“Leland…, Lord Dragon is incredibly powerful. We mustn’t underestimate him.” Clifford Long said, his mouth twitching several times. He was worried that if Leland Meskill lose, he could just walk away and leave them behind and that would be unfair.
“Master Clifford, don’t worry. I know what I’m doing!” the man responded loudly.
“What an idiot!” Bob shook his head in disbelief. Then he turned to Abby Meskill and said, “Miss Meskill, can he represent your family?”
Abby Meskill was also caught off guard and choked. She then looked at Billy and said, “Lord Dragon, Leland was just joking with you. Please don’t take it to heart!”
“Abby, I wasn’t joking with him. His cultivation is only at the Sixth-rank realm, and I have confidence…”
“Shut up!” Abby Meskill’s tone turned cold. As the number one genius of the Meskill family, she was not like some of the younger generation who were arrogant and looked down on outsiders. Moreover, as a top talent herself, she knew all about Billy’s achievements, including his combat strength. She was at the Seventh-rank realm herself and could even challenge higher realms, but she knew very well that if she were to fight Billy, she wouldn’t have the slightest chance of winning.
“Lord Dragon, can’t we find a compromise?” Abby Meskill continued, looking at Billy.
“Considering your Meskill family’s face, we can find a compromise!” Billy responded calmly.
“Please go on, Lord Dragon!” Abby Meskill’s eyes lit up.
“Send twenty Fourth-rank Sovereign martial artists or stronger from Genesis Sect to the Polar Domain, and Donald’s matter will be dropped!” Billy replied.
A round of coughing could be heard once again. Even if Genesis Sect was a big sect, it couldn’t withstand such a loss. Sending out so many people would likely decrease the overall strength of the elders in Genesis Sect by half.
“That’s impossible!” Clifford Long shouted out loud. “We can’t possibly send that many people to the Polar Domain!”
“Miss Meskill, you heard that. It’s not that I’m not willing to compromise, but they themselves don’t agree!” Billy shrugged his shoulders at Abby Meskill.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard, and a group of people entered through the gate of the manor.
At the forefront was an ancient fossil with barely any hair left on his head. He was thin and frail, making it difficult to determine his actual age. Judging from his demeanor, he had probably lived for at least a couple hundred years. Following closely behind him were two gray-robed old men with grim expressions and sharp gazes, surrounded by a group of people of various ages, all looking rather displeased.
“Greetings, Elder Waldo Lambert!”
Several members of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect quickly greeted the leading elder. The leading elder was none other than Waldo Lambert, one of the two ancients in Wind & Cloud Holy Sect.
“Did you kill our Wind & Cloud Holy Sect’s leader?” Waldo Lambert stepped forward, his voice low and filled with murderous intent, as he stood several meters away from Billy.
“Introduce yourself!” Billy glanced at him.
“You arrogant brat, what do you think of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect?” Waldo Lambert continued in a sullen voice. “Here’s your chance to end your own life, and I’ll leave you with a complete corpse! Otherwise, not only you, but also all the people you brought with you will be completely annihilated!”
“Damn! Another old fool showed up!” Bob cursed, “You’re already half-dead, rotting in a coffin, and you still dare to show your face!”
Hearing this, Waldo Lambert’s face turned cold, and an invisible ripple shot out from between his eyebrows, shaking towards Bob.
“Bob, step back!” Billy shouted, releasing his own spiritual power to meet the attack.
Swoosh!
In the next moment, their spiritual powers collided in mid-air and then dissipated into nothingness.
Waldo’s pupils contracted and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. After a slight pause, he looked at Billy and spoke, “A mere Sixth-rank Sovereign kid, actually able to activate spiritual power comparable to a Ninth-rank Sovereign?”
Upon hearing his words, including the two elders from the Meskill family and Abby Meskill, everyone exclaimed in surprise. They didn’t think Waldo Lambert was joking. But how could Billy’s spiritual power surpass his cultivation level by three levels? It defied logic. Could it be that he cultivated a technique specifically for enhancing spiritual power?
The most expressive person was the man from the Meskill family who was a Sixth-rank Sovereign. His face turned pale as if he had swallowed a fly. At the same time, he felt grateful that Abby Meskill had stopped him. Otherwise, Lord Dragon wouldn’t have even needed to make a move. Just by releasing his spiritual power, a single thought could have turned him into an idiot.
“You old fool, are you scared now?” Stout sneered in response to Waldo Lambert’s comment.
“I have to say, you really surprised me!” Waldo Lambert ignored Stout and continued to look at Billy. “But even if you can withstand my spiritual power attack, so what? With your cultivation only at the Sixth-rank realm, if we were to fight, you still wouldn’t have the slightest chance of survival!”
“Is that so? Why don’t we give it a try?” Billy calmly responded.
“Sir, can I act as an intermediary?” Abby Meskill walked over at that moment.
“Both sides are responsible for what happened today. How about this?” she suggested, “Lord Dragon apologizes to Wind & Cloud Holy Sect and they stop sending people to the Polar Domain. With that, today’s incident can be considered settled. What do you think?”
“Who are you, girl?” Waldo Lambert furrowed his eyebrows and asked.
“She’s the young lady of the Meskill family.” One of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect elders introduced.
“Oh, so you’re from the Meskill family. My apologies!” Waldo Lambert paused for a moment before continuing. “But Commander Gardner killed the leader of my Wind & Cloud Holy Sect. Today, he must pay with his life!”
“Sir, have you ever considered the consequences if Lord Dragon were to die in City L?” Abby Meskill continued speaking. “Not only would all of you from Wind & Cloud Holy Sect would die, but I’m afraid even the sects that came to City L today would be wiped out “Don’t doubt my words. Let’s not talk about anything else, just Ether Mountain alone can achieve this!”
Waldo Lambert snorted, “Miss Meskill, are you overestimating Ether Mountain? My Wind & Cloud Holy Sect is not afraid of Ether Mountain!”
“You’re really confused!” the white-haired elder from the Meskill family spoke up.
“Let’s not talk about others. Just one of the Four Guardians of Ether Mountain, with a wave of their hand, can annihilate your Wind & Cloud Holy Sect. Do you believe it or not?”