“Are you planning to fight here or outside?” Billy asked again.
“The space here is too small, let’s go outside!” Hadden Geis responded, his eyes slightly narrowed.
“Alright!” Billy replied and walked towards the door.
“Young master!”
“Boss!”
Fabian Mills, Casey, and Stout all shouted at the same time.
“It will be fine!” Billy waved his hand.
A few minutes later, the two of them stood facing each other on an open field in the imperial city, with everyone else standing far away, about a kilometer apart.
“Make your move!” Hadden Geis looked at Billy, who was a hundred meters away. As he spoke, his aura burst forth, engulfing the surrounding space. He had stepped into the Late Sovereign rank, his cultivation evident.
“Very well!” Billy smiled faintly as he drew his Bloodshadow Fury Blade.
“Let’s decide the victor with one strike!” Hadden Geis continued in a deep voice.
In the next moment, he took a few steps forward, his wrist continuously rotating, and several hundred meters long blade waves appeared in the air. The wind roared, the earth trembled, and a violent sound echoed through the air. Then, all the blade waves merged into one, like lightning from the sky, slashing towards Billy with thunderous force. His momentum was unmatched by anyone in the Early-Sovereign realm.
“As you wish!” Before the opponent even attacked, Billy made his move.
Facing a Mid-Sovereign expert, he wouldn’t underestimate him. Billy poured ten percent of his power into the Bloodshadow Fury Blade and activated the Domineering Blade Art, forming a crimson blade curtain in an instant.
Boom!
The two forces collided with a deafening sound, causing a shockwave that rapidly spread, toppling two nearby palaces, leaving dust in the air. At the same time, both figures were sent flying backward. After flying for two to three hundred meters, Hadden Geis heavily crashed into the ground, leaving behind a large pit. The large sword in his hand fell with a clatter. His whole body slumped, like a pile of mud, lying in the pit, blood gushing from his mouth. With one strike, his bones were shattered, his meridians severed, no hope of recovery. His face showed an expression of extreme shock, clearly unable to believe the outcome. He, a Mid-Sovereign expert with one foot in the Late-Sovereign realm, was heavily injured by a Fourth-rank Sovereign.
Meanwhile, after being sent flying for dozens of meters, Billy landed on the ground and stabilized himself after retreating a dozen steps. There was a faint trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, and his aura was slightly disordered.
“Sir!”
“Mr Geis!”
Upon witnessing this scene, the Veridiania people immediately shouted and rushed over.
“Young master, are you alright?” At the same time, Fabian Mills led Casey and Stout to Billy’s side.
“Boss, are you okay?” Casey and Stout both spoke at the same time.
“I’m fine!” Billy took a deep breath and activated Heart Sutra of the Azure Void to heal his injuries. Then, he looked at Fabian Mills and said, “Uncle Ge, keep an eye on the people from Northfortia and Xidengia. Don’t let them escape!”
“Young master, rest assured, they won’t escape!” Fabian Mills nodded solemnly.
“Your-Your Majesty, I apologize. I am not as skilled as you. I have let everyone down…” Hadden Geis, who was hundreds of meters away, looked at Oliver Davidson and spoke with difficulty.
“Sir, please don’t speak now. Sit down and heal!” Imogen Davidson’s face was filled with worry.
“It’s… It’s too late…” Hadden Geis shook his head with difficulty. “Imogen, you are a rare genius of Veridiania in centuries. The… the sect… will be entrusted to you in the future…”
Without skipping a beat, a torrent of blood gushed from his mouth, followed by a few convulsions before all movement ceased.
“Sir!”
“Mr Geis!”
In unison, the crowd shouted out Veridiania’s name, their faces filled with sorrow.
At that moment, Han and Ulric Tyler exchanged a glance and without hesitation, dashed towards the sides. Although their skills were decent, both of them were only at the mid-stage of the third rank. But Billy could easily slay an expert at the sixth rank. If he decided to kill them, it would be as easy as flipping his hand. If they didn’t run now, they could forget about making it back home.
“Can you escape?” Fabian Mills’ voice rang out. As he spoke, he swiftly chased after Handt, while Casey darted towards Ulric Tyler.
In the blink of an eye, Han was sent flying by Fabian Mills’ palm, crashing to the ground and spewing a mouthful of blood. Meanwhile, not far away, Ulric Tyler raised his hand and blocked Casey’s blade with a gust of wind, then without hesitation, continued his rush towards the gate of the imperial city. However, before they could run a kilometer, they felt a dense killing intent coming from behind and quickly leaped to the side. Although they reacted swiftly, they were still a step behind. Just like Ulric Tyler, they collapsed on the ground like dead dogs.
“How dare you killed Mr Geis, you scoundrel! I’ll fight you to the death!” One of the eight old-timers roared with anger, raising his hand and charging towards Billy and his group.
“Fight him! Avenge Mr Geis!” The other seven followed suit.
“Stop!” Imogen shouted loudly as she snapped out of her grief. However, the eight old-timers were already on the verge of madness, completely ignoring her. Their aura exploded one by one.
“Father, they are no match for them! Stop them!” Imogen’s face changed as she turned towards Oliver.
“Lord Curtis!” Oliver shouted in a deep voice.
“Your Majesty, we’ll fight them!” Several of the old-timers shouted simultaneously, showing no intention of stopping.
“If you seek death, I shall grant you your wish!” Billy’s voice was heavy as he raised his hand, targeting the two mid-stage fourth rank old-timers.
Fabian Mills and Casey didn’t stand idle either; they swiftly attacked the others. Soon, the scene was filled with intense clashes. Although the eight opponents had decent skills, they were clearly no match for Billy and his group.
In less than two minutes, four of them lay on the ground, devoid of any signs of life.
“Lord Curtis, stop immediately!” Oliver Davidson shouted again.
His heart bled. From the moment Billy and his group appeared to now, in just over ten minutes, not only had Hadden Geis been killed, but half of the royalist members had also died. For Veridiania, this was a serious blow. If they didn’t stop now, the remaining four royalist members would likely meet the same fate.
Upon hearing his words, the four royalist members stopped their actions and retreated to the side. Billy and his group also ceased their pursuit and stood in their original positions, watching Oliver Davidson.
“Commander Gardner, don’t go too far. You’ve killed so many of us from Veridiania…” Oliver Davidson took a deep breath before speaking.
“You sent people to ambush me in Kun Lun Mountains and provoked Glavale’s eastern territory with Northfortia. You’ve never expected this outcome, right?” Billy interrupted him.
“Commander Gardner, what will it take for you to stop?” Imogen Davidson steadied her emotions and walked over, her face looking grim.