The joy and pride Daniel had felt yesterday vanished completely when his name was not on the list.His frustration grew even more when he heard that his friend, who had supported him from the beginning, had submitted his own name to participate in the competition."Daniel, in one week there will be an open competition to select new members of the Security Division! I'm not interested in participating in such an event, but don't worry! I will try to make sure that you can participate!"Those were Jeffrey's last words before Daniel left his palace a week ago."What did Jeffrey mean by that? Does he want the title for himself as well? He shouldn't have pretended to support me," Daniel thought, trying to control his emotions.That's when young Drummond suddenly appeared in front of him. "Daniel, where have you been? I've been looking for you!"Jeffrey's face lit up as he said this. He tried to put his arm around Daniel's shoulder, but the Tec-Auto boss recklessly pushed his hand away."He
Daniel went alone to arena number 50. Before arriving there, he had lost Jeffrey, who had gone somewhere without telling him.When he arrived there, he only saw a referee standing at the edge of the arena. No one else was there.Not long after, he saw a young man with very short hair, almost bald, enter the arena. "Maybe this person's name is Luca!" he thought. "But I didn't notice anything strange about him!"For the next few minutes, only the three of them were present. As the number indicated, this arena not only had the last number, but also the fewest spectators. Since Luca's arrival, there had been no spectators at all."Oh come on! Seriously! Am I the only one who's going to watch this match?" thought Daniel after he was sure that no one else would come to the place.Then he heard the voice of the announcer again."Attention! All participants must be in their respective arenas within three minutes! Any delay, even if it's only a few seconds, will result in disqualification."Wh
Daniel and Luca faced each other at a distance of ten meters. According to the rules, Luca had the opportunity to attack Daniel three times first. If he failed in these three attacks, then Daniel would attack back.The referee then released the chain that surrounded the arena, leaving only a circular mark on the ground no less than twenty meters in diameter."You must watch your feet and not cross the line. If both of your feet cross the line completely, you will be declared the loser, even if your opponent fails to hit you!" the referee explained the rule before giving the signal."Get ready! Fight!" he shouted, then stepped aside. His attention was focused on the two contestants in front of him."Accept my punch, you descendant of traitors," Luca said, then disappeared.Luca called Daniel that because he believed that Daniel was the last descendant of the Drummond family, who were considered traitors for supporting the Baldini family.In an instant, he was three meters off the groun
Daniel saw the figures coming closer and closer. Meanwhile, he couldn't find a way to dodge like before."Damn! What should I do?"After those attacks were only a few milliseconds away from him, an idea came to his mind."Yeah! I have to try it!"Before Luca's various punches and kicks hit his body, Daniel gathered all his strength into his palms. Then he punched the ground beneath him with his fist.Boom!The vibration produced by the blow was much stronger than what Luca's previous attacks had produced.From this, it was clear that Daniel had more internal power than his opponent.Therefore, the shock effect he created was also several levels stronger.Not only inside the arena, the shock effect could even be felt tens of meters beyond it.At this point, not only Jeffrey had to move his body and Amelia further away from that place.The referee watching the duel had no choice but to do the same.They knew what the shock effect could do to their bodies. If they let it hit their bodies
On the other hand, seeing his opponent use the same technique again, Daniel remembered what Jeffrey had said earlier."Don't let those shadows fool you! You need to focus on finding his real body and direct your attack towards it!"All he had to do was to find Luca's real body. However, there was still one big problem."But how can I find it?"Daniel had tried to use his heightened senses, which were more sensitive than the warrior on his level, to find it. But he couldn't find anything.All these figures had the same appearance, the same smell and the same voice, as if they were all Luca's real body."Hey, are you just going to stand there? Come on, don't waste my time! If you can't do it, you might as well give up!" Luca shouted.His lips curled wickedly as he said this. Besides, he did it on purpose to distract Daniel's concentration."You talk too much! Just watch! I'll do it!"At that moment, when Daniel thought it was almost impossible to know which one was Luca's real one, an i
Daniel waved his palm down, and in an instant, a huge ball of energy appeared, heading toward Luca and his shadows.The ball of energy had the shape of a palm. It was thirty meters across, one and a half times the size of the arena itself. It quickly descended to the ground.Meanwhile, Luca, who was underneath it, could only stare in shock. He couldn't withstand or block the massive ball of energy.At that moment, he considered running away, but before he could move his body, the energy was only inches away from his head.Boom!The energy ball hit the arena, causing an incredibly loud noise.What's more, the strong wind generated by the explosion swept far and wide, forcing the non-cultivator bystanders in the area to take cover so as not to be injured or harmed.After the impact, people couldn't see clearly into the arena and surrounding area due to the high flying dust.Daniel's body fell to the ground after he released the technique.When he used the technique, he didn't even use h
Nighttime.Daniel was sitting on a chair on the second floor balcony of the Drummond Mansion.After finishing the first round of the duel, instead of going back to the campus dormitory, he followed Jeffrey's advice to temporarily stay at his house."Daniel, if someone wants to harm you, you can easily face them. But what about the students around you? I'm sure none of them are cultivators. If something happens to them, they won't be able to protect themselves!"His friend's opinion made sense to him. After thinking about it, Daniel couldn't help but agree.Currently, many people are starting to pay attention to Daniel's abilities, especially since most of them consider him a part of the Drummond family."If a group of masked fighters comes here, at least I can still rely on Jasper and some other cultivators to face them!" he thought.But Daniel's heart remained restless. After all, he was not used to being taken care of, let alone protected by others."I am an Esquire candidate," he s
"Jeff!"Daniel and Amelia shouted at the same time when they saw who was coming."What's wrong, Daniel? Did you suddenly get sick because of what I'm about to tell you?"Ignoring their surprise, the young man sat down on one of the empty chairs and started to take some cakes from the table."Mmm! These cakes are delicious!" Jeffrey exclaimed as he chewed a piece of cake in his mouth."Amy, did you make them yourself? But why have I never seen you busy in the kitchen before?" he continued."Jeff! Stop it!" Amelia said as she approached her brother and covered his mouth.She had made the cake especially for someone she was beginning to adore the most. However, her brother's words embarrassed her."Hahaha! I think you are falling in love with someone!" said Jeffrey, pointing his gaze at Daniel.Earlier, when Jeffrey came into the kitchen, he noticed something in his sister's expression. He could clearly see something in her eyes for the young man."Shut up! If you continue with your nons