“We’re from the Shalholm Business Association. We received a report from the public stating that there are issues with your factory’s equipment and environment. Therefore, we’re imposing a half-month operation restriction.“All production activities are prohibited during this period. If you have any questions, please apply to the panel for clarification. Here’s the notice.” The staff member handed a notice to Serena and posted another one on the factory door.The notice had bold red letters on black paper, making it eye-catching. Immediately after, the staff drove away, leaving Serena and Eugene dumbfounded.“Th-they’re trying to crush us completely!” Eugene shouted with anger and helplessness.Serena frowned as she held the notice, not knowing what to do.“The factory can’t continue like this. Half a month of restriction is just…” Eugene sighed.One of the workers said, “Should we look into the opposition’s offer? Five grand a month sounds good.”The remaining veteran employees
When Xayne hung up, Chuck tremblingly put down his phone. After collecting himself, he dialed Chance’s number.When the call connected, a hearty laughter came from the other end, “Hahaha! What’s up, Chuck? Why are you calling me so early in the morning?”Chuck was not in the mood to laugh. Instead, he said gravely, “What’s wrong with you, Chance?! Why did you sabotage Mr. Xayne’s factory? Do you realize the disaster you’ve caused this time?”“Mr. Xayne’s factory?!” Chance shivered and stopped walking in the nearby park. He nervously asked, “Don’t scare me, Chuck. When did I sabotage his factory? I haven’t been to the association these past few days.”Chuck was puzzled, saying, “You what?”Chance anxiously said, “I just returned from a business trip out of town. I didn’t have the time to return to the association. What’s going on?”Chuck frowned and responded, “Regardless, Mr. Xayne is furious. He wants you to explain yourself to him in twenty minutes. He’s on his way to the assoc
The guard nodded and glanced at Serena, saying, “Please wait here while I check.”“Sure, thank you.” Serena smiled.When the guard reached the security room, he dialed an internal number and spoke for a while. When he came out, he said, “I’m sorry, Ma’am. Mr. Damon isn’t in at the moment. Can you come back tomorrow?”“He’s not here?” Serena was puzzled. “Can I speak to someone else who’s in charge?”The guard grew impatient. “Ma’am, each person in charge here has responsibilities to attend to. It’s inappropriate for them to intervene in Mr. Damon’s affairs. It’s best if you return tomorrow.”“Well, can you please inform me if Mr. Damon returns? I’ll wait here.” Although hesitant, Serena could only stand silently at the entrance. After all, the situation at the factory was urgent. It would lead to considerable losses if Damon did not show up today.The guard glanced at Serena and sighed helplessly before returning inside.…Damon stood in the vice president’s office on the sixth
A knock on the door sounded, and a middle-aged man said, “Come in.”Serena opened the door and saw Damon making tea inside the office. She got straight to the point, “Hello, Mr. Damon. My name is Serena, and I’m here about Skylark Factory.”Damon held two teacups and placed them on the table. He gestured toward them and said, “These are freshly brewed, Ms. Serena. Would you like to try one?”Serena recalled what happened with Fredrick last time and decided not to drink it. She smiled, saying, “Thank you, but I’m not thirsty.”Damon did not insist and took a few sips himself. He smiled and said, “I know why you’re here, Ms. Serena. Unfortunately, there’s little I can do about Skylark Factory. Just follow the document’s instructions and tidy up your work environment and equipment.”Serena felt a sense of urgency. “The issues mentioned in the document aren’t—”Damon smiled and interjected, “You’re still too you, Ms. Serena. Go back and carefully read the document. We’ll lift the res
Several security guards and the seven factory bosses rushed in. They were nervous when they saw Damon’s bloodied face.“What happened here?!”“Oh my God! Who beat Damon up like this?”“Hey, how dare you barge into Damon’s office?! Guards, get him! That guy dares to cause trouble at the Shalholm Business Association. You must punish him severely!”Elroy led the others to surround Damon. Immediately after, the guards drew their batons and approached Xayne.Xayne’s expression turned cold as he exuded an overwhelming aura. He glared at the approaching guards.“How dare you cause trouble here, kid. Do you have a death wish?”“Get on your knees now, or we’ll use force!”The guards roared and then swung their batons at Xayne’s head. However, several shadowy fists flew toward the guards, and they fell to the ground. Their faces now bore red imprints as their noses bled.The scene terrified the staff.Elroy shouted in fear and anger, “Wh-who are you?!”“You just attacked the vice pre
Xayne’s expression darkened as a suppressed murderous intent enveloped the building. He asked, “You’re saying my wife fainted on her own?”“Yes! She came to my office to ask about the issues with Skylark Factory. She fainted before she could say much!” Damon shouted in a panic.“Then why is my wife’s windbreaker undone?!” Xayne roared, causing everyone to wince.At that point, everyone noticed the windbreaker on the sofa where Serena lay. No one dared to imagine what would have happened if Xayne did not show up in time. Hence, the crowd glanced at Damon skeptically.The staff, including many business representatives and bosses, engaged in hushed conversations. “No way. Would Mr. Damon do such a thing?”“Well, Ms. Serena is beautiful and has a perfect figure. Maybe Mr. Damon—”“Whose side should we take?”Damon felt a sense of impending doom when the situation began to turn against him. He quickly shifted all the blame onto the unconscious Serena. “You’re spouting nonsense! You
Damon jerked his hand back and glared at Xayne.The latter spoke coldly, “Is that so? Should I take this teacup to the forensics department? We’ll let them examine my wife, too. Then we’ll see if you’re telling the truth.”Xayne’s words frightened Damon. The latter knew the truth would come to light if they went through with the examination. Damon gritted his teeth and yelled at his assistant, “Why are you just standing around?! Call for help! This guy’s insane!”The assistant ran out to call for help, but a figure with a chilling aura and several regulatory officials approached.A furious shout echoed throughout the entire sixth floor, “Let’s see who dares arrest Mr. Xayne!”Everyone turned toward the source of the voice and saw a man in his fifties striding toward the office. Upon seeing the man, Damon exclaimed, “Mr. Chance? When did you return?”Chance glared at Damon and slapped him.Smack!Chance trembled with anger as he scolded, “Do you realize the mess you’ve made, Dam
Damon had no chance to explain himself as the authorities dragged him away.Meanwhile, Xayne lifted the unconscious Serena and looked at Chance, asking, “Where’s the lounge?”Chance responded, “This way, Mr. Xayne. I’ll take you there.”He then led Xayne to the top floor. Soon after, Xayne lay Serena on the sofa and took several finely forged needles from his waist. Then, he carefully inserted them into Serena’s acupoints. Suddenly, Serena retched and woke up, vomiting all the tea she had drunk.Dazed, she saw Xayne wiping the sweat from her body with a warm towel. Her body was still weak, so she lacked the strength to sit up. She asked softly, “Xayne, why are you here? Where am I?”“We’re the association’s lounge. You fainted just now, and the president of the association called me,” Xayne replied with a faint smile, choosing not to mention what Damon had done.Serena squinted. She could not recall what happened earlier. She only remembered drinking tea and talking to Damon befo
Xayne's cold eyes swept over the elderly man before him as his voice dropped to an icy tone. "I, Xayne, have no idea what chaos I've supposedly caused. It's this Delwyn, masquerading as me, spreading havoc everywhere. What exactly is his agenda?"He paused, letting the silence stretch before continuing, "I may not be some untouchable figure, but as the King of the North, he has committed the crime of defiling a sovereign's honor. By law, his entire family should be eradicated. Killing him alone is already an act of mercy!"Then Xayne turned on his heel, his cloak sweeping through the air as he walked away without a backward glance.The elderly man clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked audibly as he watched Xayne's figure disappear into the distance. Even Delwyn was not a match for Xayne. For him to step in would be suicide."Master Lincoln, what do we do? If the Christy family in Heavenly Peak learns that Young Master Delwyn died without cause, they'll hold us acc
Delwyn clung to his last desperate hope, the secret technique of the Three Absolutes Formation. It was the only bargaining chip he thought could make Xayne hesitate.Xayne stared at him coldly and demanded, "Where is it?"Without even a moment to think, Delwyn blurted out, "It's sewn into the inner lining of my undershirt! You can take it anytime!"If his shoulders hadn't been shattered, he would have retrieved it himself. Xayne reached out and tore open Delwyn's coat, ripping the undershirt clean off.Sure enough, inside was a piece of white silk, densely covered in ancient symbols and writings detailing the secrets of the Three Absolutes Formation. Xayne scanned the text twice, committing the intricate details to memory with ease."Xayne! You'll let me go now, right?" Delwyn looked up, his eyes filled with fragile hope as he studied Xayne's expression.But Xayne's face remained as cold as ice. "I'm afraid I can't let you go. However, I can grant you the dignity of a whole corps
Even Delwyn himself hadn't anticipated how powerful the Heaven's Absolute Formations could be once he left the Christy family estate in Heavenly Peak. Back in Heavenly Peak, when he used the same technique, its strength had been far weaker.Now, watching the furious tornado, a maelstrom of lightning, and roaring winds rushing toward Xayne, Delwyn could already picture his rival's gruesome end.Suddenly, the stars above shimmered, their light intensifying as Xayne hurled his Ravenclaw dagger. A streak of brilliance shot straight into the heart of the raging tornado."Shatter!" Xayne roared, his voice echoing like thunder. A beam of starlight descended from the heavens, merging with the dagger. It plunged into the core of the tornado.The ground shook with a deafening explosion, and an eerie wail emerged from the tornado, a sound of anguish, almost otherworldly.In an instant, the tornado began to weaken, its destructive force visibly dissipating. Delwyn stared in disbelief. He watc
Xayne couldn't help but feel a twinge of curiosity, the Christy family had some formidable depth to their lineage.As Delwyn's body plummeted from the 18th-floor window, a chorus of gasps erupted from the crowd below."Oh my God! Someone's falling from the building!""Move out of the way!""Call an ambulance, quick!"But before anyone could process what they were witnessing, Delwyn twisted his body mid-air and landed on his feet. He staggered backward several steps, nearly losing his balance, but steadied himself by grabbing a nearby black sedan.At the same moment, Xayne leaped from the same floor, his figure cutting through the air like a hawk. He knew Delwyn wasn't an ordinary man. He can't be hurt even if he falls flat without resistance from a building with more than ten floors.No matter who it was, if they were a Divine Commander, the strength of their physical body had long surpassed that of a diamond. Not only could they endure falls, but even artillery fire might not h
As the purple lightning streaked through the window, Xayne closed his eyes halfway, focusing intently to bring his mind into a state of complete emptiness. It was only in this meditative void that he could attempt to recapture that fleeting sense of clarity.Though Xayne had once unleashed a similar formation in his duel with Lyuben, the essence of such formations remained beyond his comprehension. His execution was guided purely by instinct, a far cry from the mastery and stability demonstrated by Lyuben and Delwyn. Time-pressed against Xayne like a vice. He had less than a millisecond to react.If the purple lightning struck him, even as a Quin-Divine Commander at his level or if he was a level higher, the damage would be catastrophic, possibly fatal. Thunder Might of Heaven was something no human strength could withstand.The moment the purple lightning appeared in the suite, its devastating power became evident. Several elites who had been kneeling closest to the lightning's tra
Unfortunately, Heavenly Tome did not include the Three Absolutes Formation. There were, however, detailed descriptions of its complexity.This formation said to originate from the First Dragon, had long been forgotten, its full potential left unrealized by those who came after him. The Three Absolutes referred to: Heaven's Absolute, Earth's Absolute, and Man's Absolute. Among them, Heaven's Absolute was the most domineering, Earth's Absolute the most intricate, and Man's Absolute the most ferocious.Delwyn had only mastered the Heaven's Absolute. The pale-blue light curtain surrounding him seemed to embody the so-called Thunder Might of Heaven. If pushed to its limits, this formation could summon something akin to devastating lightning strikes, powerful enough to annihilate anything in its path. Be it life or matter, nothing could stand against such divine retribution. It bore an uncanny resemblance to the world-altering formation the Golden Dragon King had unleashed in times past.
Delwyn's confidence surged as he witnessed the effectiveness of his formation. Xayne's formidable Ravenclaw dagger had been effortlessly repelled, leaving Delwyn feeling invincible.No wonder the Christy family elders always stressed the importance of mastering their First formations. The Christy family's prominence wasn't solely due to their role as guardians of the First Dragon's tomb. Their mastery of ancient formations, some passed down from the First Dragon, was unparalleled, formidable enough to command respect even from the Five Great Mountains.Delwyn laughed triumphantly. The thrill of holding his ground against a Quin-Divine Commander filled him with elation. He had overestimated Xayne.Meanwhile, Xayne retrieved the Ravenclaw dagger, noting an unusual and elusive force surrounding it. Even he couldn't fully grasp its nature. As the dagger's momentum forced him back several steps, Xayne steadied himself, his eyes narrowing."Feeling humbled now, Xayne?" Delwyn smirked, hi
"You're courting death!" Xayne's words had barely landed when a figure rushed forward, grabbing his arm tightly."Mr. Xayne! Please, calm down! This might all just be a misunderstanding. You can't start a fight here, the consequences would be unimaginable!" Luther's face had turned pale with fear.Both men, Xayne and Delwyn were far beyond what he could handle. If anything happened to either of them in Folksberg, it would spell the end of his political career and likely his freedom."Misunderstanding?" Xayne's cold laughter echoed in the room as he pointed at Delwyn. "Using my name to scam and extort people was bad enough. Forcing women into unspeakable situations? If that's a 'misunderstanding,' then what isn't?"As he finished speaking, a powerful surge of energy erupted from Xayne, his aura soaring to its peak, a Quin-Divine Commander's aura, overwhelming and unstoppable. The force shook Luther's grip loose, leaving him stumbling back in shock.Luther took one look at Xayne's i
Xayne stepped into the suite with Yanny close behind, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. The two men, Xayne and the imposter looked nearly identical.Even Yanny froze, her eyes darting between them.Before, when they weren't side by side, their resemblance had been noticeable but not striking. Now, face-to-face, their shared aura and presence were unmistakable.The difference was that Delwyn carried himself with an arrogant, almost oppressive authority as if the world were beneath him. In contrast, Xayne exuded a calm yet commanding energy, one rooted in confidence rather than superiority."What is going on here?" Luther stammered, clutching his wine glass.Delwyn was momentarily stunned to see Xayne, but he quickly regained his composure."Xayne!" he sneered.The charade was over. Delwyn saw no point in pretending anymore as he took a sip of red wine from his wine glass and an arrogant expression appeared on his face. Tr