After hearing the words from the other side, Billy immediately thought of the words “Snowy Prison” in his mind. He was ninety percent sure that the inheritance Harleen and Felicia received on the Floating Cloud Peak came from the Snowy Prison.
Inside the Snowy Prison, there were all sorts of wicked and evil individuals, most of whom were personally captured by the old man and brought back to Ether Mountain. These people had two possible outcomes after being sent to the Snowy Prison. First, they could be influenced by Ether Mountain and abandon their evil ways, dedicating their lives to martial arts. Second, after being imprisoned for many years, if they remained wicked and unrepentant, the inevitable fate awaited them.
However, before executing these individuals, the old master would use a special technique to pass on their martial arts cultivation, which was the main reason why the Ether Mountain lineage could incorporate the strengths of many different martial arts. Now, it was clear from the old man’s words that the senior elder he mentioned had met her end in the Snowy Prison. And since Harleen had received part of her inheritance, the old man could sense a familiar aura from her.
“That senior elder holds great significance for my sect, so…” the old man continued.
“You’re just an old fool!” Bob interrupted him. “If your senior elder is missing, what does that have to do with Ms Knight? If she doesn’t tell you who her master is, you want to cripple her cultivation? You really think you’re something, acting like you’re the king of the world!”
The old man exhaled heavily and glanced at Bob before turning his gaze back to Billy. “Commander Gardner, we truly didn’t know she was your family member. We were in the wrong today. Commander Gardner…”
At this moment, a tinge of regret arose within him. If only he had asked about Harleen and Felicia’s backgrounds earlier.
“Self-cripple your cultivation, and you can live. Otherwise, you die!” Billy interrupted him with a stern voice.
If he had arrived just one minute later, Harleen’s cultivation would have been completely crippled, which would have been a fatal blow to her. Moreover, it was evident that both of them came from a super sect. Such insignificant individuals from a super sect were not worth sparing.
“I’ve heard that Commander Gardner looks down on everyone. Today, I finally get to see it for myself!” At this moment, the young man looked at Billy with a cold smile. “Do you think you can make us self-cripple our cultivation?”
“You have one minute to consider!” Billy replied calmly.
“Commander Gardner, it’s wise to leave room for yourself. We hope you’ll think twice!” The elder exhaled a breath and continued speaking, “We are willing to compensate, Commander Gardner, name your price…”
“Thirty seconds remaining!” Billy’s Bloodshadow Fury Blade had turned completely blood-red in his hand.
“Commander Gardner, we are from Genesis Sect. We hope you will reconsider!” The elder took a deep breath before replying. After a brief pause, he pointed his finger at the young man, “Master Cavalon is the younger son of our sect’s leader. If anything happens to him in the capital, our leader will never let it slide!”
“Time’s up!” Billy glanced at him coldly. As his words fell, his aura instantly skyrocketed. With a flick of his wrist, a blood-red blade aura shot out diagonally like lightning, slashing towards the two of them.
“Humph! I want to see how much weight this so-called national hero really carries!” The young man’s expression turned serious as he exerted his full strength to meet the attack.
“Master Cavalon, you can’t handle this. Retreat quickly!” The old man’s face changed, and he hurriedly shouted. As he spoke, his wrist continued to rotate, unleashing a series of violent gusts of wind to counter Billy’s blade.
Boom!
After the three attacks collided, a deafening roar echoed out. The young man was directly sent flying a hundred meters away. Upon crashing heavily onto the ground, he spewed out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with astonishment. Clearly, he had not expected Billy to be this powerful.
Billy also took several steps back, his breath slightly disturbed.
“Commander Gardner, you are no match for me. Think twice before you act!” The old man took a few steps back and shouted at Billy, “If you make another move, don’t blame me for being unkind!”
“Billy, let them go,” Harleen said loudly to Billy from a distance. She could see that the old man’s strength surpassed Billy’s.
“Don’t worry, Harleen!” Billy turned his head and assured her. After speaking, he looked back at the old man, “Show me how unkind you can be!”
Billy took two steps forward, channeling his full strength into the blade, which emitted a thunderous roar later. After countless blood-red cold glimmers appeared in the void, the Fury Blade instantly formed Domineering Blade Art.
“Hmm?!”
Sensing the energy-filled blade in the air, the old man’s pupils shrank to the size of grains of wheat, and his body was covered in goosebumps.
“Master Cavalon, run!” Without much thought, the old man shouted and quickly channeled his full strength to block the attack.
The young man also sensed the power of this strike. He knew he couldn’t withstand it. Without the old man’s reminder, he quickly dodged to the side with lightning speed.
“Everyone must take responsibility for what they do. You two should never have laid hands on the Dragon Lady!” Urban Woolery, the national minister, spoke as the young man ran away.
“Since you’ve already done it, be prepared to face the consequences. See you in the next life!”
As his words echoed, an overwhelming momentum swept towards the young man.
“Don’t kill me…” The young man cried out hysterically.
Before he could finish his words, a burst of blood mist exploded in mid-air, and the whole person disappeared.
At the same time, Billy’s blade had already fallen, leaving a shocking trench on the ground. The old man spewed out a mouthful of blood and slid back a hundred meters, his face pale as white as a sheet and his aura in disarray.
Billy, on the other hand, stabilized himself after being pushed back thirty meters, with traces of blood at the corners of his mouth. Overall, the situation was much better for the old man. His actual cultivation had reached the level comparable to a fifth-rank Sovereign. With the Domineering Blade Art activated, it was doable for him to severely injure a sixth-rank opponent.
“Master Cavalon…” The old man took a slight pause and shouted out in pain. Then, he looked at the enraged national minister and said in an angry voice, “Minister Woolery, you killed Master Cavalon. The capital city really wants to go to war with Genesis Sect?”
“Let the battle begin!” Urban Woolery sneered, “Do you think the capital city is afraid of Genesis Sect? How ridiculous!”
“You…” The old man continued to speak.
“You lay hands on Lord Dragon’s wife, you have crossed the line!” The national minister interrupted him. “That’s enough, no more useless talk. I’ll send you on your way to accompany him!”