“Kid, stop babbling!” the elderly gray-clothed man spoke again. “I command you to cripple your cultivation and come with us, or…”
“Enough noise!” Amber interrupted, her eyes narrowing as she unleashed a powerful palm strike, sending the man flying several hundred meters into the air. He crashed heavily onto the ground, blood spewing from his mouth.
“You… you crippled my cultivation?” the man managed to say with difficulty, his eyes rolling back in despair.
Witnessing this scene, the opposing group gasped in cold air. No one had expected such incredible skill from Amber, a stunningly beautiful woman. With a casual wave of her hand, Amber had crippled a Third-rank Saint. It was terrifying!
“Damn it! You will all pay for this! This is the Western Polar Domain, not the Eastern Part. Anyone who dares to cripple us, the Guardians, will either die or suffer!” As Teigh angrily exclaimed, he charged towards Amber, shouting, “Everyone, attack mercilessly!”
“Understood!” the opposing group nodded simultaneously and rushed towards Billy and his companions.
“Boss, should we kill them?” Ian asked Billy.
“Except for the father and son, anyone who refuses to cripple their cultivation, kill them!” Billy pointed at Teigh and said. After that, he confronted the other Third-rank Saint from the opposing side.
“Got it!” Casey and the others responded in unison.
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. However, due to the vast difference in strength, the fight lasted less than five minutes before it came to an end. Apart from Teigh and his son, everyone else was either dead or gravely injured. Even those who were barely alive had their cultivation crippled.
“So, do you have anything else to say?” Billy casually walked up to Teigh and spoke calmly.
Although Teigh had not had his cultivation crippled, he had suffered several broken bones and was constantly spitting out blood after two rounds of combat with Amber. Meanwhile, the young man lay on the ground like a dead dog, his face pale and trembling. In his eyes, there was a strong sense of regret. If only he had known, he wouldn’t have dared to provoke Billy and his group, a bunch of people who seemed to be in their twenties, yet possessed such incredible skills.
“How… How dare you…” Teigh struggled to speak.
“But you’ve got guts!” Billy shrugged his shoulders. “Bob, finish him off!”
“Got it!” Bob responded loudly. Immediately, he raised his sword and prepared to strike at Teigh’s neck.
“No… Don’t kill me… I’m willing to surrender…” Teigh cried out in desperation, completely devoid of any courage.
“So, you’re surrendering so quickly?” Bob stopped his sword just a fist’s distance away from Teigh’s throat.
“Stout, give them the poison!” Billy turned to Stout and gave him instructions.
“Alright!” Stout replied, licking his lips, then took out two pills from his pocket and walked over.
With his constant improvement in cultivation and mental strength, Stout’s alchemy skills had also greatly improved. Luckily, the city of Glavale had alchemy furnaces and corresponding medicinal ingredients for sale, so whenever he had free time, he would experiment with his pills. These pills were his latest creation, and Ivy had helped him a lot during the process. Therefore, compared to his previous ones, these pills were even more effective.
“Here! I’ve improved the taste of these pills. They’re quite pleasant. You and your son should give them a try!” Stout handed the pills to the father and son.
“What… what is this?” the young man asked as he took the pills.
“This is good stuff!” Stout described the effects of the pills in a nonchalant tone.
After listening to Stout’s words, both Teigh and his son choked. However, they knew they had no choice. They had to survive today and deal with the consequences later.
“Ah…” Just moments after swallowing the pills, the two men curled up on the ground, writhing in pain. The poison brought an excruciating agony, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at their bones. It made them feel like they would rather be dead.
“Stop… please, make it stop…” the young man begged, rolling on the ground.
“So, you can’t handle it so soon?” Stout shrugged his shoulders and pulled out two antidote pills from his pocket, handing them to the two men.
After taking the antidote, it didn’t take long for the two men to collapse on the ground, gasping for fresh air.
“Have the other four elders of the Guardians arrived?” Billy asked them.
“Three of us, including me, are here. The other two will arrive tomorrow morning,” Teigh replied, catching his breath.
“Where are the other two who have arrived?” Billy continued to inquire.
“They should be having dinner!” Teigh replied once again.
“Give me their names and the name of the hotel they’re staying at!”
“Alright… alright!”
After that, Billy exchanged a few more words with Teigh and turned to leave with the group. After about half an hour, they found a decent hotel with good facilities and checked in. Since it was still early, they gathered in one of the suites and chatted. Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was already midnight.
“Boss, when should we move?” asked Azure Dragon.
“Almost there!” Billy glanced at the time and replied. After a brief pause, he added, “Amber, Casey, Bob, Stout, and I will go. The rest of you go back to your rooms and rest.”
“Boss, it’s too dangerous for just the five of you!” Night Orchid spoke up.
“Billy, let me go with you!” Ivy chimed in.
Azure Dragon and Azure Fang also shouted that they wanted to go together.
“Billy, why don’t we all go together? You and Amber can go in, and we’ll wait outside just in case,” Harleen suggested after some thought.
“No.” Billy shook his head. “Having more people won’t make a difference. You all wait at the hotel for our news!”
“Well… alright then!” Harleen hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Just be safe!”
“Don’t worry, trust me!” Billy smiled lightly.
After that, Billy and Amber got up and walked out of the room. About twenty minutes later, they arrived at a hotel. It was where one of the Guardians’ elders was staying.
“Stout, go in and ask which rooms the people from the central part are staying in.” Billy instructed Stout.
“Alright!” Stout replied loudly before heading towards the front desk on the first floor.
In less than five minutes, he came back out.
“Stout, did you find out so quickly?” Bob was slightly surprised.
“Of course!” Stout shrugged his shoulders. “It was a piece of cake!”
“Impressive!” Bob gave Stout a thumbs-up.
It was true that Stout’s specialization was impressive. He managed to find out the room numbers in such a short amount of time without making any noise. Apart from Ivy, Stout was probably the only one who could accomplish that.
“Stout, I underestimated you before,” Amber also looked slightly surprised. “Truly deserving of being the rare talent that the Secret Essences Sect has encountered in hundreds of years, well done!”
“Thank you for your praise, Amber!” Stout grinned and then turned to Billy.
“Boss, all the Guardians’ people are staying on the third floor. The head elder, Lance, is in room 308!”
“Well done!” Billy nodded and led the group into the lobby.