“Lord Dragon, I don’t understand what you mean!” Lim Long responded. He had already experienced Billy’s strength, and even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare to admit to this matter.
“It’s fine!” Billy spoke again. Then his tone turned cold as he continued, “Are you willing to cripple the cultivation of your life, or should I send you down to accompany the two of them?”
“Lord Dragon, you are speaking so arrogantly. Do you think that Genesis Sect is like Yin Yang Shrine Sect, that you can manipulate us as you please?” Before Lim Long could respond, Clifford Long interjected. “I haven’t settled the score with you for killing my uncle and my younger brother yet. I advise you not to be too arrogant. Otherwise, whether you can leave City L or not is still uncertain!”
“Idiot!” Bob spoke in a low voice, “You better take care of whether you have the ability to leave or not!”
“How ignorant!” Clifford Long snorted, “If you have the guts, come and try to touch us!”
“Fine!” Bob coldly responded, raising his sword to attack.
“Bob!” Billy stopped him with a command. He looked at Clifford Long and continued, “Someone is supporting you, right? Call them out!”
Billy knew there must be someone behind Clifford Long, otherwise he wouldn’t be so defiant. And according to Donald’s words, there were hidden forces coming to City L, but they hadn’t shown up yet!
“I don’t need anyone to support me. If you have the courage, go ahead and make a move!” Clifford Long continued.
“Very well!” Billy narrowed his eyes slightly, “Casey, take him down!”
“Understood!”
With that, Casey took two steps forward. His blade swiftly emitted a cold light as it shot towards Clifford Long.
As the young master of Genesis Sect, Clifford Long’s strength was not weak. He was at the same level as Casey, both at the fifth stage of the cultivation realm.
“Get lost!” Clifford Long shouted angrily, raising his palm to meet the attack. He had already investigated Casey’s cultivation, knowing that they were at the same level, so he didn’t take Casey seriously.
“Young Master, be careful!” Lim Long shouted loudly.
After a loud noise, Clifford Long slid back for about forty to fifty meters before coming to a stop, his face pale. Naturally, this was the result of Casey holding back, otherwise Clifford Long would already be a corpse by now if he had used his full strength. Casey understood Billy’s intentions. Although he was ordered to take down Clifford Long, it was only to force out the people behind him, not to kill him immediately.
“Not bad, you managed to withstand my attack!” Casey looked at Clifford Long calmly, “Now, let’s see if you can withstand another one!”
As he spoke, his aura rose once again. Immediately, he activated Bloodshadow Blade Technique, slashing out a curved blade light that brought with it a piercing sound of breaking wind, sweeping towards Clifford Long.
“Young Master, dodge!”
Sensing the power of this attack, Lim Long shouted loudly and, at the same time, sent a powerful gust of wind towards Casey.
“You don’t know any better!” Billy’s voice simultaneously entered his ears. As his voice sounded, a blood-colored blade light met the attack head-on.
Bang!
Another loud noise echoed through the scene, and both Billy and Lim Long simultaneously retreated more than ten steps. Both of them had acted in haste, so it could be considered a draw. Meanwhile, the blade light that Casey had slashed had already flashed in front of Clifford Long, full of immense force.
Whoosh!
Just at that moment, a mighty wave of energy swept over, completely dissolving Casey’s blade attack. The cultivation level of the person who arrived was obviously far above Casey’s.
“Finally decided to show up?” Casey spoke as he turned his head to look at the approaching group.
Leading the group was a young woman in her mid-twenties, with delicate features, graceful figure, and an otherworldly charm. She was not far behind Ivy in terms of overall beauty. Walking beside the woman was an old man with white hair and beard, whose actual age was hard to determine. His eyes were sharp, and he appeared spirited. He was the one who had made the move earlier. Among the group of people following them, their martial skills were not weak, with the lowest cultivation level being at the Third-rank Sovereign realm.
Among the four men and women, they were of similar age to the leading woman, and there was a resemblance between them, likely indicating they were from the same family. Out of the four young individuals, the man with the highest cultivation level was at the sixth-rank realm, while another man was at the Fifth-rank Sovereign realm. The remaining two women were Fourth-rank Sovereigns. As for the leading woman, her martial prowess was even stronger, with a solid cultivation level at the late stage of the Seventh-rank Sovereign realm.
At this age, having such cultivation was rare in the entire ancient martial arts world. Clearly, they came from a prestigious background.
“Hmm?” Casey’s brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this group of people.
“Abby!” Clifford Long hurriedly walked over, his demeanor showing a hint of respect.
The woman glanced at him and casually replied, “Are you alright?”
“Thank you for your concern, Abby. I’m fine,” Clifford Long said and then turned to bow to the white-haired old man, “Thank you, Elder San!”
“Master Clifford, no need to be polite.” The old man replied.
Meanwhile, Casey had already approached Billy and the others.
“Do you know them?” Billy asked Casey, noticing his reaction earlier.
“Yes!” Casey nodded and continued, “They’re from the Meskill clan. The woman is Abby Meskill, the eldest daughter of her family.”
“Oh?” Billy squinted his eyes slightly.
“Casey, isn’t she the twin sister of your childhood sweetheart?” Stout chimed in.
“Yes.” Casey nodded again. “Abby Meskill is different from her sister. She’s a rare talent in the Meskill clan, with extraordinary martial talent and a mature mind. She’s a focal point for the clan’s cultivation. If everything goes as planned, the Meskill clan will be handed over to her in the future.”
“Handed over to her? But if she gets married, won’t the Meskill clan become someone else’s?” Stout continued to ask.
“Not necessarily!” Casey shook his head in response.
“If she is truly chosen as the next head, there are only two possibilities for her marriage. Either she remains unmarried for life, or she finds a marriage partner willing to change his surname to Meskill, and their children must bear the Meskill surname. These kinds of arrangements are already common in several ancient families.”
“I see.” Stout smacked his lips in response.
“I heard that the young master of Genesis Sect seems interested in her!” Bob spoke up. “Is he planning to change his surname? Will Genesis Sect allow such a thing? Even though they are the number one super sect, slightly inferior to the Meskill clan in overall strength, they shouldn’t be too far behind, right?”
“I’m not sure about that!” Casey shook his head.
“Interesting!” Billy spoke lightly.
“Boss, is the ancient martial arts world alliance initiated by them?” Night Orchid asked from the side.
“It’s unlikely!” Before Billy could respond, Ivy interjected. “As one of Glavale’s true hidden forces, the Meskill clan has always had a non-interference policy with the capital city. Unless there are special circumstances, they wouldn’t provoke the capital city. It’s not their style. The most likely explanation is that the super sects invited them to preside over the alliance or to leverage their influence to gather other forces.”
“Indeed!” Casey nodded in agreement. “It’s highly unlikely that the Meskill clan is leading this alliance conference.”