As the old man spoke, a wave of endless regret washed over him. If he had known that Opal Fraley was here, they would never have come, even if they were beaten to death. How could they possibly match up against this person? Even if they joined forces, it would be futile. They had already experienced this two years ago.
“Heh, do you think that’s possible?” Opal responded. “If I weren’t here today, would you spare the hundreds of my compatriots?”
“We sincerely apologize, Immortal. As punishment, we are willing to cut off an arm each and beg for your mercy!” the leader of the group continued.
“Is there something you may not know?” Opal interrupted. “Your king sent you, these late-stage Sovereign masters, here. Has he ever considered who will defend the palace for him?”
“W-what do you mean?” the leader’s pupils contracted again. “You… you sent people to the capital?”
“Idiot!” Opal scoffed. “Otherwise, what do you think we’re doing here with two to three hundred people? Having a vacation?”
“You… you know that Xidengia won’t let this go easily and will definitely come after you,” the leader seemed to have realized something. “That’s why you intentionally made everyone stay until the end, instead of leaving quietly in batches, just to lure us all away from the capital? And then, you sent someone else to our capital?”
“Congratulations, you got it right!” Billy spoke calmly. “Do you think the calamity caused by Xidengia to Glavale a hundred years ago was just forgotten? Do you think we wiped out the Yade family that night just to kill them? Do you think today, when we killed the ten people from the Ten Nations at the competition, it was just for revenge for my thousand compatriots from Glavale a hundred years ago? Unfortunately, you’re dreaming too big! Today, it’s not just you people who will die! Your king, too, if he doesn’t agree to our conditions, he will die as well!”
This was Billy’s ultimate goal for coming to Xidengia. The accounts from a hundred years ago must be settled. Xidengia must pay the corresponding price. Originally, if Xidengia hadn’t sent people today, he would have changed his mind and decided to deal with it later in the Polar Domain. But since they were so eager, he was happy to oblige.
“Shameless boasting!” another old man on the other side sneered. “You should be more concerned about whether your own people can survive! And, do you think Xidengia’s Palace is a public toilet? Anyone can come and go as they please? How naive!
“In the elite forces of Xidengia Palace, there are four Ninth-rank Sovereigns, six Eighth-rank, and ten Seventh-rank Sovereigns.” Billy spoke casually. “Out of the twenty people here, you’ve brought ten, which means the palace still has another ten, am I right?”
This information was provided by Glavale’s undercover agents in Xidengia. If Billy wanted to take action against Xidengia, he needed to have at least this basic information in advance.
“How… how do you know?” the old man’s right eyelid twitched uncontrollably as he looked at Billy’s calm demeanor. Originally, they had come to hunt, but inadvertently, they had become the hunted.
“Idiot!” Billy responded nonchalantly before ignoring him.
The leader of the opposing group let out a heavy sigh and waved his hand.
“Retreat, let’s go back to our country immediately!”
He knew very well that it was already too late to rush back. The best course of action would be to capture these people from Glavale, especially Commander Gardner, and negotiate with the Glavale envoy at the palace. Perhaps that would help alleviate the crisis at the palace, considering that Commander Gardner was equivalent in status to the Prime Minister in Glavale, second only to the Emperor. But he was also aware that with Opal Fraley present, it was uncertain whether they would even survive, let alone capture the enemy.
Upon hearing the leader’s words, the forty or so individuals didn’t hesitate and turned around to retreat.
“Did I allow you to leave?” Opal asked as she swiftly appeared like a phantom.
“Attack, leave none alive!” Billy chimed in, wielding the Bloodshadow Fury Blade as he struck at one of the Seventh-rank elders.
“Kill!” Ernest Shepherd and the others shouted loudly, activating all their power as they pursued the enemies.
In an instant, the scene descended into a fierce battle, with overwhelming waves of energy. The two Ninth-rank Sovereigns and three Eighth-rank Sovereigns from the opposing side surrounded Opal.
“Fairy Opal, don’t push us too far!” the leader shouted after being pushed back a hundred meters by Opal’s palm strike.
“If you want to live, cripple your cultivation, otherwise, die!” Opal coldly responded.
“Sir, don’t waste time talking to her, let’s fight her!” one of the Eighth-rank elders angrily spoke.
“Yes, I don’t believe that with so many of us, we can’t take down a little brat like her!” another Eighth-rank elder replied.
“Kill her!” the last Eighth-rank elder added.
Subsequently, the three Eighth-rank Sovereigns each unleashed their full power, using all twelve levels of their strength, and charged towards Opal Fraley. They didn’t recognize Opal, even though they could tell from the leaders’ words that she must have formidable skills. But they believed that someone of Opal Fraley’s age, even if they had been cultivating since birth, couldn’t have reached a high level. They themselves were all strong at the mid to late eighth rank, only one step away from the Sovereign perfection realm, so they didn’t take Opal seriously.
However, the three of them were underestimating her.
“Die!” as soon as the three of them were halfway through, Opal’s voice reached their ears. As her voice fell, a palm force surged out like a hurricane, instantly turning one of them into a mist of blood. The other two, having not directly faced the attack, were sent flying for two to three hundred meters before crashing to the ground, still clinging to their last breath.
“So strong?!” the two of them struggled to speak, their faces filled with endless horror. They finally realized how naive they had been. How could they possibly contend with someone like her?
Without much thought, the two of them struggled to get up and quickly fled. However, at this point, their desire to escape was already too late. Before the two of them could run five hundred meters, two gusts of powerful force swept past, leaving behind two clouds of blood mist, not even a speck of debris remaining. Meanwhile, the two Ninth-rank Sovereigns had already fled when the three Eighth-rank elders made their move. They had previously witnessed the terror of Opal Fraley and had no intention of staying for a fight. The three had bought them half a minute of time, so without any hesitation, they made their escape.
“I said, if you want to live, you must cripple your cultivation or die!”
While Opal Fraley was launching a palm strike at the two Eighth-rank Sovereigns, her figure had already caught up to the leader.