sword School is a major faction and wouldn't leave any insult unanswered. If they were to send everyone they had, the six of us would never survive."Naturally, the chief could send other members of Mystic Sky Guild, but there would still be casualties. So don't you agree that Chief Frankton should do this personally just to be extra sure?"Myra nodded in understanding. "I really didn't consider that. I'll make sure to properly thank Mr. Frankton once he arrives!"Thirty minutes later, Frank arrived with Janice and Jada, with Janice hurrying to Myra. "Are you alright?""Don't worry." Myra smiled and nodded. "With their protection, not
After hanging up, Jouri sent him Tido's real-time location.Just as Frank expected, he had yet to leave Shagan and was drifting around the region for some reason."I have a car—I can drive!" Myra offered."Okay. Ghostly Six and Jada, stay and protect Janice. I'll check things out with Ms. Zahn.""Roger!"With their plans made, Frank got into Myra's Maybach and left.-Five hours later, they stopped in front of a hill.It looked no different from any other hill, and there were traces of mining left on both sides of the road, with various holes lining the hill.Myra was left puzzled. "What do they want? To hide here until everything blows over?"Frank shook his head. "Don't judge the place by its appearance. There are dark, dirty things hidden within. They know we're coming and are just luring us in!""Then let's call for backup and wait," Myra quickly said. "We shouldn't get impulsive in such situations."Frank smiled, shaking his head. "To a frog, snakes are the apex predat
Tido bragged, "To me, those people are no different from maggots. Only people like us are the real deal, while they are slaves whose only obligation is to work for us."Frank nodded. "Got it, just get it over with!""What a shame!" Tido sighed and waved his hand.In an instant, the people behind him were shrouded in black smoke before turning into ghosts that charged at Frank.Myra had never seen anything like that, and she closed her eyes right then, as she really thought that they were ghosts.However, when she eventually opened her eyes, she realized the spirits were gone from sight, as if nothing had happened at all.Tido exclaimed in shock, "How?! How did you get such power?!"Those ghosts had taken Princely Sword School considerable effort to subjugate, but Frank wiped them out in an instant! Whose jaw would not be on the floor if they saw that?"Why aren't you running?" Frank smirked just then. "What, are you waiting for me to kill you?"Tido laughed at Frank's overfl
Hurrying after Frank, Myra said, "There's a question I've been dying to ask!""Shoot.""How did you come to gain such tremendous power? Naturally, it's fine even if you don't want to tell me—it's your personal right, and I have no right to pry.""Why wouldn't I tell you?"Frank smiled and revealed his ring. "I was doing well for myself outside Shagan when some assassins came for me. I could see from their physique that they had no knack for martial arts and shouldn't be that strong. So once I killed them, I came to Shagan to investigate the whole story."After some troubles, I acquired this ring, which bestowed upon me a great power. It calls itself the spiritron vein, and its true form is a golden dragon."Then, Frank remained silent for a while as he finished, leaving Myra mystified. "That's all?""That's all."Frank remained utterly calm, as if it was none of his business, leaving Myra smiling in wry amusement. "To be honest, I don't think anyone would believe what you just
After breakfast, everyone remained at the hotel. While they could go elsewhere, they had to stay and guard Myra, or there would be trouble.Still, Janice was bored and headed downstairs to buy a deck of cards. Throwing it on the table as she returned upstairs, she asked, "How about a game?"Jada smiled. "You'd better be sure. Mr. Frankton's skill with cards is unmatched!""So what?" Janice shrugged. "We play cards to have fun. What does winning have to do with that? Come on!"She started shuffling the cards, with Frank and Jada joining her since she was really enthusiastic about it.While Frank could cheat, this was just for fun, as Janice had put it. And since it was pointless to keep winning, Frank refrained from playing any tricks.Nonetheless, Janice was soon feeling buoyed as she was winning more rounds than losing. "Young lady, you must've been mistaken—it's obvious that your chief isn't as good as I am!"Jada smiled in wry amusement—this brat was really getting full o
Frank's words left the white-clad geezer sweating down his back.Even he had to admit that the brat projected a menacing presence that intimidated even him! "Are you really going to do this?!" he snarled through his teeth nonetheless.He certainly would not have caused trouble if he had known that he would run into someone as powerful as Frank in this place.And now, forget revenge—they had nowhere to run.But as if bothered that the white-clad geezer was not dead already, his entourage kept adding fuel to the fire."What's the problem, sir?""It's obvious that he wouldn't win against you. Why are you getting cold feet?'At this sage, the white-clad geezer had nothing to hide and bellowed, "All you know is revenge! Do you even know your level compared to his?!"Forget you lot—no martial artist would ever win against that man! "Let me put it to you this way—there aren't more than a hundred individuals who could defeat me in this country. Not only is he among that hundred, bu
However, Frank was already prepared.He silently sent a tremor of the same frequency down under, nullifying the white-clad geezer's tremor with ease.Hence, before anyone realized what had happened, the white-clad geezer already realized that he would not win against Frank! Unlike her niece, the white-clad geezer had been traveling all his life. He understood that while earthbending was amazing, it was hardly invincible.A technique was just a technique, and nothing more. It came with its deficiencies, depending on the way it was wielded, and prodigies were completely on a different level compared to them—in fact, the white-clad geezer was recently beaten by another youth.Even if it rarely happened in a small town like Shagan, it happened all the time among martial artists and the like. Youth surpassed all—was there any martial artist worth their salt who did not understand that the kids would eventually surpass them?"Let's go!"Without hesitation, the white-clad geezer was
As it turned out, the white-clad geezer did not return for revenge.People change as they age, along with their mindset, and develop a longing for their hometown.In fact, the white-clad geezer had returned to make peace with his family, and died in their company.Naturally, he was furious to hear that someone was using his name to bluff their way out and abduct his niece, the hag.And so he came with the rest of them, looking for Frank.After all, if Frank was not sent by the white-clad geezer, the only other person would be…-Back at the present, the white-clad geezer growled icily, "Where is my niece?"Frank smirked. "She paid the price for her crimes. What, do you want revenge?""A life for a life," the white-clad geezer growled. "That's the one rule that has never changed since olden times!"His entourage roared in approval. "Don't get so full of yourself, brat! He is different from the rest of us, and he can kill you anytime!""Really?" Frank simply snorted nonchalant
As the geezer spoke, he opened the rosewood box and put an ashtray in it. "I actually don't have any abilities—everything I make is produced from this box. With its help, I can imbue any object with an enchantment beyond human comprehension. See for yourself!"He closed the box and held it by its sides as the box glowed in a rainbow gradient.Frank felt a sense of familiarity as he watched, as the energy signature resembled the spiritron vein, but one different from the meteor.So what the heck was going on?While Frank was left surprised, the geezer stopped and opened the box, handing Frank the ashtray.As Frank held the ashtray, he saw that it really was altered—it could carry more now!The geezer then passed him a yellowed old book. "This is how you can use it!"Frank frowned. "Why are you giving it to me? I can't take it, or people would just say that I stole it from you when they find out."The geezer smiled in wry amusement. "It's yours either way, kid! And after you've d
To be honest, the hag really had not considered that question and was just playing along to her own whims, never once considering why she was such a philanderer.Frank then pressed his advantage. "Your so-called love is but a manifestation of your lust. It seems noble, but it has no warmth or color, and the world has no way of determining if it exists."If I want it, I can do what you do too. Heck, I'm sure that's the same for everyone else—they're just kind people who know that they shouldn't hog the limited resources of mental asylums.""Insolence!"The hag lunged at Frank as she realized that he was mocking her, but Frank was already prepared and pinned her to the floor with his telekinesis."Alright, you can quit hollering now. The more you do, the more you're just proving that you've lost!"Crouching in front of the hag, Frank growled coolly. "Did you think I'd only rely on brute strength to force your compliance? You're kidding—I don't even need to do that with someone like
It was just as the geezer had said—the hag had been pampered for so long that she could not tell right from wrong.In fact, in her mind, everything she did was never wrong and was even reasonable!That was what frustrated the geezer the most, and he simply stopped arguing and started whipping her with his belt.Pain really clears the mind, and the hag was no exception. In fact, she thought for a split second that she might have made a mistake.However, it only lasted for that split second—a little whipping was never really going to correct a lifetime of distorted beliefs!"I don't get it!" she cried. "Why do you treat my love with such disdain?! You don't have to love me, but you have to respect me!" The geezer laughed coolly and continued to whip her as he snapped, "That's true! But now, what I say goes—that's all there is to it!"That was when Frank suddenly reached out and caught the belt.It stunned the geezer, who quickly checked Frank's hand, and sighed after seeing that
It had been so long since he had seen his enemy, that the geezer almost fell out of his lounger.If he were to be honest, he really did not hold out much hope since it had been years, and no one lasted more than twenty strikes against the hag.However, while he was convinced that his revenge was futile in this life, Frank suddenly appeared.While he looked like he had nothing but his looks going for him, he brought the hag like she was some harmless hatchling."H-How did you do it?" the geezer exclaimed, presuming that Frank must have pulled some cunning trick.However, the geezer was once again reminded of the hag's conceit as she snorted. "How, you asked? With just a wave of his hand, and I lost!"Turning to Frank, she snapped, "There, he had his justice. Can you tell my uncle to show his face now?"Frank rolled his eyes. "I don't know your uncle. I only brought you here because of him!""No… That's impossible!" The truth was starting to dawn on the hag, but she still refus
"H-How did you do that?!"While the cabal was left flabbergasted, the hag was much calmer for some reason.After all, her father had told her about an uncle of hers, who had left the family because they kept abusing their earthbending ability.It was rumored that the uncle eventually cultivated a superior ability, fusing things that would otherwise not be just like what Frank just did.As such, she told her cabal as much, but Frank shook his head. "I learned your technique by directly observing you when you used it. And by doing so, I found a fatal flaw, which I adjusted for."He certainly did not have anything to do with the hag's uncle—he was just that quick a learner and that gifted to wield earthbending in an instant.Naturally, the hag was not about to believe that.No matter how gifted a person could be, there was no way anyone could learn earthbending instantly and even perfect it. In the end, someone must have taught him!As such, she was starting to get impatient with
Before the cabal could react, molehills appeared beneath their feet and sent them flying.Most passed out when they hit the ground, while the rest were barely holding on."W-Who the hell are you?!" The cabal had grown conceited since they did not have many rivals in a remote corner such as this one, and they therefore presumed that no one could challenge them.And now, they could not win with numbers against Frank, let alone one against one.Could anyone bear the shame?"What a bunch of mooks. I told you kids to stay on your training, but none of you listened. And now you're acting surprised?"A hunched hag appeared on a nearby alley, looking very much affable.Surprised, the cabal exclaimed, "What are you doing here, ma'am?""Do you think I'd miss the tremors?" the hag snapped coolly before wheeling on Frank. "Impressive physique! I certainly didn't expect you to hurt those boys."The cabal quickly warned her, "This isn't the time, ma'am. He knows earthbending, and he could