At some point in time, Frank had already grabbed Boran by the wrist, holding him in place!"Is that all you've got?" Frank slowly looked up at him in disdain."What?" Boran exclaimed, his cheeks suddenly pale."It's tradition—traitors do not get off scot-free, and the same goes for you," Frank growled.And with those words, he swiped his palm against Boran's arm!Swish!Boran's arm was sliced off clean, and blood gushed out like a geyser!"Argh!!!" Boran screamed—this was not how it was supposed to go!Frank did not stop, however.Crack!He grabbed Boran by the shoulder and crushed his bones into powder before kicking him out of the ring!The entire exchange did not last more than three seconds, even as Frank nonchalantly flung Boran's dismembered arm on the floor!Boran kept screaming even as he held his bleeding shoulder, "Give me back my arm… Give it back to me…"Frank snorted. "It seems that the Cloud Mover style shall be lost on this day."And with those words, he ja
Drake quickly threw up his hands to parry the kick with every bit of vigor he had, but within a split second, he could feel a terrible shockwave vaporizing his vigor!His arms were left numbed from the blow, and he was struggling to stand as he wobbled backward and fell out of the ring!There was a dull thud as he dropped on the floor, and Drake was left staring up at the ceiling, his face pale as a sheet.He felt blood in his mouth and a gag reflex but managed to stop himself in time, stilling his churning meridians."Sir…?" "Are you alright, sir?!"Wilf and the other Chandlers turned pale too, horrified to see Frank knocking their elder out of the ring with just one kick!Drake gulped as he sensed his blood welling up his throat but waved them off. "I'm fine…"Meanwhile, Vicky, Cliff, and Yara were all trading glances."Whoa…""Oof… Wasn't Frank saying that he's not Earthrank? How is he having such an easy time against Earthrank?"That was when Yara suggested, "Maybe he's
Drake did a double take and demanded, "Then what do you want?"Frank growled imposingly, "Vicky spent thirty million dollars for this fight. Pay up."Vicky's heart could leap out of her throat at Frank's words—the Chandlers would never agree to such an unreasonable demand! If anything, she would be plenty happy to have the Chandlers out of her hair!To no surprise, Wilf snapped furiously, "You're out of line!""That's enough!" Drake bellowed at him. "It's just thirty million. I'll pay."Vicky and Yara froze right then, and the same went without saying for Wilf and the other bigwigs."Sir… Don't you think that's too much?" Wilf asked skeptically.Drake glared at Wilf and growled, "Are you telling me what to do?""Urk… No, of course not.""Then shut up."With that, Drank quickly had one of his men transfer thirty million dollars to Vicky's account. "This concludes all business between us. Our families shall stay out of each other's way from now on."And with that, Drake strode
Naturally, Vicky, Yara, and Cliff all thought Frank's words were filled with conceit.Cliff in particular gave him a kind warning. "You really shouldn't underestimate Skyrank elites, Mr. Lawrence. The ones I've had the honor of meeting may be over fifty years old, but their might can shatter mountains. They are no longer your average martial artists at that point."Frank simply chuckled in return. "Thanks for the tip."In reality, Cliff would understand that the likes of Skyrank elites were beneath Frank if he had actually met Frank at his peak form.Later, Vicky left the group and headed home alone after having a few words with them.While Frank was supposedly her bodyguard, he basically never worked in that capacity for more than a few days.-Meanwhile, at the Riverton International Airport, Donald Salazar, his family, and Jaud White were waiting at the checkpoint for a while.Today, his eldest son was returning, and Donald thought highly of him as his heir.Drakon Salazar
Quinn handed the box to Donald containing Eternal Ice. It was a sacred relic of Sage Lake Sect, which prolonged an average Joe's lifespan when consumed.Drakon had told Donald about that before and was surprised Quinn would give him one.Whether it was real or fake, he smiled. "Thank you, Ms. Ocean. Well, neither of you are exactly young—it's high time to get married, though there are other matters that take priority."Donald's tone changed sharply as he continued, "Your sister was bullied a while ago…"Drakon raised a hand to stop him. "You have nothing to worry about. Viola told me—they really don't know what's good for them, going that far. I've returned to settle the score and to make everyone in Riverton understand how terrible a fate awaits those who would bring harm to my family."Donald was naturally beaming at his son's bold declaration. "Hahaha! I definitely have nothing to worry about with you around, son!"-Neither Frank nor Vicky were aware that the Salazars were c
Frank touched his cheek, where a lipstick mark remained, and he could vaguely smell the intoxicating sweetness…Nearby, Winter pouted. "Hey, are you going to eat? Or was your soul sucked out by that kiss?""Ahem…"Frank cleared his throat, never expecting something this awkward happening to him.Still, he shot Winter a glare. "What would a kid like you know?""I'm twenty." Winter rolled her eyes, even puffing her chest. "And you're still calling me a kid?"Frank chuckled. "Can't tell that you're grown up at all.""Hey!" Winter flushed in anger. "Are you a virgin?'Her own question somehow piqued her curiosity, and she tugged Frank's sleeve as she pressed, "Wait, you are?"Frank flushed and frowned. "What's so funny? I need to hold it in for the sake of my training…""Hahaha! Whatever you say." Winter laughed so hard that she was shaking. "Married for three years but still a virgin… Hahaha…""Alright, quit laughing and eat," Frank snapped as he sat at the dining table to do s
Jean Zims and the others had already bought this exact handbag, and Winter had been yearning for it for a while, but she just did not have the money for it.Frank chuckled. "It's no problem. While you're at it, do check out if there are clothes or anything else you need. We can buy everything at once."Winter quickly threw up her hands. "No, it's fine. The stuff here is expensive—just a handbag is enough."She was reluctant to ask Frank to spend too much on her. After all, she knew how difficult it was to make money since she had been helping out at her mother's snackbar ever since she was a child.Frank, however, did not seem to mind. "It's fine—it's a happy day for me. We're getting whatever you want."He was really pleased that Winter was not a golddigger despite being raised in poverty, though one would have Carol Zims to thank for that."Oh, I'm really fine! I have clothes and everything I need now—why buy more?" Winter still refused.Seeing that she was insistent, Frank no
Even Frank lowered his eyes after a brief glance, rubbing his nose in silence.Aria was pointing at a black babydoll nightie that was too risque no matter how one looked at it!Winter nudged her while complaining under her breath, "I can't wear that! Forget it!"Aria snorted. "Why not? It looks perfectly fine to me."The retail assistant with them quickly chimed in, "Exactly—it's our latest addition, and the design is as fashionable as it is comfortable. I've bought one myself too! It also comes in various sizes, so why not give it a try?"Aria turned patiently to Winter in turn. "See? Your pajamas are thick and old-fashioned. No respectable man would be interested after seeing you in it. The way I see it, you should buy a few more just to make sure they can't take their eyes off you."Winter could feel her cheeks burning. As she glanced at Frank with the corner of her eye, she actually felt eager to try it on as well when she saw him blush.Still, she just could not overcome
Frank snorted. "Alright, I'm hanging up. I'm getting started over here soon.""Yeah. Good luck," Jouri replied.Hanging up, Frank looked up at the waterfall overhead, and then at Skyler, who was standing beside him. "So? Is it time yet?""Almost… Now!" Skyler's eyes were glowing even as she stared at her watch."Alright."Frank looked up just as the skies abruptly darkened. "Ah, there it is—the eclipse."The sun seemed to disappear, and the world was suddenly shrouded in darknesses.And beside him, a stone door imbued with the power of the spiritron vein also rumbled as it parted."Got it!" Frank rushed inside without another word as soon as he saw it."Hmph. I'm surprised that you could reach this place." A cold, wrathful voice resounded inside even before Frank got a hold of his surroundings.Looking up, Frank found a youth in a black cossack and sporting grey-white hair, standing upon a cliff as he looked down on him.Frank chuckled. "Hehe. Like I said, I've come to kill
Frank narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?'Crane shrugged. "I don't mind giving it to you straight—members of Torrent are actually… Ahem. A part of Torrent himself."Frank paused. "What's that supposed to mean?""You don't get it, do you?" Crane grinned. "Then let me put it to you this way—every member is a clone of Torrent.""A clone?" Frank gasped in realization."Yes," Crane nodded. "That's why I believe that challenging Crane is just suicide. You have no idea how powerful he is—only death awaits you down that path."Frank smirked. "Oh, but I don't think so."Crane rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever—now listen closely. You will find Torrent in the Mystic Trail, but you would only find that place when the sun and moon coincide, and the entrance is beneath the waterfall south of Horton."As he finished, he snorted coldly. "I have no idea if you can actually do it, but I'm hoping you do kill him… Heh. I'm getting tired of being stuck under his control for so long."Then, waving off
Frank abruptly turned, immediately noticing one of the Cranes crouching, ready to spring forward and blindside him."Got you!" He laughed."Hah! You fell for it!"Just as Frank swung a punch to pulverize that Crane, he suddenly burst into pus that splashed at Frank's face."Damn it!" Frank took a step back, surprised that the clone's presence was identical to the real Crane, and a trap on top of that!"Die!"The Cranes around him each whipped out a dagger, all of them stabbing at Frank at the same time."Get off!" Frank bellowed, unleashing a shockwave that sent all the Cranes flying across all directions."Frank! Above you!" Skyler suddenly shrieked."Yes! I'm right here!" A strange laughter sounded above Frank just as he wiped the pus off his face.Crane was suddenly directly above him, launching an aerial kick straight at Frank's head, and Frank had no time to dodge!"Die!" Crane's smile curled into a twisted angle as he saw that too.He was very confident with this kick
"Disgusting…" Skyler murmured through her hand.Despite being skinned and scalped, the women were all still alive and singing to the music that was playing despite their anguish."Talk about a terrible fetish."Frank was scowling too—why were all the members of Torrent such sick deviants? It seemed like his plan to wipe them out was absolutely correct!"So, you killed my clone?"The lanky man on the couch slowly turned to level his bloodshot eyes at Frank.His lips were wet with bed as they curled upward into an eerie smile."Clone?" Frank narrowed his eyes."Hehe. It's a sage art."Crane shrugged as he stood up and wiped the blood off his lips. "It's only natural that you don't understand… Still, you deserve praise. If you can kill my clone, that means you're not just slightly stronger than Ghost."Naturally, the man was none other than the real Crane.Still, as Skyler studied him from a corner, even she could notice the strange twitch of his fingers, and his veins were pro
Even as Crane ran, he was looking over his shoulder, his heart pounding. "No… I won't win in a one-on-one!"No, as long as I get back to my real body… we can do this together!" He frowned, having seen how Frank sliced off the pinkies of those hood rats. It hence quickly dawned on him that Frank was not just slightly stronger than Ghost, as Torrent had put it!"Almost there!" He gasped when he saw the signboard of Pegasus Showtown in the distance. "As long as I get there and rendezvous with my real body, that brat will lose—"That was when he turned and saw that a shadow had caught up with impossible speed."What?!" Crane's eyes almost popped out in bewilderment. "What speed is that?! Are you kidding—"Even as he spotted the shadow, the shadow turned into a youth with an impassive visage.His fist outstretched, he was clearly punching toward Crane's forehead!"Argh…"Even as Crane looked on, the youth's punch slowed down by tenfold, but his fist kept closing in.Then, whe
Seeing Skyler sigh, the tattooed thug presumed that his extortion worked.He strode up, grabbing Frank's shoulder. "No one's gonna help you, boy. Pay up, or you're not leaving.""Exactly! You're not getting away!" the crowd of hood rats hollered. "Last chance."Frank's eyes were cold and fixed on Dani, however. "Are you going to intervene? If you do, you can keep that check. If you don't…""Ugh. Fuck off! I don't care!" Dani spat, her expression smug as she folded her arms before her chest. "Who do you think you are to threaten me?!""Exactly! Pay up, and you can leave!""Yeah! Ten grand, at least!""You probably don't know my boss Wyvern, but when he's here, you won't get away with just ten grand!"Even as the crowd closed in, Frank shook his head. "Well, you had your chance. Don't blame me for what happens next.""You're giving us a chance?! Hah! Who—argh!"Even before Dani could finish gloating, Frank was suddenly in front of her, grabbing her viciously by the wrist."Arg
"Five grand?! Did you hear that?! He just threw five grand!""Must be a rich kid coming here for a secret rendezvous, out of prying eyes? Those types are the easiest mark!""Fuck! And Dani got one of us… It hurts me more than losing at the races!"Frank could hear the buzz around him but ignored it as he strode past the men flanking him and headed toward the street that stank of blood."Stop!" A big tattooed man grinned sinisterly as he intercepted Frank.As his buddies encircled Frank as well, Frank snorted—it seemed that they took his reaction for a sign of weakness and thought that he could be cowed.The tattooed man rubbed his chin as he leered at Skyler's voluptuous figure, chuckling. "Look, boy. I'm short on cash, so let me take a loan. I'll pay you back some other day, how about that?"His friend laughed. "Exactly! You just gave Dani five grand, and we won't ask for more… just four, how about that?"Skyler scowled in turn and glanced worriedly at Frank beside her—was he
Frank himself had just stepped out of the nightclub when his eyes narrowed."Blood," he murmured, his nostrils twitching."Blood?"Skyler sniffed the air, puzzled. "I can't smell it.""It's from the opposite street… I smell the blood of over a dozen people.""A dozen?!" Skyler did a double take.He could identify the number of people who were killed?! That was just ridiculous!"Come on, let's take a look."Just as Frank led the way toward the source of the stench, a woman suddenly came up, catching Frank off guard and throwing herself into his arms."Hmmm?" He looked down to see that she had thick makeup, average looks, and a rather pudgy belly."Argh! He touched me!" she pointed at Frank and shrieked even before he realized what was happening."What?!" Skyler was staring at the woman too, mystified."Oh, sister! You just didn't see it!"The woman kept hollering, pointing at Frank's face. "Your boyfriend grabbed my ass! Is that how you teach him manners?!""Teach him ma
Wyvern screamed even as he clutched the stump that was his hand, screaming so shrilly one might mistake his voice as inhuman."Oh, just shut up." The lanky man glowered and launched a kick, reducing Wyvern into puddles of blood and pieces of innards, splattering all around the lobby. "Argh!!!" the devilish lady screamed as she watched the carnage unfolded."Another sound, and you'd end up just like him." The lanky man turned and frowned at her impatiently."Hngh…" The devilish lady promptly clasped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she trembled."What the hell?!"Outside, Wyvern's lackeys heard the screams and ran inside, looking for him. "Hey, where's Wyvern?!"However, the lobby was too dimly lit for them to notice the blood and guts scattered around the walls, and they only sensed that terrible stench."Hngh…" The devilish lady was too scared to speak, and tears trickled out of her eyes."Fuck!"One of the lackeys strode up and seized the lanky man