Soon after, Earl put his sunglasses back on, effectively breaking their eye contact. Isaac simply thought it was a bit strange, but he didn't overthink the situation. He faced the thousands of martial artists and their shocked, surprised, and furious eyes. The spiritual energy in his power core was already bubbling. He opened his mouth and yelled, "Astraeus has been annihilated. The nine states of Cynea will never have another Astraeus. I, Isaac Garten, swear that no one will dictate what you can or cannot do."His voice had risen to the point where it sounded like clapping thunder. Every note was imbued with immense power that rang in the ears of every martial artist, impacting them so hard that their blood began to rush through their chest.Isaac pointed behind him and angrily said, "What the Martial Artists Society and the Disciplinary Council want is to prevent you from fighting over resources and disrespecting the lives of martial artists." Then, he pointed at the corpse bes
His lightning-fast speed made him seem like a phantom, shocking all the martial artists around him.Trace exuded a powerful force that made even Jeremiah widen his eyes at the podium."The audacity!" came Phineas' angry roar. Spiritual energy burst forth from his body, and he raised his hand to throw a punch at Trace.Trace, who'd just arrived at the front of the podium, waved his hand, instantly destroying Phineas' shadow fist. The next moment, Jeremiah raised his hand. However, as soon as he did that, he felt himself engulfed in an overwhelming aura, and his throat suddenly tightened.Enveloped in the powerful aura, Jeremiah couldn't attack. Trace grabbed his neck with one hand before giving him three big slaps.Then, he waved his right hand, and like a sack of sand, Jeremiah was thrown dozens of feet away before he crashed onto the floor.Everyone was stunned. The hundred or so protestors from before all widened their eyes, their faces colored with zeal and excitement. They
After Earl pointed at Isaac and declared that he'd kill him, the spacious field became very silent. Even the sound of the breeze rustling through the leaves had stopped. Only the audience's quick breathing and heartbeat could be heard."Kill him, then, if you can," someone in the crowd responded in a low voice.Although he didn't speak very loudly, in this complete silence, everyone could hear him. No one recognized Earl; plus, he was wearing sunglasses.Earlier, when Trace simply gave Jeremiah three slaps, the power he'd displayed had left everyone stunned. In addition, when Quade intentionally released spiritual energy waves from his body, it only confused everyone even further."Did you hear that? Someone wants you dead." Earl turned to look at Isaac.This time, he tilted his head and regarded Isaac up and down carefully.His gaze was lofty and strongly disdainful.Isaac stared straight at Earl. He couldn't feel any spiritual energy waves from the latter; it was like he was a
Were they going to take the fight seriously now?Isaac roared and grew intimidating. His bloodshot eyes locked onto Trace. As he pressed his palms together, a surge of red spiritual energy in his hands manifested into a ten-yard-long energy knife in the blink of an eye.At that moment, plunging waves of spiritual energy radiated from Isaac, and every martial artist at the scene felt an overwhelming pressure.Those who were relatively stronger were panting and sweating. Most martial artists that had recently reached the Amalgamation Phase were trembling—out of fear and resentment for someone much more powerful."Ninth Form, Alp Slash!" Isaac roared.The crimson knife hacked at Trace vigorously, so fast that Trace, merely five yards away from Isaac, felt the impending doom that very moment.Isaac's ability was on par with his, yet how could he be so threatening?Trace didn't stop. Green spiritual energy streamed toward his fist, and a shadow fist the size of a computer collided wi
Thud!After injuring Trace, Isaac withstood the attacks from the two Divinity Phase fighters for more than ten minutes before Quade's punch eventually landed on his scapula.Isaac staggered forward."Quade, let's finish him off." Trace's injuries were worsening, and blood filled his mouth. When he saw Isaac falter, he roared, raised his right arm, and metamorphosed a green shadow fist half the size of a plate that swooped at Isaac with whatever was left in his power core.They were only ten yards apart. Isaac sensed the looming threat and gritted his teeth as he dodged to the left.He turned and saw four blue shadow fists right before him."Fuck!" Isaac roared. He tried his best with Phantom Steps to avoid the first three shadow fists.Even so, the fourth heavily landed on his chest.His body flew backward. Something exploded in his chest, and excruciating pain radiated throughout his whole body. He felt blood in his mouth but held it back forcefully."Now!" Earl shouted, stan
Isaac pondered for a while and glanced at Arian. He replied, "Arrest them."Arian nodded and looked at the men behind him. He waved and barked, "Arrest those three!"The uniformed men immediately turned and marched toward Earl and the Sylvian brothers."Arrest me?" Earl was stunned. Then, he burst out laughing. He pointed at the men walking toward him and asked, "And you're sending those rookie soldiers to do that! They—"The four men abruptly emanated bursts of spiritual energy. Their energy was almost as terrifying as Quade's but a level below Isaac's and Trace's.Earl paused mid-sentence—these men were obviously not rookie soldiers."The early stage of the Divinity Phase! And all four, too. Damn it, who the hell are these people?" Blood trickled down Trace's mouth. He glared at the four men.Isaac was surprised too. He looked at Arian in wonder."Mr. Grannel sent me, saying that in the end, the objective of holding the Martial Arts Conference was for the peace of the country
Slap!Trace was already wounded, and there was no way he could resist Isaac. Isaac landed three slaps on Trace's face.The other two men's faces changed drastically, Earl's in particular.It felt like he was the one receiving the slaps, and his cheek burned."Isaac Garten, how dare you hit my subordinate!" Earl's face was twisted with anger.Isaac publicly slapped Trace three times!Quade's spiritual energy started rippling around him. He was about to hit Isaac when he saw Arian and the four uniformed men. His facial muscles twitched, and he held back.Arian was dumbfounded.Isaac had the nerve to hit someone from Everest Sect! Was he crazy?Earl, the best student of Everest Sect, had two martial artists in the Divinity Phase as bodyguards. Not even the House of Custos owned talents like these, not to mention the Temple of Drakon, and that guy was just a student.Not only did Phineas and Jeremiah become stiff, but their hairs were also standing on ends.On the other hand, Is
"Supreme Commander, since you're here, why don't you give a speech on behalf of the House of Custos? Otherwise, all our efforts will be in vain!" Isaac slowly said.He knew Arian was concerned. He also wasn't too keen on rubbing the mysterious Everest Sect up the wrong way.After Arian ascended the platform, Isaac immediately dialed Black Phoenix's number.Regardless of the truth in Earl's statement, he should track him down.Sure enough, everyone was silent when Arian went up.They witnessed what happened. Earl was Everest Sect's best student. Although he hurt Jeremiah, he didn't gain any advantage over the House of Custos and Isaac.They also understood—from the look of things, the Temple of Drakon wasn't the only one backing up Martial Artists Society. The House of Custos was supporting the society too!Then, Phineas went up the platform and proceeded with the program flow. Every martial artist signed the society's regulations, and the conference ended when it was sundown.I