“You folks from Aquilandia are quite something!” Billy spoke nonchalantly. “But I hope you’re prepared for the consequences!”
“Not bad, you even know we’re from Aquilandia!” The white-bearded elder ignored Billy’s words and continued with a cold sneer. “For someone so young to have such courage, it’s no wonder our princess has taken an interest in you!”
“You’re not from Aquilandia, are you?” Billy ignored him and turned his gaze to the black elder among them, who was at the Second-rank Saint realm.
“You must be from the Guardians in the Northern Polar Region, right?”
The appearance of the elder clearly didn’t match that of someone from Aquilandia, and besides Aquilandia, the only organization in the Northern Polar Region that could dispatch a Second-rank Saint was the Guardians.
“You have good eyesight, to be able to guess my identity!” The black elder responded coldly. “But if you can guess that much, have you also guessed that this trip to the Northern Polar Region will be your last?”
“Just as I thought!” Billy laughed lightly. “It seems that the incident with Philbert Parker last time didn’t teach you anything!”
The black elder snorted coldly. “You folks from Glavale are truly audacious, daring to even provoke the Guardians! If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll truly think of yourselves as the masters of this Polar Snow Domain!”
“Is that so?” Billy glanced at him again, then turned his head to the white-bearded elder. “I originally had no intention of laying a hand on you from Aquilandia, but this is already the third provocation! I don’t hope it comes in threes. It’s time for Aquilandia’s city to change hands!”
“How arrogant!” The white-bearded elder sneered in response. “Even if there were such a day, you wouldn’t live to see it!”
“I don’t kill nameless nobodies. Give me your name!” Billy didn’t respond to the elder’s words.
“Slony, the first deputy commander of Aquilandia!” The white-bearded elder replied in a low voice. After a brief pause, he continued, “I’ll give you a chance! If you abandon your cultivation and come with us, I can spare your companions. Otherwise, none of you will leave this valley alive today!”
“Haven’t you learned your lesson from losing your princess last time, and now you want to use me as a hostage?” Billy smiled lightly. With his intelligence, he knew the purpose behind their interception today.
Princess Eligina must have returned to her country by now, and their plan had failed. For them, the next thing they would face was the wrath of Aquilandia’s ruler, Fecocci. And if they could control Billy, they would have another bargaining chip. Putting aside whether Princess Eligina would go to great lengths to protect Billy, even without her, they could make Fecocci think twice. After all, if something happened to Billy, Glavale wouldn’t bother to distinguish which specific person from Aquilandia did it; they would hold the entire country responsible.
“It depends on whether you’re willing to cooperate!” Slony replied calmly.
“What do you think?” Billy smiled lightly.
“Do you really think that you alone can contend against the four of us?” Slony replied again.
“Well then, let’s give it a try!” Billy spoke again.
“You’re ignorant!” Another blue-robed elder sneered. “You, a First-rank Saint youngster, dare to be so shameless. You truly astonish me!”
“Believe it or not, I’ll be the first one to kill you!” Billy smiled at the man.
“Truly arrogant!” The blue-robed elder responded angrily. “If you want to die so badly, then your wish shall be granted!” As he spoke, his aura surged, revealing his Third-rank Saint cultivation.
Whoosh!
Slony and the other two also released their auras at the same time, enveloping the surrounding space with the oppressive presence of four Saint realm powerhouses. Several waves of people fighting a kilometer away involuntarily trembled and retreated. It was best for them to stay far away.
“I’ve heard that you are the rare genius of Glavale. Today, I will witness just how talented you really are!” Slony spoke with a deep voice. As his words rang out, he gestured with both hands to the sides.
Immediately after, the snow and ice on both sides floated into the air as if possessed by a demon.
Then, the snow and ice rapidly spun in mid-air, getting faster and faster, and a large amount of snow instantly turned into ice blocks. In less than a minute, endless snow and ice condensed into a huge ice hammer, floating in mid-air like an iceberg.
“Try and take my move!” Slony said as the ice hammer, carrying a powerful force, smashed down towards Billy.
“Alright!” Billy responded. At the same time, his aura instantly exploded. Then, he put away his saber and quickly flipped his hands, directly activating the Dragon Mastery Fist Technique, and rushed towards the ice hammer.
Boom!
A deafening roar spread throughout the valley, causing a huge pit to be blasted on the side of the mountain. The dragon-shaped illusion instantly shattered, and the ice hammer turned into scattered pieces of ice falling to the ground. Billy spewed out a mouthful of blood and was thrown back, once again sinking into the thick snow, his aura in disarray. On the other hand, Slony slid back a hundred meters as the ice hammer shattered, a surge of blood and Chi roiling within him. However, he quickly suppressed it.
“I underestimated you!” Slony steadied himself and looked in Billy’s direction. His face showed an extremely surprised expression, clearly not expecting Billy to withstand his attack.
“Are you surprised?” Billy emerged from the snow and once again spat out a mouthful of blood.
The reason he took the blow head-on was to test the strength of a Fourth-rank Saint. The result left him feeling uncomfortable. Although he wasn’t seriously injured, he knew that without playing his trump card, he had no chance of winning.
“Although you are indeed not bad, you should be well aware that you still have no chance!” Slony replied.
“Commander Slony, stop wasting time with him. Let’s attack together and take him down!” The blue-robed elder spoke up.
“Let’s attack!” Slony nodded in response.
“Lay down!” The three blue-robed elders simultaneously unleashed their strongest power and attacked Billy.
This time, Slony didn’t seem to be in a hurry to make a move. After the previous round, he had already judged Billy’s strength, and it would be difficult for him to withstand a combined attack from his three companions. However, just as this thought came to his mind, his expression changed. Because he vaguely felt that Billy’s aura had suddenly increased by several levels, reaching the late stage of the Second-rank Saint realm.
“I said I would kill you first!”
While Slony was shocked, Billy had already raised his sword and slashed towards the blue-robed elder. At this moment, the dragon mark between his brows reappeared. Clearly, he had activated his bloodline power.