Upon hearing Billy’s words, Casey raised his hand and swung his sword.
“Spare me…” Raymond Nichols pleaded desperately.
Before he could finish speaking, his head flew into the sky, blood gushing like a fountain. Regret filled his face, as he never expected to meet such an end. If he had known, he wouldn’t have provoked Glavale in the first place. But now, it was too late for regrets. Immediately after, Casey struck again, beheading the other old man. With that, Glavale officially took control of the city of Veridiania in the Polar Domain.
“Commander Coates, have your men transport anything valuable in this city back to our own territory.” Billy instructed. “Additionally, contact our city lord and have him arrange a group of people to station in this city as Glavale’s reserve base.”
“Understood!” Timothy Coates responded loudly.
“Veridiania is in the Eastern Region, there should be other strongholds, right? Personally lead a team there and dismantle them all!” Billy continued.
Most countries that established their headquarters in the Polar Domain also had branch points in places with abundant natural resources.
“Got it!” Timothy Coates responded loudly once again.
After giving these instructions, Billy walked towards Ode. “Answer my questions, and I’ll make it quick!” Billy spoke lightly as he approached.
Ode spat out a mouthful of saliva. “I’d rather die than give you any information!”
“Tsk tsk, quite stubborn!” Stout seemed to be getting excited.
“Stout, give him five minutes to loosen his tongue!” Billy looked at Stout and said.
“No need for five minutes, three will do!” Stout grinned. As he spoke, he took out a handful of silver needles.
“Ah…” Before three minutes had passed, Ode let out a hysterical scream and began rolling on the ground. “Stop… please stop… I’ll talk…” he cried out in pain.
“It’s not time yet!” Stout clicked his tongue.
“Ah… please stop, I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything…” Ode pleaded, tears streaming down his face.
“You were so arrogant before, how come you surrendered so quickly!” Stout shrugged before delivering a palm strike, shaking off dozens of silver needles from Ode’s body.
Ode curled up on the ground, gasping for breath.
“When you had Last Blood Sect capture our people, where were you planning to send them?” Billy asked.
“To… to the Central Region…” Ode replied, lacking any remaining defiance.
“What was the purpose?” Billy continued questioning.
“I don’t know the specifics. It was Lord Reit from the Central Region who gave the order personally, I was only responsible for execution…” Ode responded.
“Damn it! As the vice commander of Northfortia, how could you not know? Don’t give me that nonsense!” Judge cursed before looking at Stout.
“Stout, I think he wants to experience that sensation again, give him a few more needles!”
“Alright!” Stout responded, taking out another silver needle from his body.
“I’m not lying! It’s true!” Seeing the silver needle, Ode almost jumped up, quickly shouting out loud.
“I… I heard that Lord Reit has cultivated a technique that allows him to directly absorb the power of others… He must be planning to capture those people to use their cultivation for himself…”
“What the hell! Is this for real? Such a sinister technique?” Soul Chaser asked.
Casey and the others also had slightly surprised expressions on their faces. If this technique really existed, it would be too terrifying. They wouldn’t need to cultivate themselves, they could just absorb the power directly.
Imagine, by absorbing the cultivation of hundreds of Sovereign experts in one go, one would could directly become a Saint martial artist. By extension, if he had enough martial artists to absorb, how terrifying would his speed of advancement be?
“I’ve only heard rumors, I haven’t seen it with my own eyes,” Ode responded.
“Who is this Lord Reit you’re talking about?” Casey’s tone was slightly heavy.
“He… He is the strongest individual from our Northfortia clan stationed in the Polar Domain. His status and position are far higher than our city lord,” Ode continued to respond.
“What cultivation level is he at now?” Night Orchid asked from the side.
“I don’t know the specifics,” Ode shook his head. “But at least he has the strength of a late-stage Saint…”
“Damn!” Judge and the others cursed in unison.
“He’s only getting stronger, never weaker!” Ode added, “He should be one of the strongest individuals in the entire Polar Domain!”
Casey and the others couldn’t help but breathe out a sigh of relief, their faces showing a hint of seriousness. There turned out to be a late-stage Saint martial artist from Northfortia in the Polar Domain. Besides, they also worried about Billy’s mother, who was in the central area here.
“What cultivation level is your city lord?” Billy took a deep breath to calm himself down. He had thought of the same question as Casey and the others. The only solution for him now was to become stronger as soon as possible.
“He… He broke through to the Fifth-rank Saint Realm a year ago, and now he should be in the late-stage of the Fifth-rank…” Ode struggled to speak.
Judge and the others once again took in a sharp breath of cold air. Northfortia really went all out for the Polar Domain!. They probably sent most of the excellent martial artists from the country.
Next, Billy had Ode explain all the top combat power within the city of Northfortia. After listening, everyone’s expression became even more serious. The situation was worse than they had imagined. Just from the current situation, the combat power of Northfortia’s city was definitely above that of Glavale.
Half an hour later, Billy and his fellows, along with Grand Ravenwood’s group, returned to the city, leaving the others to handle the aftermath. At this point, Veridiania had completely withdrawn from the Polar Domain. Even if they were to send people from the country in the future, they would not be able to restore their former strength. Furthermore, the number of powerful individuals within Veridiania was limited, and it would be difficult for them to send out Sovereign realm martial artists on a large scale.
As for the deputy commander of Northfortia, he had been dead; a person like him wouldn’t have a chance of survival.
A few hours later, the group returned to the city.
“Welcome back, Lord Dragon!” James Reynolds, leading four to five thousand soldiers, knelt down in unison as the snow carriage entered the city gate.
On both sides of the street, tens of thousands of compatriots saluted Billy and the others, their faces showing admiration.
“Lord Reynolds, there’s no need for so many formalities!” Billy raised his hand after getting off the carriage and then looked at the others. “Everyone, please rise!”
“Thank you, Lord Dragon!” the crowd shouted in unison again.
“Lord Dragon, this battle of yours is truly a great relief!” James Reynolds walked up to Billy. “Now Veridiania should finally behave!”
“Lord Reynolds, arrange some people to keep an eye on the docks in the Polar Domain. If anyone from Veridiania lands, report it immediately!” Billy said with a faint smile.
“I’ve already made arrangements for that!” James Reynolds nodded in response.
“Very well!” Billy smiled faintly.
After a few more words of conversation, James Reynolds and the others scattered, while Billy led Harleen and the others towards the quadrangle.
“Lord Dragon!” Just as they took a few steps, someone hurriedly ran over.
“Is there something wrong?” Billy turned around and asked.
“There’s someone waiting for you at the city gate. She claims to be the princess of Aquilandia, and she’s in a dire state.”