At noon on the designated time set by the Capital Hall, Billy knew that today was not going to be peaceful, so he left early. Ivy, Bob and Ian were accompanying the national leader’s entourage and did not travel with Billy and his group.
Around 8 o’clock in the morning, a helicopter landed near the small village where Arthur Fowler and Bessie Charleston were located.
Within hundreds of miles around the Kun Lun Mountains range, martial law had been imposed a month ago. Ordinary people were not allowed to enter this restricted area without permission for their own safety. Of course, this martial law only applied to ordinary people; true martial arts experts had their ways of entering the Kun Lun Mountains range.
“Salute Commander!”
After getting off the plane, several SHADOW inspectors led a thousand brothers who kneeled down together and shouted in unison.
“No need for formalities. Stand up,” Billy raised his hand.
“Thank you, Commander!” The crowd shouted again before standing up.
“Brigham, what’s the situation like? There should have been many people coming near the Kun Lun Mountains these past few days,” Billy asked Brigham Bush after looking at him.
“That is correct!” Brigham Bush replied loudly before adding with a slightly heavy expression. “According to information gathered from our brothers everywhere around here, there are strong warriors lurking all over the Kun Lun Mountains.”
“The majority of them are from ancient martial arts world while others are foreign warriors. From their aura alone we can tell that none of them are weak.”
“These guys really don’t give up easily!” Judge frowned as he spoke seriously.
“Boss! Should we clear out these people first?” Azure Dragon also furrowed his brows as he looked at Billy and asked him if they should take action against these intruders preemptively?
“As long as they don’t come looking for trouble themselves then let’s just keep an eye on them for now.” After some thought, Billy responded calmly: “Alright!”
“Brigham ! Inform everyone to be careful and avoid conflict with those guys but keep an eye on them.” Billy continued giving instructions before watching Brigham Bush leave along with SHADOW brothers who followed him obediently .
“Now let’s go meet Mr Fowler.” Billy said and led them towards village entrance.
“Commander Gardner!”
After about ten minutes, the group had just entered the village when Arthur Fowler and Bessie Charleston walked briskly towards them.
“Mr Flower, Madam Charleston, long time no see. How have you been?” Billy greeted them with a smile.
“Thank you for your concern, Commander Gardner. Nothing much has happened recently,” Arthur Fowler replied with a smile.
“You both have worked hard!” Billy continued to smile.
“Compared to Commander Gardner, what we did was nothing,” Bessie Charleston responded with a laugh. She and Arthur Fowler now admired Billy from the bottom of their hearts! As guardians of the national transportation channel, they were very aware of the importance of Five Elements Jade Pendants to Glavale.
Glavale spent nearly a hundred years searching for the jade pendants without any results. But Billy managed to collect all five in just one year. Just this alone was enough to make him part of Glavale’s history books.
Moreover, the two were also shocked by Billy and his companions’ cultivation levels. They could barely believe that everyone had reached War God-Emperor realm in just a few months. It should be noted that several months ago, none of these people had even broken through to God-Emperor realm yet. Several of them hadn’t even broken through the War Emperor realm at that time. Billy himself only had perfect War Emperor cultivation at that time but now he was one rank higher than them – a half-step Sovereign realm.
No wonder Ether Mountain’s old man recognized Billy as Ether Mountain’s young master and designated him as Glavale’s successor in charge of national affairs role. This kind of heaven-defying martial arts talent couldn’t be compared by ordinary people.
“You’re too modest, Madam Charleston. Without your protection even finding Five Elements Jade Pendants would be useless.” Billy smiled back in response.
They talked while walking into the village.
“Commander Gardner, are we going straight up the mountain?” After entering the village, Bessie Charleston asked Billy.
“Before going up there, let’s get rid off these pests first!” Billy said lightly with a smile.
As he entered the village, he released his spiritual power to investigate. There were at least thirty or forty people hidden around, all with cultivation levels above the Emperor Realm.
“Hmm?” Hearing Billy’s words, both Arthur Fowler and Bessie Charleston were slightly stunned. “What do you mean?”
“He’s already here!” Billy smiled again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As soon as Billy finished speaking, footsteps sounded from all around them. Then more than thirty men and women walked out from all directions. One-third of them had an Eastern appearance while the rest came from various Western countries. They all looked tense with powerful auras.
“Looking for death!” A man in armor behind Arthur Fowler frowned and pointed at the group of people in front of him.
“How dare you come to Glavale and act recklessly? Do you want to die early?”
“Commander Gardner, I have heard your name for a long time. It is an honor to meet you today.” The curly-haired old man who led the group glanced at the armored man before turning his gaze towards Billy and spoke again
“Are you from Northfortia?” Billy narrowed his eyes slightly.
“It doesn’t matter where I come from.” The curly-haired old man responded coldly with a smile on his face. “I am here today to persuade Commander Gardner not to climb Kun Lun Mountains.”
“You are just an idiot!” Judge replied speechlessly. “A bunch of ignorant small fries!”
“If Commander Gardner insists on going alone,” said the curly-haired old man ignoring Judge’s comment entirely while continuing looking at Billy, “You will regret it.”
“You should know that not only do we not want you on that mountain but many people within Glavale also don’t want you there either.”
“I might as well tell you directly; even if you can pass our test there are still many people waiting for you on that mountain top.”
“Even if your combat strength is strong enough, it will be difficult for you to reach its peak without losing your life!”
“You really are stupid,” said Billy lightly before ignoring him completely afterward. Then he turned his head towards those Eastern-looking men and women in front of him,
“If my guess is correct then most likely Oriana or Veridiania sent some representatives here? Have any of you thought about what consequences this could bring upon yourselves?”
“Any consequences, we can bear them as long as we can prevent Commander Gardner from reaching the summit of the Kun Lun Mountains today!” One of the elderly goat-bearded men responded.
“You must be from Veridiania?” Billy narrowed his eyes. “Is this your country’s intention or your own?”
“Does it make a difference?” The old man shrugged his shoulders.
“If Commander Gardner really wants to climb Kun Lun Mountains today, then you should first ask about the weapons in our hands!”
“Okay!” Billy smiled faintly, then his tone turned serious. “Cut them all down!”