“All hail the mighty head of the South Division!”When Evie stepped into the light, the Cherubs and other members of the group called out their greetings and got down on their knees.Evie lifted her head. She wore a veil across her face, which made her look like a forest fairy under the delicate sunlight. She saw a number of both old and middle-aged men and women standing at the entrance at the far end.They were the representatives from each ancient martial art sect who would be giving her congratulatory gifts. This was the law.Isaac parked his car and took his insulation box, walking toward the steps that took him up. Just as he reached the door, he caught sight of the men and women waiting for Evie.Amongst the crowd, Alexis managed to spot him, and she waved at him happily.The person standing at the front was a burly, dark-skinned man in his forties. His eyes were glued to Evie as she walked down the red carpet. He thought to himself that Lord Eastwell’s women were always so love
The insulation box was hurriedly passed over to Evie. The sect representatives all watched with enlarged eyes.When she opened the box, the unmistakable aroma of the bleep cookies started wafting out. Evie’s eyes immediately filled with tears. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, her lashes trembling softly.She was all too familiar with this smell. She knew that this was the work of the shop owner in the little town of Fakmir.She took out a cookie from the box, lifted the veil from her mouth, and took a small bite of the cookie under the watchful eyes of everyone in the room.She closed her eyes as she chewed. Her tears started rolling down her cheeks.That winter she spent in a little hut with a stranger from five years ago was still deeply embedded in her mind.“Everyone, this is the best gift I’ve ever received today,” Evie said, putting the cookie back down. She’d only taken a small bite, but her veil was already wet with tears.She opened her eyes and looked at Isaac with
The sect leaders all gasped loudly. Such harsh words could only come from one of Eastwell’s men, and in front of all the other powerful leaders present, too!“W—what are you trying to do? This is the main building of Astraeus. Raven, don’t you dare—”Slap!Raven suddenly raised his hand and slapped Alexis in the face.The loud cracking sound echoed throughout the entire hall. Everyone present was shocked.“Bitch, you better know where you’re fucking at. Eastwell is far superior to some South Division of Astraeus; I am equally powerful, if not more so, than the Division Head and I come from a respectable background in the Neal family. Fucking bitch, you should be thankful that I even slapped you in the face,” Raven growled.“Raven, how dare you injure a Sect Leader in my presence? Are you looking down on me now? Is this how your Lord Neal trains his warriors to act?” Evie chided him angrily.Raven then glanced at Evie and smiled brightly at once. “Of course not, Ms. Lopez. I wasn’t able
She didn’t think that Isaac would be here today. She also hadn’t expected that Raven would want to set up a new sect here on Mt. Equest.There was a law within Astraeus that allowed anyone to set up any sect that they liked wherever they wanted, as long as they managed to fulfill all the rules and obligations. However, there weren’t many people who managed to fulfill them.After all, the local sects were possessive and extremely protective of their resources and territories. There already weren’t many ancient martial arts practitioners to start with anyway, so there also weren’t many suitable candidates who would set up their own sects.Unless it was someone like Raven, who came from a powerful background and simply resorted to stealing resources from others.After hearing what Evie had to say, Raven burst out in laughter. He waved his hand at Isaac and said, “Heard that, fucker? Ms. Lopez just told you to fuck off and mind your own business!”Isaac then looked at Evie and said coldly,
When Raven saw who the newcomer was, he was also stunned for a moment. Then. his face immediately lit up with joy. He didn’t think that Elder Cyrus would personally come here. Lady luck must be on his side!“Grandpa Cyrus! Grandpa Cyrus, you have to help me! That bastard Isaac just slapped me in the face three times, right in front of Ms. Lopez! I told him that I was from the Neal family, and he said he wasn’t afraid at all! He’s a stuck-up bastard who just wants to go against the Lord of Eastwell!”Raven was the first to make a scene as he started telling on Isaac.Cyrus’ face turned darker than thunder. The two men behind him also kept glancing coldly at Isaac.“Hmph!”Cyrus scoffed and released his huge shockwave of spiritual energy at once. Two or three sect leaders suddenly clutched their chests and looked like they were in pain. A few of them even slid down to the floor.This was the spiritual aura of a person at the top of the food chain. Quite a handful of the leaders just were
Everyone gasped and turned to look at Isaac. There was a smug look on his face as he stared back at Cyrus.Evie immediately said, in a low voice, “Isaac, these are matters of Astraeus, and they have nothing to do with you. It’s up to me and Elder Cyrus to determine whether or not we allow another sect to be set up!”What was going through Isaac’s mind anyway? Was he going to challenge someone from the Council of Elders here openly?However she thought of it, Isaac wouldn’t have the upper hand in this situation despite his power. Based on her knowledge, the most powerful General of the Seven Armies from the Temple of Drakon was still overseas.Alexis shot Isaac a grateful look but said nothing otherwise.She had absolutely no say in a situation like this since she was nothing more than a mere sect leader. Anyone would be able to step over her back.A cold look flashed in Cyrus’ eyes. His grandson had already informed him beforehand about Raven’s arrival. He could already guess what else
However, seeing Isaac’s attitude today, Cyrus knew that the feud between them both was inevitable.“Evie, it seems as if Cloud City isn’t as peaceful as we thought after all. I will inform the First Leader about it. Or, we can wait for the Supreme Leader and ask him if we ought to send more backup to this area.”Evie was shocked and hurriedly waved him off, saying, “It’s nothing I can’t handle, but thank you for your concern, Grandpa Cyrus.”Cyrus nodded and looked at Raven before saying, “Evie, just a while longer, the Neal family will announce the engagement between our family and the Supreme Leader himself. I hope that you can protect yourself well while you’re in Southland and not do anything that may bring shame to the Supreme Leader.”Evie’s face darkened immediately. Of course, she knew exactly what he meant.“Haha, alright you don’t have to feel pressured or anything. After all, you’re going to be my granddaughter-in-law soon. It’s good to see you like this!” Cyrus laughed and
Cyrus was the third-highest-ranking Elder in the Council of Elders. That meant his power was the average of all five Elders—however, it also meant that his spiritual energy was relatively powerful, reaching the Renascence Phase.Even if it was the early stage of the Renascence Phase, it was still considered a remarkable feat amongst the nine states of the ancient martial world.His shadow fist had much more concentrated energy than Xayden Neal’s and thus felt more like an actual, physical punch. The power in the shadow fist of an early-stage Renascence Phase practitioner could quickly and easily kill a hundred masters in the Amalgamation Phase.The more advanced in their phase a practitioner was, the more exponential their powers became.In fact, once a practitioner reached the Divinity Phase, his spiritual energy could even take a physical form in itself.When Cyrus fought Isaac, he didn’t use his full power against him. He only used about 80 percent of all his strength in his fist.H