Isabella’s words made Allegra’s face instantly flush red. She stammered out nonsense, averting her gaze before getting up and going to the kitchen.She kept thinking that her daughter had been crying because she was scared of those people at the cafe. One thing she didn’t understand was the fact that Isabella hadn’t known Isaac for that long, but why did they seem closer than she was with her? At sunset, Diana went home after work. Seeing her grandfather drinking tea in the pavilion, she immediately walked over.“Grandfather, I’ve got something interesting to share. Isaac murdered someone!” Her expression carried a hint of shock.Old Taylor paused. “Really? Who did he murder?”“That’s the interesting part. He said he killed our deputy chief’s nephew, but in the end, that fucker got off scot-free. Instead, our deputy chief got demoted five ranks and transferred to that bumfuck place Sibeska to do traffic duty.”Old Taylor smiled. “God has his own plans. Don’t get involved blindly
Big Anthony had constantly referred to Old Brooks and his men as “foreigners”. He did not bat an eyelid when Old Brooks took over a turf recently.“Wait, what are you saying? The Hibiscus Pavilion…”“Big Anthony, the foreigners had already taken over half of our territory. We suffered a huge loss. Why don’t we retreat to Orchid Street and prepare ourselves before going up against them?”“Are you kidding me? The Hibiscus Pavilion is my pride. How can I let it go just like that? Get over here now!” Big Anthony roared as he got out of bed. He was restless and furious. He found Wilson’s number but hesitated whether or not to call him.If it were not for Wilson borrowing a few dozen men from Big Anthony yesterday and getting them arrested, the foreigners would not be able to cause such intense damage. “Mr. Kenne, sorry to bother you. Can I please ask you for a favor… Sure, I'll be waiting!” Eventually, Big Anthony made the call. He briefly told Wilson what happened. To his surprise,
There was dead silence in the hall as both sides had a face-off.There were still signs of swelling on Wilson’s face. He looked around with a gloomy look, and finally, his gaze landed on Old Brooks. He took a few steps forward and said harshly, “I am Wilson Kenne from Aurum County, also known as ‘the Golden Boy’. Big Anthony is under my protection. If you’re determined to oppose us along with these men, your life shall end with theirs!”Many of Old Brooks’ men put down their weapons and surrendered in fright.In a matter of seconds, only a few people remain standing with Old Brooks.“Haha! Good, smart choice. Now, get lost while the rest of you stay back.” Wilson laughed triumphantly.He thought he intimidated them into surrendering. He did not know that it was because of the Kenne family’s influence that they gave in.Old Brooks’ face changed drastically when more people entered and joined Big Anthony’s side.“You foreigners, you had your moment. Now you’re left with less than
“Mr. Kenne, let’s get going,” Neptune urged in a lowered voice, his bald head shimmering with sweat.“Anthony, oh, Anthony. At your age, why don’t you just sit back and enjoy your life? Do some gardening or go fishing, perhaps?” Isaac waltzed and stopped in front of Big Anthony.A few brutes came out from behind Big Anthony and stood between them.“Garten, do you know who this is? He is the Golden Boy of Aurum County, Mr. Kenne. Lay a finger on me, and he’ll surely chase you down.”“Is that so? But I remember slapping him thrice today. Look at his face. It’s still swollen.” Isaac chuckled.Big Anthony turned around and noticed the swelling on Wilson’s face. Wilson was holding in his rage and embarrassment.Big Anthony was stunned.Isaac swiped toward Big Anthony before those brutes could react. They blacked out for a moment as a vigorous blow thrust them aside.Isaac held Big Anthony in a chokehold and lifted him off the ground. Big Anthony felt suffocated.“Wh—What do you t—t
“Who are you? Who is your sister?” Isaac asked, frowning. He found this man rather peculiar.Finn laughed and suddenly lashed out at Isaac’s face. His speed was extraordinary. At this distance, it was not easy to dodge his punch. However, Isaac dodged his punch easily and, almost immediately, countered with a blow to Finn’s wrist.Finn felt a tingling sensation on his wrist. He recoiled.“You’re quite good. No wonder my sister called me. You’d better be nice to her tomorrow for her to change her mind. Oh, right, remember to get her a birthday gift!” Finn said as he got into the car.Isaac stood watching as the strange man left. He thought for a moment, and the Taylor family came to mind. Eugene made breakfast this morning. When he saw Isaac entering, he got up and prepared the cutleries.Margaret snorted when she saw Isaac and got up from the table. “I’m done eating,” she said emotionlessly and left. After a while, she turned back and said, “Ally, let’s go to the office togeth
Allegra glanced at her mother. As expected, Margaret looked moody.In the afternoon, Isaac was resting on the sofa when his phone started vibrating. It was a call from an unknown number. He hesitated shortly and picked it up.“Isaac, you can’t attend Ana’s birthday banquet tomorrow,” a familiar voice sounded in a commanding tone.It did not take long for Isaac to figure out it was Charles calling.“Why can’t I attend?” Isaac laughed.An hour ago, Phillip had sent Isaac the invitation card. Isaac was not interested in attending Diana’s birthday banquet, so he was not planning to go. “I’m going to propose to Diana tomorrow. If you screw things up for me, I’ll screw you up.” Charles sounded angry.Isaac ignored him and cut the call.“Now that sounds interesting,” Isaac muttered as he lit a cigarette.Charles called again, but Isaac hung up without answering. It happened several times before Charles decided to text instead. “Garten, this is my last warning. My patience is running
Diana knew this was not her usual style of dressing. She felt extremely uncomfortable, but her mother demanded that she wear it, saying this was how a lady should dress. When Diana looked up, she saw Isaac smiling at her from a corner of the ballroom.Her expression changed instantly, and she glared at Isaac. Then, the crowd engulfed her.Everyone’s attention was on Diana. Old Taylor and Phillip came in after her. They looked around and came forward to greet Isaac as soon as they found him.“Mr. Garten, you’re so early. Thanks for coming!” Old Taylor chuckled.“You’re being too kind. Please go ahead if you’re busy. I’ll help myself.” Isaac waved his hands.At this moment, Old Taylor frowned and whispered, “Mr. Garten, Ana is a headstrong girl. I heard she found someone to embarrass you today. If anything happens, please don’t worry, as I’ll sort it out.” Old Taylor knew his granddaughter had prejudice toward Isaac, but he did not expect her to invite Southern Gianva’s top warrio
Shawn’s eyes widened the moment he saw Isaac.The look in his eyes switched from confusion to shock and, lastly, fear.“Dra—”“Show your moves,” Isaac interrupted.Diana and Finn had no clue what was going on. What were Shawn and Isaac doing, staring at each other like this? Were they sparring using telepathy instead?“Hey, Shawn, move it!” urged Finn.The staring competition spanned for ten seconds before Shawn abruptly walked toward Diana.He grabbed the microphone from Diana—who was dazed, and faced the crowd, “I admit defeat.”There were loud gasps from the crowd.What in the world—Diana’s and Finn’s jaws dropped. The duel had yet to start, so how could Shawn lose? Was he kidding?Shawn ignored the looks of shock he received and turned to descend the stage.“Hey, what got into you? Are you feeling sick? Why did you admit defeat?” Finn questioned Shawn the moment he got down from the stage.He overlooked Shawn’s reddened eyes. He only knew he was going to get into trou
At that moment, he had no idea how naive his words were.The Darklord quickly transported him to a dark space to torment his soul. He was coerced to submit and become a slave, and reveal all his secrets.For the first time in his life, Isaac was experiencing such torment.It was pure torment from the Darklord!It was like being better off dead than alive."Kneel, submit to me, acknowledge me as your master, and become my servant. Otherwise, I'll keep tormenting you like this forever."The Darklord tormented Isaac's spirit while giving him orders.The Darklord appeared quite unhurried.Isaac was even threatened, with the implication that if he didn't agree, there would be some very inappropriate actions taken against Mixandrei right in front of him.Faced with that situation, Isaac couldn't hold back his anger and felt the urge to fight back.But he was too weak.The soul artifact buffed his spirit, but it only allowed him to contend with the Sacrificial Phase in its early st
"Who's there?" Isaac suddenly shouted in alarm.Someone nearby launched a surprise attack.Mixandrei was slightly slow to react but she chose to trust Isaac and prepare for battle together with him.Thud!A sharp flash of a blade cut through the void.They immediately retaliated with all their strength."King of Pyrois?" Isaac squinted, trying to identify.That person was covered head to toe in a black cloth, concealing the true appearance.The battle resumed. Isaac was evenly matched but soon another enemy appeared behind him.It was the King of Pyrois."Haha, Zegna, thanks for inviting me to help out. If I let him get away, I'm going to regret it for the rest of my life!" King of Pyrois laughed heartily."Zegna?" Isaac squinted his eyes."Could this man in black really be Zegna?"King of Pyrois and Zegna, one in front and one in back, were positioning themselves to launch an attack on Isaac and Mixandrei.At that point, the power of the soul artifact became evident once
In the recent fight, the King of Pyrois was on the weak side and it left him a bit annoyed.But it was okay.There were plenty of allies nearby."Everyone, attack!" As soon as he gave the order, two hundred guards charged continuously, wave after wave.Although they were mere mortals, the realm's blessing endowed them to pose a threat to Isaac and Mixandrei."Let's go!"Isaac wasn't willing to stay any longer. He grabbed Mixandrei and prepared to leave."You think you can get away? Not a chance!" King of Pyrois flew into the air, attempting to intercept.Isaac attempted to rip through spacetime but was thwarted because they could seal the void.That made his heart skip a beat because it would be difficult for them to leave by using the Principles of the Void."There's a gap, go that way!" Mixandrei launched an attack in another direction to enlarge the gap.Isaac followed right behind.However, the King of Pyrois was close behind, moving faster than the two of them."Get l
Just as Isaac was about to strike, a captain stopped the guard and ordered, "Don't make things difficult for them, let them in!"……"Yes." The guards behaved and followed orders.Then one of the guards whispered a threat to Isaac."Once we're in City 12, don't try any sneaky stealing. Otherwise, I'll definitely catch you!"……Isaac squinted and glanced at him as he remained silent.Isaac and Mixandrei entered the city.The streets and buildings inside the city looked just like those in the real realm.Isaac soon realized that the people living there all had a strong spiritual resilience.No wonder those guards were so arrogant. In the outside realm, anyone who dared to be that arrogant toward a high-level martial artist would be dead."The person who just allowed the two of you to enter the city without any trouble was actually the advisor. He recognized you both. The advisor would like to meet the two of you. Would two of you be willing to oblige?" At that moment, a thin
After taking action, they realized that although they could harness certain natural laws, in terms of spirit strength, the opponent was unbeatable.They simply couldn't hurt the civilians at all.Isaac kept blinking behind his opponent trying to launch a sneak attack, only to find that the opponent's spirit shield was incredibly resilient.It was impossible to break open."It's strange, does the realm really protect ordinary civilians? We can't do anything to them at all." Isaac was surprised.They were both shocked and found it unbelievable."We can't do anything to them, and they can't do anything to us either," Mixandrei spoke in a cold tone.It was clear that she was in a bad mood and upset right now.They were offended by a group of ordinary people, yet unable to do anything about them."Please, the two of you should leave. We don't welcome outsiders here. If you are truly kind-hearted, go into the city, there are places there that will welcome you!" At that point, a youn
"Just standing here and watching isn't really helpful. Let's go over and talk to them," Isaac proposed.Mixandrei, although a bit concerned, did not refuse.They walked over.Upon seeing Isaac and Mixandrei, the villagers slightly paused and did not appear overly surprised.That left Isaac and Mixandrei surprised.Wouldn't ordinary villagers be wary when they suddenly see two strangers coming to their village?"Hello, everyone," Isaac greeted.Two fishermen continued chatting casually as they worked, laughing as if nothing unusual was happening."It looks like more outsiders from other realms have arrived. Our place has been bustling lately."......Upon hearing those words, Isaac and Mixandrei were both taken aback.There were many people from other realms?What did that mean?"Hello everyone. As you can see, this is our first time in this realm, and we're not very familiar with it. We would like to learn more from you," Isaac began speaking.He maintained a calm and com
Isaac introduced."I've never heard of such a realm before, and I'm eager to go in and see it!" Mixandrei widened her beautiful eyes in surprise and exclaimed excitedly.After speaking, she reached out and touched the boundaries of that realm.But, she was pushed back as her spirit was unable to get close."Only a portion of our spirit can enter the soul artifact, and even after being enhanced by it, we're not strong enough to go inside. We might need to put all our spirits into the soul artifact, but if we do that, our bodies in the real realm would be motionless, like corpses." Isaac speculated."So what? We can lie in the sarcophagus, and with the protection of the sarcophagus and the secret chamber, our true form will definitely be safe. Then our spirit enters the artifact," Mixandrei proposed."Great idea, let's do it this way!" Isaac nodded in agreement.At that moment, he felt that the coffin yard was remarkable because its defensive power was off the charts.Dreamlerq's
"If you really feel so uneasy, how about I keep you company tonight?" Isaac smiled."Ah? You naughty!" Mixandrei's face turned red as she playfully scolded.Isaac then spent a few relaxing months more with his family.During that period, even someone like Mixandrei, who used to be completely immersed in cultivation, experienced a change in mindset.She realized that those were the truly carefree days.What was the purpose of the effort put into cultivation?Wasn't it all for the freedom they craved?Another six months passed.Skylar's body had finally fully recovered to her peak.Allegra, Evie, and the children were sent back to the lower realm by Isaac.Isaac and Mixandrei could finally begin their journey to explore that mysterious realm."Isaac, I want to... have a child with you." That night, Skylar lay in Isaac's embrace and spoke softly with a hint of shyness."Huh? Why do you think of that?" Isaac asked with interest."Because... I want to keep up with you, at least
"When you were unconscious, I managed to conquer the other two kingdoms. Currently, the Boltzyn Dynasty is still under the rule of several generals from our kingdom. I haven't yet decided who will serve as the emperor there. Elon's eldest son, Ergon, is in charge of the Seraphym Dynasty with Connor and Zaid assisting as Regents. "Once Ergon is ready to take full control, the authority of the Regents will be withdrawn." Isaac pushed Skylar along while explaining and giving an overview of the events that had taken place in the Upper Martial Realm over the past few years.Skylar was quite shocked after hearing that Isaac took down the Seraphym Dynasty and Boltzyn Dynasty.Wasn't it said that it was a turbulent time with powerful figures emerging everywhere, making it unwise to do something so flashy?She had many overwhelming feelings and a lot of questions she wanted to ask, but because of her physical condition, she couldn’t speak up.That made her feel a bit puzzled.Spending ti