“Impossible.”“To think that Varun would lose?”“Forget about losing; their battle was spectacular; those men are worthy of being my disciples!”“Are you stupid?... Can't you tell that they are our equals already?... Do you think they would want to be subordinate to someone they were as strong as?”“Who are you to say that?... Don't you dare look down on me? They may be my equal in strength, but that isn't the only thing that matters in a battle!”As the strongest humans argued among themselves in the spectators' stand, Romulus didn't bother taking part in it because he was no longer with them.Only one person could recall when he had left and according to them, he had been muttering one sentence over and over as he left.“Ethan Jones must die!” ***“Stand proud, you fought well. You are strong.” Ethan admitted calmly, catching Varun off guard.Varun stared at him momentarily before dropping his head. “You may kill me.”“There is no need for that.”Once again, Varun was caught off gu

“You bastard!... You dare to go against the GK Council like this?... Do you think we won't retaliate?... We will find you even if you flee to the ends of the earth and will drag you back like an animal and flay you, so you'd best go down on your knees and beg for forgiveness, do you understand me!” Romulus bellowed as he glared hatefully at Ethan.This was supposed to be just like the other times when people had dared to go against the GK Council.Romulus had never considered himself as weak within the GodHand even though he was merely the seventh finger but he wasn't the strongest.But if one would ask the others what he was the best at, it was toying with people only to end them in the worst ways imaginable.Others might opt to just kill but Romulus enjoyed causing pain and torturing people, making them weep like babies and crushing their souls until they were nothing more than vegetables to be slaughtered.He intended to do the same today, to claim the divine shard, then make him b

Ethan, on his arrival at the border of the Lumina Empire, was surprised to find that the Eastern Heavenly General was waiting to receive him along with a contingent of the imperial army.“To what do I owe the pleasure?” Ethan couldn't help but inquire as he approached the general.“Of course, it is to welcome you home. To my knowledge, you have scored a major victory against those fools wishing to kill gods.” The Eastern General remarked excitedly as he came over and embraced Ethan in a bear hug.Any other person would have felt suffocated under such circumstances but Ethan was able to remain composed, barely feeling the General's muscular arms wrapped around him.The Eastern General was surprised by this, his eyes flickering with surprise as he realized that Ethan had grown even stronger.A desire to figure out just how strong welled up in his heart but he managed to calm himself, deciding first to take Ethan back to the Imperial place where the Emperor was waiting to receive him.“C

Of course, Andre’s accomplices stood in their way, preventing them from leaving.“Oh, leaving so soon?” One of them inquired.“Get out of our way,” Louisa muttered, barely suppressing the urge to bitch slap the fools to teach them a lesson.“You should sit back down; we haven't given you permission to leave.”“I will not say it again, get out of our way.”The other guy flashed a grin as he moved in closer to grab Louisa's ass only to be met with a resounding slap that drew the attention of several guests.“What's happening over there?”“Was someone just slapped?”“I think I heard it too.” The one that was slapped went wide-eyed as a sharp pain assaulted his cheeks, leaving him reeling as he glared at Louisa.“You bitch, I'll…” as he rose his hand to strike her back, a firm hand grabbed his wrist, holding it in place.Glancing at the owner of the hand, the girls let out sighs of relief before moving over to stand behind him.The slapped individual who called himself Calvin, glanced at

Among the four, East was the one regarded as a battle fanatic.He loved battles and whenever there were no battles to be fought, he would always pick fights with those he considered strong.In truth, from the first time he'd laid eyes on Ethan, he had wished to engage him in battle, and with each subsequent meeting, his desire for combat grew even further.Now faced with an opportunity to scratch that itch, he didn't hesitate to step forward, ignoring the fact that this event was not the place for such.“Don't you think we can discuss this later?” Ethan suggested with East glancing at the Emperor.“Your Majesty, I wish to do battle. Are you agreeable to this?”The Emperor pondered for a moment before remarking. “It is but let us make it a part of the celebration, a source of entertainment for our guests.”Ethan couldn't understand why the Emperor would agree to East's request but with his approval, there was no other way to escape the bout.Letting out a sigh, he remarked. “Alright th