Meanwhile...Alora worked hard to find Ilias.Ilias's spirit was utterly crushed. He appeared depressed and sad.Alora could not believe he was the same person.Ilias glared at Alora and grabbed her neck. "You bitch, why are you lying to me!""Mister Jagoe, calm down! What did I lie to you about?" Alora yelled in horror."That Ashton—who the hell is he?" Ilias yelled in horror."Ashton? He is the third young master of the Levin family in the Imperial Capital. I only recently learned of this identity. Furthermore, he has been expelled from the family and cannot be regarded as a member of the Levin family. He doesn't have much capability at all." Alora struggled and shouted."Bullshit!" Ilias slapped Alora.He quickly calmed down.The bitch might not know anything. A woman like her might not know that the other party was a cultivation powerhouse and an alchemist respected by everyone in the martial arts community. How could she leave Ashton otherwise? The woman was an ignorant
A small giant, about three meters tall, appeared before her."Oh, my god! A monster!" Ophelia exclaimed."This is the master I want to introduce to you." Ashton said, "Call him Alex. He was an orphan."Ophelia knew Alex was strong. A strong man could beat everyone else, right?"Hey, big guy?"The puppet did not move."Alex?" Ophelia tried to shout again.The puppet moved and looked at her.The puppet would follow Ophelia's orders after Ashton gave him one."Wow, Alex's eyes are so fierce. Alex, are you good at fighting? You will help the Latham family fight on stage tomorrow," Ophelia said excitedly with a twinkle in her eyes.Alex did not respond."Alex is not good with words, but I have explained everything to him for you.""Thank you for helping me care for Yanne during this time," Ashton said.Ophelia stared at him suspiciously. "Do you really like Yanne? You're not playing with her feelings again, are you?""I warn you—Yanne is my best friend. I will mess you up if y
Kendra walked forward and took Ashton's arm. "Right, Ash?"Ashton felt disgusted.He did not find it strange when Cassia, Yanne, and even Kaia called him that. On the contrary, with Kendra, that was too conflicting with her personality. A beautiful girl, but a seemingly distant woman, ran to him and called him that in the sweetest voice ever. How awkward was that?Cassia covered her mouth and snickered. She rarely saw Ashton in such a formal state, and she found it amusing."Kendra, you cheater!" Kaia pursed her lips and wanted to join the excitement, but Ashton's hands were full. She could not grab him. She stood and stomped her feet angrily."You have your classmates, but I don't. Why don't you have a good time with your classmates? Do you want to be with a man who already has two women?" Kendra said solemnly.Kendra was talking about herself and Cassia. She shared Ashton with Cassia. The latter had also expressed that before and did not mind.Cassia considered being with Asht
"There are police to protect our safety in a civilized society. We don't need your protection," Hyrum said confidently.Ashton said nothing more. He led everyone from the restaurant to Champions Village's center.A team of heavily armed soldiers checked IDs at the entrance."What is this? So formal? Are they troops from the warzone? Which important figure will be here?" the boy beside Hyrum whispered.A place with soldiers, guns, and ammunition usually had a prominent politician or official. Only a major event could explain that."It's good to have important figures around, proving it's safe here." Hyrum glanced at Ashton. "Regardless of the security, it shows that they are all first-class."Ashton looked away without speaking. A strong wind blew from afar, and he saw a dark shadow stumble.People only noticed a middle-aged man in a black military uniform when they stopped. Blood covered his arm, which was half cut off. It hung limp on the side, only connected by loose skin. His
She looked beautiful but haggard.Alora also saw Ashton. He wanted to turn around and walk away but did not expect her to walk straight to him."Long time no see."Ashton stopped. "It's best if we don't see each other.""You hate me?" Alora pursed her lips and laughed miserably. "Yeah, how can a woman like me have a man who likes me? But no matter how things are between us now, you can't deny we had a relationship for several years, right?"Ashton frowned. "Say what you want. I still have things to attend to."Alora asked, "You know many warriors, right?"I hope you can be a middleman and introduce me to some of them. I can pay you."Ashton understood the situation when he heard it.Ophelia previously stated that the Latham family's fighter defected. The Latham family had no one to defend them. That meant the Latham family would be eliminated from the top 15 and dethroned as an aristocratic family in the Battle of Champions. Thus, many of their rights and interests would be re
"I said fuck you. Do you understand that? Little bitch? You are the little bitch here."Kaia scolded him frantically. Hudson's expression darkened."Get her, that fucking bitch. Today, we will all take turns and have fun with her."Hudson had five or six tall, powerful bodyguards.Hyrum and others shielded Kaia. The two sides fell into a tension-filled confrontation."Hyrum, now you look like a man." Kaia nodded in appreciation."What man would even bully a woman? This is despicable." Hyrum said proudly. He was flustered when he was praised."Those who bully women are cowards, and you call yourself aristocrats? You're just a low life." Kaia poked her tongue out.Hudson's anger distorted his face."Mister Hudson, don't cause a scene here. This is a critical time. It's easy to be caught by others. If it affects the Battle of Champions, it will get you into a lot of trouble with the family." A man next to Hudson advised him."The overall situation is important. Don't forget. Thi
In the Champions Village, there was a service not listed on any official brochure—one could hire an assassin.If one's pockets were deep enough, they could hire a killer to kill anyone—even a grandmaster. The cost of defeating a grandmaster was high. Only a grandmaster could handle another of their kind, and just getting one would cost Howard too much to afford.He emptied his life savings, and it was just enough to hire an inner strength cultivator.Howard was a newbie to the martial arts scene and did not understand its pecking order. So after he handed over the cash, he skipped the scrawny-looking inner strength cultivator and went straight to a hulking brute of a horizontal cultivator.The shopkeeper did not know whether to laugh or cry. Did Howard know what he was doing?Looks could be deceiving—that phrase was tailor-made for some of the greenhorns in the martial arts world.There were those muscle-bound cultivators who looked like they could squash their opponent, but most
The girl sat there, stunned, as she realized he would not name a price. Ashton turned on his heel and left.Cassia and Kendra kept quiet. They never meddled in the man's choice. They knew they had no right to tell anyone what to do unless they had walked a mile in their shoes."If you can save my grandfather, I'll give you this." She pulled out a small, wilted red flower."My grandfather got badly hurt from hunting this," she said.Ashton examined the red bloom. "A Red Spider Lily?"The Red Spider Lily was a common perennial, nothing unusual.She shook her head vigorously. "No, this is the Red Devil Lily. According to Grandpa, it holds a wicked force. Only one Red Devil Lily exists in every hundred million Red Spider Lilies. It's super rare.""Really?" Ashton stepped closer to take the red flower from her. His mind's energy seeped into it.In an instant, a bone-chilling coldness enveloped him as if demons had yanked him down into the depths of hell.It was clear that the flowe