Boom! Crash!The two spiritual fists landed heavily where Isaac and Isabella were standing just a fraction of a second ago. Two huge craters appeared in the ground at once.Along with Isabella, Isaac had bolted out of the way just in time, and they had both retreated back to the garden steps.Then, two men emerged from the shadows and casually walked to the bare spot in the garden. They were both wearing long robes. Isaac immediately recognized the lanky man on the left. He narrowed his eyes at him. Wasn't this the man who'd showed up with Bernard the last time but gave them the slip afterward? And wasn't he someone from the Ashleigh clan?Next to the lanky man was the other intruder with a round moonface. Moonface took a step forward and glared as he said, "Isaac Garten, how dare you kill the heir of the Ashleigh family? And how dare you murder Bernard? I will avenge them both on behalf of the Ashleigh family if that's the last thing I'll ever do!"Suddenly, two spiritual gusts

Todd looked at Isaac and thought for another 30 seconds. Then, he suddenly blurted out, "I'm from Jacksonburg, the birthplace of the sausage paella, and I'm 35 years old this year. Uh, I also like fighting, and I've been learning to fight at a very young age. My favorite type of meat is pork, and my favorite food is—""That's enough!" Isaac's face was black as thunder as he held his hand up to stop Todd from saying anything else.To be honest, Isaac didn't know where he found the courage to get mad at someone who was obviously more powerful than he was, especially since the person had just easily defeated a Celestial Phase fighter a while ago. Most importantly and fortunately, Todd didn't seem to have a temper."I'm not asking you for an introduction. I just—Whatever, I'll find out by myself," Isaac said, getting speechless. He then took out his phone and dialed Black Phoenix's number.Todd just grinned widely and scratched his chin when he saw Isaac walking out of the house with h

Isaac also turned solemn when he heard the urgency in Arian's voice. He said, "Sir, I think we don't need to keep exchanging pleasantries any further. Let's get straight to the point. What's wrong?""A few days ago, a meteorite landed in the Southcloud mountains located right at the Cynean border. It was still within Cynean territory, so Ethan asked the Space Research Bureau to investigate the scene. The team sent there came back with a preliminary report, saying that the meteorite contained an energy signal that wasn't found elsewhere on Earth. The meteorite was supposed to be secretly brought back to a research center for further research, but something terrible happened."He continued, "Eight people from the preliminary team have died mysteriously, and the team of ten bodyguards sent to protect the meteorite has also perished. The meteorite has now gone missing. The autopsy report concluded that their deaths were caused by non-humans."Isaac narrowed his eyes and repeated, "'Non-

The four of them entered with fake smiles on their faces."Margaret, I'm here to visit you and my brother for Christmas," the woman in the red jacket said, sparing Isaac and Allegra half a glance before yelling in the direction of the kitchen. She proceeded to ignore Isaac and Allegra altogether.But Allegra got up and walked toward Miranda, saying with a smile, "Merry Christmas, Aunt Miranda, Uncle Jordan.""You must be Allegra. I heard that your face had been disfigured, but you still look alright," Miranda said, scoffing after giving her the once-over.Margaret and Eugene walked out of the kitchen just then. "I see Miranda and Jordan are both here. We haven't seen you both in a long time. Have a seat," Eugene said, hurriedly filling up the awkward silence when he saw the embarrassed look on Margaret's face.Isaac brought Isabella with him as they moved closer to the edge of the couch. He had thought about greeting her at first, but after hearing what she had to say, he decided

"Five South Ostralian deep sea king crabs, 20 sets of A5 Kobe wagyu, 20 tins of Almas caviar, all airlifted for freshness, and a bottle of Romanée-Conti red wine that's at least 20 years or older."The room fell silent after hearing Isaac's extravagant order. Only after the waiter left did Ivan raise an eyebrow and asked coldly, "You sound like you know what you're doing. But does this stupid hotel even have half the things you ordered?""They do," Isaac said with a nod of his head."Ha! Well, who cares? It's not like they'll cost much anyway," Ivan said, brushing it off casually. "Does anyone else want to order?"Right after he said that, Miranda looked at Margaret and noticed she was wearing a cheaper brand of clothing. Miranda clapped her hands over her mouth and laughed, asking, "Margaret, look at you! How could you wear such a cheap and tattered shirt to Christmas lunch? What's the matter? Can't even afford proper clothing after the demise of the Goulds? Has my brother been tr