Bang!
Two loud bangs followed, causing a shockwave that reduced everything in the room to rubble. Immediately after, the two figures shot out like projectiles, crashing through the walls behind them and landing heavily in the courtyard on the ground floor. The one-eyed old man performed several somersaults before spitting out a mouthful of blood, his entire body deflating like a punctured balloon. The other man wasn’t so lucky. After plummeting from the third floor, he crashed violently onto a large stone. Already on the brink of death, every bone in his body shattered, and he lay motionless on the ground after a few spasms.
“Now do you believe me?” Billy and his group jumped down from the third floor and approached the one-eyed old man. As he spoke, Billy flipped his wrist, and three silver needles flew out, piercing directly into the old man’s body, sealing his cultivation.
“You…” The one-eyed elder opened his mouth, but before he could say a word, a large amount of blood gushed out.
“Take him away!” Billy waved his hand and then turned towards the courtyard gate.
“Good!” Bob picked up the old man and followed behind.
“Halt!”
Just then, a woman’s voice sounded. At the sound of her voice, a group of people led by a white woman hurried over. The woman appeared to be in her late twenties, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She had a beautiful face and a noble temperament, comparable to Princess Linda of Northfortia. Moreover, her cultivation was much stronger than Linda’s, at the Eighth-rank Sovereign Realm. The white-haired old man following closely behind her was a genuine Saint realm martial artist.
“What’s the matter?” Billy looked at the woman and asked.
“Not only did you kill people in my inn, but you also destroyed my place like this. Do you think there’s nothing wrong?” The woman named Eve spoke lightly.
“Would a middle-rank spiritual stone be enough to compensate for the damages?” Billy said, then looked at Ocean Martin and said, “Pay up!”
“Alright!” Ocean Martin took out a middle-rank spiritual stone from his pocket and threw it towards Eve, just like he did with the black woman before. However, Eve completely ignored it, letting the spiritual stone fall to the ground.
“What do you mean?” Eve asked Billy.
“Light? How much do you want then?” replied Billy coldly.
“If you really want to use spiritual stones for compensation, that can work too!” after a brief moment of contemplation, Eve responded. “One high-rank spiritual stone as compensation for the items in the private room and the walls, and another high-rank spiritual stone as punishment for causing trouble here!”
“This is robbery!” Ocean Martin shouted, “Two high-rank spiritual stones would be enough to buy this entire building from you!”
“Also, you have to leave behind your men!” Eve ignored him and pointed at the one-eyed old man. “In that case, you can leave, or else you’ll find it difficult to leave this courtyard!”
Billy narrowed his eyes slightly, “Are you sure about that?”
“You have one minute to consider. Once time’s up, I’ll have my people make the decision for you!” Eve responded calmly.
“In that case, there’s nothing more to discuss, right?” Billy replied coldly, then looked at Casey and the others, “Take him away!”
Bob carried the one-eyed old man and walked towards the gate, with Casey and the others following closely behind.
“That’s what you want!” Evelyn’s tone turned serious. “Stop them!”
As soon as her words were finished, the Saint Martial artist raised his hand and swept it towards Casey and the other two. Seemingly casual, his palm contained an immense force, causing a howling wind and flying sand and rocks wherever it passed.
At the same time, Billy also made his move, with no fancy moves, he unleashed his true energy in a palm strike.
Boom! The collision of the two energy waves created a loud noise, and both sides took several steps back.
“Hmm?!” After stabilizing his position, the old man’s face showed a strong sense of surprise.
Eve, standing by, wore an equally shocked expression, clearly not expecting Billy to have such strength. “Who exactly are you?” she asked after calming her emotions. Billy, so young, possessing combat power comparable to that of a martial artist at the Saint Realm, she knew he couldn’t be an ordinary person.
“I’ve given you a middle-rank spiritual stone, farewell!” After finishing his words, Billy turned and left.
“Stop him!” The old man shouted again. Then, a spear made of true energy materialized and swiftly stabbed towards Billy, the sound of piercing wind echoing in the air.
“Foolish move!” Billy narrowed his eyes, activated his power, and unleashed the Dragon Mastery Fist Technique to meet the attack. The dragon-shaped illusion directly shattered the spear, crashing into the old man’s chest. After spraying a mouthful of blood into the sky, the old man slid back a hundred meters, his face pale and his breath in disarray.
“How is this possible?!” Eve exclaimed in astonishment.
“This is a warning. If you dare to strike again, you’ll die!” Billy looked at the old man and spoke before stepping away.
“You…!” The old man roared in anger, wanting to continue his attack.
“Stop!” Eve intervened.
“Miss, he…” the old man began to speak.
“You’re no match for him. He already showed mercy!” Eve responded. “Let him go!” After saying that, she turned her head and instructed a middle-aged man at her left side, “Arrange for people to investigate now, I want to know who he is!”
“Yes, Miss!” the middle-aged man nodded in response.
Half an hour later, Billy and his group returned to their car.
“Now, can you explain?” Billy calmly addressed the one-eyed old man.
“If you dare to touch me, I promise that…” the one-eyed old man seemed unwilling to yield.
“Stout!” Billy spoke firmly.
“Yes.” Stout responded loudly and pulled out a silver needle.
“Ah–” In less than a minute, the one-eyed old man let out a hysterical scream. He was already severely injured, and with his powers sealed, he couldn’t withstand Stout’s torment. What made him despair even more was that he didn’t even have the right to commit suicide.
“Stop… Please stop… I’ll talk… I’ll talk.” The old man trembled and gasped for breath.
“If only you had done that earlier!” Stout pulled out the silver needle.
Whoosh!
The old man finally let out a heavy breath.
“Speak!” Stout said.
“Th-that incident… it was indeed done by Frost Palace.” The one-eyed old man struggled to speak.
“Darn! It was really you!” Azure Dragon angrily said. “What was the reason?”
“I… I don’t know the exact reason. It was directly ordered by our Sect Master. Only he knows the details.”
“Not talking, huh? You really want to die!” Azure Dragon’s eyes narrowed, and he stomped on the one-eyed old man’s ankle.
“Ah!” The one-eyed old man cried out in pain again.
“It’s true… I really don’t know… I-I only heard that maybe people from Veridiani secretly approached our Sect Master…”
“Veridiania?” Bob furrowed his brow. “Are you sure?”
“I… I only heard rumors…” the one-eyed old man paused before continuing. “They said… not only did you people from Glavale massacre their palace, but you also killed their princess and all their talented individuals in Xidengia. So they wanted revenge.”
“Veridiania, they truly seek death!” Bob responded angrily.
“Did people from Veridiania also provide you with the routes of Glavale’s four hundred men?” asked Casey.
“No!” the one-eyed old man shook his head and revealed a shocking piece of information. “That information… was… provided by someone from Glavale to us…”
“What?!” Judge and the others exclaimed simultaneously.