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Bars are known for their constant noise, especially at night during operating hours, but right now, the entire bar is eerily silent with everyone within staring blankly as though they were seeing the most disbelieving thing in history, particularly the ones who knew the reputation of the two Lion Kings. This silence lasted for a long time before eventually, the Lion King, whose leg was being held by Xavier returned to his senses and became deeply embarrassed which promptly changed to an incredible rage. “Bastard! Let go of my leg!” He snapped ferociously, trying to force away his leg from Xavier’s lazy grasp. Yet, for some reason, he wasn’t able to move it an inch—It was as though the leg was being held by the large hand of a deity and not the seemingly weak Xavier. “Are you deaf? I say let go of my leg!” He barked and Xavier instantly smiled slightly before nodding his head. “Sure,” he responded before continuing just as the Lion King was about to heave a sigh of relief. “I will just repay you with what you wanted to do to me.” “This!” Everyone gasped and saw something flash in their eyes before they could think, after which, a shrill scream that sounded as though someone was being butchered echoed. Subsequently, Xavier let go of his hand and the Lion King was sent ricocheting away halfway across the bar. “Ah!!!!!!” He wailed like someone whose skin was being torn away from his body, making everyone feel their hair standing at the end while wondering about what had just happened. They all turn into statues in an instant which lasts for a moment before the first Lion King forces himself to return to his senses. “Third—third brother! What’s with your cry?” He asked with fear before rushing toward his brother. “Aren’t you embarrassing yourself too much? Yelling this loudly and painfully merely because a tiny ant that could easily be squashed to death with my fingers hurled you away?” He complained with dissatisfaction before bending over to help his brother up. The following second, however, he paused slightly before his eyes widened significantly, after which a strong shill ran down his spine. “What-“ his mouth hung open as he subconsciously moved his hand toward his brother’s crotch area. “What’s—what’s blood doing here?” he inquired incredulously and then pressed down with his hand. “Rahhhhhhh!!!!” The second Lion King’s roar intensified as if he were experiencing the most excruciating pain imaginable, and soon after, he fainted. The bar became pin-drop silent after this until; “He wanted to castrate me, but I castrated him instead. That’s fair, no?” A calm and lazy voice inquired, making everyone shiver frantically with goosebumps crawling hysterically all over their skin, then they glanced at the speaker. “He—he crippled the lion king?” Someone swallowed hard and mumbled doubtfully. Just then, the first Lion King returned to his senses and he screamed. “How dare you castrate my brother?!” “I’m going to kill you!!!” His voice filled to the brim with killing intent scaring everyone in the bar out of their wits. “The Lion King is finally mad,” someone mumbled and ran toward the bar’s exit without hesitation, looking terrified to the core. “Probably all the eyewitnesses here tonight are done for!” Another person mumbled fearfully as he also ran for his li… Everyone, knowing how unreasonable the Lion Kings normally are quickly ran for their lives, and before long, only Xavier, the fainted Lion King, the first Lion King who had turned into a raging bull, the dumbstruck bartender, and a horrified Grace were left behind. “Die!!!!” The First Lion King roared with rage and closed in on Xavier, throwing his tightly clenched fist at his face with all the strength he could muster. Watching this scene, the hearts of the bartender and Grace trembled, knowing that there was no way Xavier would be able to dodge or survive the attack. Although they weren’t the ones receiving it, they felt the strong force originating from it and trying to destroy them, making the two ladies shut their eyes just as the attack was an inch away from hitting Xavier’s face, unable to handle the scene that would follow. They brace themselves, expecting a shrill scream, but then a deafening silence was what they heard, lasting for a long time until the ladies could no longer handle their confusion. ‘What happened?’ they thought and squinted open their eyes, wanting to sneak a peak at what had happened. What came into their view the next second made their eyes widen in stupefaction. “Am—am I dreaming?” The bartender mumbled to herself dumbly before quickly pinching her arm. Having worked in the bar for a few years, she had long learned about the strength of the two Lion Kings, able to face the attacks of five able-bodied men without breaking a sweat, yet… “You—you—you…” the Lion King, who had attacked Xavier with madness and hatred earlier finally returned to his senses and stuttered as he eventually experienced what his brother had gone through a moment ago and to say he was terrified right now was nothing but an understatement. He had never thought the seemingly weak Xavier who looked like someone he could pinch to death with his fingers would be able to stop his punch with just a single hand. He thought he was dreaming as he stared at Xavier casually holding his arm that was tightly bulging with his thick veins from exerting all his strength. “You—you—who… who are you?” He finally completed and Xavier, staring composedly at him sighed. “I didn’t want any trouble; I just wanted to prevent you from committing an immoral deed while enjoying my peace. Why did you and your brother have to push my hand?” he asked helplessly, leaving the Lion King and the bartender stunned. ‘You didn’t want trouble and yet you interfered in our business, even castrating my brother! What nonsense was that?!’ He yelled in his mind, almost sobbing, but dared not to speak out. “Plea—please forgive me, master. I—I was just too blind to see the elephant in the room! Please forgive me!” The bartender, “_” ‘Is this still the First of the two shameless and evil self-acclaimed Lion kings?’ She thought blankly before hurriedly glancing back at Xavier. Her heart began to pound frantically in her chest and she became filled with curiosity for him, meanwhile, Xavier, not realizing what he had caused to the bartender suddenly gazed seriously at the Lion King. Given how you and that fool behaved today and the things I learned, you two love getting ladies drunk so that you can have your ways with them, no?” “I—I… “ The Lion King became further terrified. If those who had run for their lives out of fear were to witness this scene, they would have been stunned to death, but since no one was there, they couldn’t have in their entire lives imagined what had transpired after they escaped. “I—tonight was our first time and I have never had the intention of forcing myself on anybody,” the lion king sobbed, regretting why he and his brother hadn't ignored or begged Xavier to mind his business earlier. “Please forgive me!” He pleaded desperately, wishing nothing but to escape right now. Xavier watched the horrified Lion King without reacting for a moment, while the two ladies stared at him, waiting to see what he would do. Eventually, he sighed deeply. “As I mentioned earlier, I only wanted to have some drink in peace.”Latest Chapter
Chapter 977 – The Prime Minister’s Intensified Respect
*****At this point, the old man wasn’t treating Xavier like a grandmaster anymore, no.He was now treating him like a walking deity that just happened to be riding in the passenger seat of his car.As for the Prime Minister… he only allowed himself a tiny, trembling sigh of relief after confirming that Xavier wasn’t upset. Then he forced himself to face the road again.But his mind… it looked nothing like calm.Right now, his insides were in turmoil and pure chaos... his frantic thoughts crashing into each other and shouting like they were all scrambling to survive.And the more he tried to calm himself, the stronger the mental commotion grew.Was it Xavier’s strength? Absolutely yes.In fact, that alone was enough to turn any sane person into a paralyzed mess.He kept replaying Xavier’s casual statements in his head… how the young man had trivialized a battle that had practically traumatized the entire city.Riverton’s citizens were still whispering about it in fear, proba
Chapter 976 – The Prime Minister’s Envy
*****The moment the Prime Minister heard and processed Xavier’s words, his brain detonated into metaphorical confetti, his body stiffened, and his eyes constricted so sharply that they almost disappeared.“Un…” the old man croaked. “Under your… your protection?”In response, Xavier only gave a small, simple nod of his head.But… that nearly made the old man faint right there in the car.Being under the protection of someone like Xavier wasn’t just an advantage… it was practically divine shielding.It was like being handed a cheat code to life, immortality, and political supremacy all at once.His heart leaped again as a thought slammed into him with a crazed intensity.'The mere second-rank Myron family… has instantly become the family in the city.'He didn’t know whether to cackle or wail.On one hand, he felt a soul-deep envy twist his insides.Why wouldn’t he?Anyone under the Erudite Grandmaster’s protection wasn’t merely untouchable… they were practically mythic.Th
Chapter 975 – The Family is Under My Protection
*****The elderly Prime Minister slowly turned to Xavier with stiff joints and a trembling jaw. “I… I didn’t mean to scold you, grandmaster,” he blurted out, his voice cracking as he turned pale.He wanted to cry deeply, recalling how confidently and how stupidly he had complained to Xavier about the two A-rank fighters.He had reported them like a diligent employee running to HR to tattle, completely oblivious to the fact that Xavier himself was one of those apocalyptic beings.At this point, he wanted to roll down the window and bash his forehead on the highway railings.Fortunately, Xavier only rolled his eyes.“You didn’t scold me,” he said lazily, stretching with the kind of casual ease only a walking natural disaster could have. “And honestly, if you had, I would’ve deserved it.”“This…”The old man nearly combusted on the spot. ‘Deserve it?’‘DESERVE IT?!’What sane human would dare to chastise someone who could turn them into a fine mist? Certainly not him… and certa
Chapter 974 – Fake Ranks and Genuine Ranks II
*****As the second drawback of practicing the Genuine Branch of cultivation…Even if you had the perfect physique, could endure the pain, and managed to cultivate properly… stepping into the next rank was a nightmare.A genuine ranker might spend their entire lifetime trapped at one rank… unable to advance but still strong enough to wipe out the next two fake ranks above them.And to find a genuine A-rank fighter… it was insane, rare, and incredibly monstrous.And that… was why the Prime Minister had never considered Xavier an A-rank fighter, because if he, a genuine ranker, truly reached A-rank…Wouldn’t that make him a one-man extinction-level event, a walking catastrophe, and a force of nature that had no opponent on the planet?Even among fake cultivators, reaching A-rank was nearly impossible. Only one in ten thousand fighters ever achieved it.But a genuine A-rank? It was very rare, legendary, and the kind of thing ancient sects recorded in trembling handwriting because
Chapter 973 – Fake Ranks and Genuine Ranks
*****Actually, the Prime Minister already knew that Xavier was powerful… terrifyingly powerful, in fact. After all, reaching the realm of an erudite grandmaster wasn’t something one achieved by merely reading books until dawn, having oceans of knowledge about the world, or sipping tea with condescending elegance.No. To become an erudite grandmaster, one needed the kind of strength that could send mountains into therapy.But the problem was… he had never truly considered Xavier’s level.Not once had the thought crossed his mind that the Grandmaster he treated with such great reverence and respect could possibly have anything to do with the two A-rank fighters who nearly tore the heavens apart three days ago.If he had even suspected such a thing, he wouldn’t have been merely “concerned.” No, he would have been hysterically polishing Xavier’s shoes, offering up his political enemies as tribute, and possibly naming a holiday, places, and buildings after him.And now… with Xavier’
Chapter 972 – A Shocking Realization
*****“Sir…” the Prime Minister began, his voice trembling nervously, “Sir Grandmaster…”Seeing him like this, Xavier’s entire demeanor sharpened, suddenly alert. 'What happened? Did something serious occur?'But then…“In case you were in the city three days ago, I would like to apologize,” the Prime Minister blurted out, his tone full of shame. “For failing to keep the city thoroughly protected… and allowing two A-rank fighters to turn everything upside down.”Xavier, “_”He blinked, momentarily taken aback.“What,” he asked slowly, staring at the man as though he had just confessed to burning down the continent, “are you talking about?”The old man hesitated again… apparently, his new hobby, and scratched his head awkwardly. “I mean the night three days ago… when it felt like the world was ending.”He sighed heavily, as though reliving the trauma.“Actually, the rest of the city thought a natural disaster had tried to occur that night. But…” He lowered his voice dramatica
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