“Mr Nunez…” Vivian Douglas cried out with a face full of grief. The onlookers around, each with shocked expressions, couldn’t believe what they were witnessing. It was widely known that Commander Gardner was decisive and ruthless. Today’s events only confirmed those rumors.
Magnus Douglas looked at the two lifeless figures on the ground, exhaling a heavy breath with a face so grim it seemed ready to drip water. Both Silent Mirage Sect and Hundred Flowers Sect had lost their young masters on the same day in his Douglas residence. He wondered how he would explain this to the two major sects.
“Everyone, today we won’t entertain guests. Please leave!” Tristan Douglas addressed the onlookers with a solemn tone, his face equally unpleasant.
“Commander Gardner, do you really want to take it this far?” Tristan Douglas took a deep breath before speaking. “I admit your skills are formidable, but you should know that if we, the Douglas family, turn hostile, even if we can’t keep you, none of the people you brought will leave here alive.”
“You fool!” Stout retorted. “You can try!”
Soul Chaser, Gerry Schuman, and the others gripped their sabers, exuding a battle-ready aura, focusing on the members of the Douglas family.
Rowan Wheatly, despite his injuries, showed no less fighting spirit than the others.
“Commander Gardner, what exactly do you want?” Magnus Douglas asked Billy with a cold tone.
“You have two choices,” Billy spoke again. “First, hand over the lives of the four who attacked me just now. Second, if you want to spare their lives, answer a question for me, and I’ll let them go.”
“What question?” Both Magnus Douglas and Tristan Douglas were puzzled.
“Who is your son Ruthless Lordling’s martial arts master?” Billy fixed his gaze on Magnus Douglas.
“What?” Magnus was puzzled again. “Is this why you came today?”
“You got it right!” Stout added.
“I don’t know why Commander Gardner is interested in this matter.” Magnus asked, seemingly confused.
“That’s not the question you should be asking,” Billy responded calmly.
“If you can’t tell me your purpose, Commander Gardner, I’m afraid I won’t be able to disclose it.” Mangnus Douglas frowned.
“Alright then! Just hand over the lives of those four people!” Billy pointed to Erasmus Douglas and the others.
“Commander Gardner, by pressing so hard, you’re making enemies!” Tristan Douglas looked at Billy with cold eyes.
“I’ve always heard that Commander Gardner is a genius of a millennium. Today, I have the honor to witness it and learn from your exquisite skills!” he continued sarcastically.
“You’re an old fool, you’ll see!” Stout sneered. “You think you can challenge my boss?”
“Commander Gardner, please proceed.” Tristan Douglas ignored Stout and continued addressing Billy.
“Alright,” Billy responded indifferently.
“Wait a moment!” At this moment, Erasmus Douglas quickly walked up to Tristan Douglas and whispered a few words to him.
“Hmm?” After hearing Erasmus Douglas’s words, Tristan Douglas’s pupils slightly contracted. Then he turned to Billy and spoke with a somewhat resigned tone, “You managed to kill War God-Emperors in the pinnacle realm?”
Erasmus Douglas’s words to him were the same as what Billy had said before; he had recently killed two War God-Emperor experts in Place of Darkness!
“What, scared?” Soul Chaser said in a deep voice.
Tristan Douglas also let out a deep breath, then turned to Magnus Douglas with a somewhat helpless tone.
“Tell him about Errol’s master!” For him, although he wasn’t sure if what Erasmus Douglas said was true or false, he didn’t dare to gamble! What if it’s true?!
“Sure!” Magnus Douglas nodded solemnly and then turned to Billy.
“Which of the three masters did that rebellious brat apprentice under, Commander Gardner, do you want to know?” asked Magnus.
His mindset was the same as Tristan Douglas’s- he would rather believe there was something than nothing. If Billy really had the ability to kill War God- Emperors in the pinnacle realm, a full-scale conflict with him today would probably lead to the direct destruction of the Douglas family! Moreover, disclosing this information to the other party didn’t entail any loss for the Douglas family.
“Among the three, whose War God-Emperor momentum is represented by the Yin-Yang Tai Ji diagram?” Billy asked.
“Yin-Yang Tai Ji diagram?” Magnus Douglas responded after a slight pause, “As far as I know, the Imperial momentum of those three experts is not represented by that.”
“Impossible!” Soul Chaser frowned, “Then who taught your son ‘Ruthless Tai Ji’ Technique?”
Ruthless Tai Ji was the sword technique Ruthless Lordling used when facing Billy, and the God-Emperor momentum condensed by the sword technique was represented by a Yin-Yang Tai ji diagram.
“Ruthless Tai Ji?” Magnus Douglas was once again surprised, “Honestly, I have no idea where that brat learned that sword technique! And I can be sure that it definitely wasn’t passed down by those three experts!”
As he said this, it seemed like he remembered something, and a hint of something unusual flashed deep in his eyes.
“You must have something else to tell me.” Billy stared at him, calmly speaking.
“I heard that after my son left for Heartbreak Valley not long after and stayed there for a year.” Magnus Douglas continued. “As for whether he learned the sword technique there, I can’t say for sure.”
Listening to the name of Heartbreak Valley, Rowan Wheatly’s eyes couldn’t help but show a trace of surprise.
“Heartbreak Valley?!” Stout frowned and asked in a deep voice, “Are you sure he stayed there for a year?”
“I’m sure!” Magnus Douglas nodded in response, “He took the title of Ruthless Lordling during his time there!”
“He’s pretty good at picking places!” Stout’s eyes showed a hint of seriousness.
“Do you know Heartbreak Valley?” Billy asked Stout, “What kind of place is it?”
He left home at the age of fifteen, then spent nearly ten years in Ozin, and then went to Ether Mountain for martial arts training, so he didn’t know much about the martial arts world.
“Yeah!” Stout nodded solemnly, “My father mentioned it to me!”
“Although Heartbreak Valley is a place name, it is also the code name for a force that has existed for a thousand years!”
“It is said that a thousand years ago, an extraordinary expert was deceived by his beloved woman. In sorrow, he wielded his sword and slaughtered over a thousand members of the woman’s family. He then established Heartbreak Valley.”
“Not long after that, Heartbreak Valley rose like a dark horse in the martial world. Unstoppable, in less than a hundred years, it squeezed into the ranks of the top martial forces.”
“As it developed to this day, it is difficult for outsiders to know its specific strength. There are legends that the overall strength of Heartbreak Valley is approaching that of a super sect!”
“So powerful?” Soul Chaser was slightly surprised before asking, “Is Heartbreak Valley a sect?”