The old man sneered. “What do you want to say?”
“I’m telling you that you’re foolish, and you still don’t believe it!” Billy responded once again.
“If the city of Glavale only had the strength you’ve witnessed, why would the other countries like Northfortia hesitate to act until now?”
He had already learned the true strength of Glavale’s City from James Reynolds. Obviously, what he saw was only the surface, while the true hidden power remained concealed, not easily revealed.
“Enough talk, I’ll send you on your way!” Billy said, his voice filled with determination.
“You?!” The old man scoffed. “You’re still far from matching up to me!” After speaking, his aura rose once again. Soon, as he unleashed his power, the air around them spun rapidly, lifting numerous chunks of ice from the ground and forming a massive icy whirlwind. The whirlwind grew in size and speed, and the old man’s figure soon disappeared within it.
“Lie down!” The voice of the old man resounded from within the whirlwind.
As the voice faded, the powerful ice and snow whirlwind surged towards Billy, destroying everything in its path. Wherever the whirlwind passed, countless chunks of ice were lifted into the air, creating a majestic momentum. But even before the opponent had initiated the attack, Billy had already moved. He narrowed his eyes and activated his bloodline power, revealing the dragon mark on his forehead. Then, he sheathed his mighty blade and began to perform the Dragon Mastery Fist Technique. Under the influence of his bloodline power, the dragon shadow above his head became vivid, with even its scales faintly visible.
Whoosh!
Billy forcefully pushed his hands forward, and the dragon shadow surged forward with a torrent of energy. The dragon collided with the ice and snow whirlwind, creating a deafening roar as countless chunks of ice were shattered into pieces. Immediately after, the dragon passed through the whirlwind without slowing down, charging fiercely towards the old relic. After the old man spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying like a cannonball, he crashed to the ground, blood pouring out of his mouth.
“…!”
He opened his mouth, but no words came out. His legs gave out, and he lost his breath. With an expression of disbelief, his eyes wide open, he died with a typical death stare. Until his last moment, he couldn’t understand how Billy had suddenly become so powerful.
“Amber, I’ll leave this to you. I’ll go check on Opal!” Billy said, directing his words towards Amber Barnes and then flying into the city. He had observed the battlefield roughly, and Glavale, the side that had been at a disadvantage, quickly turned the tide with Amber Barnes joining the fight. Several Half-Step Saints from Aquilandia were swept away by Amber Barnes, reduced to nothing but blood mist. The remaining ones, upon witnessing this scene, lost all desire to fight and fled in all directions. However, how could they escape from Amber Barnes? In less than five minutes, they all met their demise. After dealing with these Half-Step Saints, the remaining late-stage Sovereigns were no match for Billy.
Just as Billy arrived above a square in the city, a loud noise reverberated throughout the area.
Simultaneously, a powerful shock-wave rippled out, causing several buildings near the square to collapse, enveloping the area in dust. Then, a figure was seen rapidly flying several hundred meters backward in the air, spewing out a mouthful of blood.
The man was none other than Garrard, the city lord and commander of Aquilandia.
Opal also retreated a couple of hundred meters, her aura slightly disordered.
“Opal, are you alright?” Billy shouted.
“I’m fine!” Opal waved her hand. “He’s already at the peak of the Sixth-rank Saint Realm. Don’t come over. There should be other Saints in the city. Go and check!”
“Alright! You take care!” Billy responded before landing in the square below.
On their way here, he had already informed everyone that the main target this time was the late-stage Sovereigns in the city of Aquilandia . As for the others, they didn’t need much attention. If they were willing to surrender, their lives could be spared.
The main problem in the city of Aquilandia lay with the higher-ups, but not the ordinary citizens; Only targeting their higher-ups was also a face-saving measure for Eligina and her father.
“Kill!”
As soon as Billy appeared, a large crowd of people swarmed out from all directions, numbering at least four to five thousand. The leaders of the group were a dozen or so individuals, all of them skilled, with several possessing First-rank Saint cultivation.
“Unknowingly foolish!” Billy said in a low voice as he swiftly drew the Bloodshadow Fury Blade from his waist and unleashed a flurry of blood-red blade energies.
The front lines, consisting of several First-rank Saint fighters, were no match for him. After the blade energies passed, the first couple hundred people charging at him either fell dead or were left severely wounded. Witnessing this scene, the people behind couldn’t help but halt their steps, their faces filled with fear.
“If you don’t want to die, get out of my way, or else, you’ll die!” Billy scanned the surroundings and shouted loudly. As he spoke, he lifted his foot and walked towards the city. He had already used his spiritual power to scan the entire city, and there were at least a hundred Late-stage Sovereign martial artists.
The people standing in front of Billy involuntarily spread out to the sides. Their faces were filled with deep dread as they knew a powerful individual like Billy was not to be trifled with.
Just then, the sound of footsteps filled the air once more, as twenty to thirty thousand people surrounded them from different directions.
“What are you doing? Deserting in the face of battle is a capital offense!” One of the old men pointed at the group of people making way for Billy and shouted angrily. After a momentary pause, he continued, “Everyone, listen up! Attack together and kill him!”
“Yes!” The tens of thousands of people responded in unison.
Just then, a figure crashed heavily from mid-air. Then, after spewing a mouthful of blood, the one who collapsed to the ground didn’t move, exuding an extremely weak aura and a face filled with despair.
“Lord Garrard?!” Immediately, cries of surprise erupted from all sides.
Everyone stared at the fallen City Lord with an expression of disbelief; the unparalleled powerhouse in their eyes had been injured to this extent unexpectedly.
“Opal, are you alright?” Billy simultaneously turned to Opal and asked.
“I’m okay!” Opal shook her head in response.
“Thank you!” Billy quickly assessed her condition. Aside from a few minor injuries, she was indeed unharmed, which put his mind at ease.
“How dare you all injure the City Lord like this! You deserve to die!” The old man from earlier roared once again. Then, he looked around and shouted, “Kill them all in revenge for the City Lord!”
“Kill!” A wave of voices erupted once again. Immediately, everyone released their aura and prepared to charge at the two of them.
“Stop!”
Just then, a deep voice resonated throughout the city. Soon after, a group of ten people descended from the sky outside the city and landed in the central square. Billy glanced over and his eyes squinted slightly–among the ten people, five or six of them had formidable cultivation levels. Besides, to his surprise, the person leading them was someone he knew well.