“Apologies, but it seems it’s you who will meet their demise,” Billy replied in a deep voice.
Following that, the dragon soared towards the skull with an overwhelming force, causing a tumultuous surge of wind and clouds. The thunderous boom echoed throughout the estate, as the powerful shock-wave shook the surrounding buildings, causing them to collapse.
Nightreaper and the other three, who had just managed to get up from the ground, were once again sent flying. This time, the situation was even worse. They crashed down hundreds of meters away, each spewing a mouthful of blood.
Nightreaper, already heavily injured, convulsed for a few moments before going still, his life extinguished. In the last moment, regret filled his mind. If only he had known this would be the outcome, even if Mysthaven City had promised him numerous benefits, he would never have taken this job.
Meanwhile, Billy and Hudson were also sent flying once again. However, this time, the situation was no longer evenly matched. Hudson crashed over a kilometer away, creating a massive crater upon impact. Blood gushed from his mouth, with at least half of his bones broken and his internal organs displaced. He lay half-buried in the mud, with only 30% of his strength remaining, his face filled with shock and despair. He could never have dreamed that one day he would be utterly defeated by a Fifth-rank Saint opponent.
On the other hand, Billy, after being thrown several hundred meters, adjusted his posture mid-air and landed on the ground, taking a dozen steps back to stabilize himself. Although blood stained his mouth, he was clearly in much better condition than Hudson, having sustained only minor injuries. He had a vague feeling that his bloodline power, when combined with the Dragon’s Dominion technique, had gained several levels of power as if there was a resonance between his bloodline and the ethereal dragon within him.
“Boss, are you alright?” Casey and the others quickly ran over.
The members of Black Shark were no match for them. While Billy fought Hudson, the hundreds of gang members had been swiftly dealt with. The remaining hundred or so, seeing their leader in dire straits, lost their courage and fled towards the mansion’s gates.
Casey and the others didn’t bother pursuing them, allowing them to escape.
“I’m fine!” Billy glanced at his companions, relieved to see that they were relatively unharmed. After a brief pause, he pointed towards Hudson and said, “Azure Fang, make him talk!”
“Yes!” Azure Fang replied, gripping his knife and approaching Hudson.
Hudson, already heavily injured, couldn’t resist for even a minute before yielding.
“This was… this was a task assigned by the Lord… the Lord of the City,” he stammered. “For the past six months, he has been attempting to break through to the true realm of Divine, but he still falls short…”
“So, he… he came up with this plan, intentionally spreading news through Black Shark to attract powerful Saint experts…”
“Whether or not the inheritance is real, I… I don’t know…”
“What do you mean? Why did your lord attract people here?” Bob was slightly taken aback.
“Bob, have you forgotten how Reit improves his cultivation?” Casey said.
“Oh, damn!” With Casey’s reminder, Bob finally realized, “He gathers people together to seize their cultivation!”
“Obviously!” Billy replied.
Ever since Billy heard the vice leader of Black Shark admit that it was the people from Mysthaven City who were causing trouble, he had a vague suspicion. Now, it was confirmed.
“Where is Reit? Is he not with Black Shark?” Billy continued to ask.
“No… he’s not…” Hudson paused for a moment before continuing, “But… I called him earlier, and he should be arriving at the ruins soon…”
“Huh?!” Billy’s pupils slightly contracted. Immediately, he took out his phone and instructed, “Bob, get rid of him!”
Upon receiving the order, Bob swiftly flipped his wrist, and a head soared into the sky.
Billy then dialed Harleen’s number.
“Honey, are you guys okay? Black Shark…” Harleen’s voice came through the phone.
“We’re fine!” Billy interrupted her.
“Harleen, tell Mr Stuart to leave there immediately, the farther the better. Find a place to wait for me, I’ll come and meet you right away!”
“Huh?” Harleen was momentarily stunned but didn’t ask any further. She replied, “Okay!”
After hanging up the phone, Billy said to Casey and the others, “Let’s go!”
He headed towards the direction of the ruins, with Casey and the others following closely behind.
Billy had initially wanted Harleen to inform the people at the scene, but he quickly dismissed the idea. Those people had already been lured by the inheritance of the Divine powerhouse, so it was highly unlikely that they would give up just because of a stranger’s warning. They might even think that Harleen and her group deliberately lied to monopolize the inheritance!
While Billy and the others rushed at full speed, people from all sides had already gathered in the valley, which was the scene of the ruins, bustling and crowded. There were at least a thousand people of various skin colors with decent cultivation present, including numerous Saint realm warriors. Among them, there were around thirty strong martial artists at the mid to late Saint realm; the strongest four already half a step into the Ninth-rank Saint realm.
In addition, there were seven or eight formation masters sitting cross-legged on the ground, fully focused on deciphering the formations within the valley.
Harleen and the others stood on the snowy plain four or five kilometers away from the valley.
“Ms Knight, are Boss and the others okay?” Night Orchid asked as soon as Harleen hung up the phone.
“They’re fine!” Harleen shook her head and looked at Sol Stuart. “Mr Stuart, Billy asked us to leave here immediately. Judging from his tone, something must be happening.”
“Huh?” Everyone was momentarily stunned.
“He must have discovered something. Let’s leave right away!” Sol Stuart responded after a moment of hesitation.
“Alright!” Everyone nodded and quickly walked towards the snow carriage.
Originally, with Sol Stuart and the others’ strength, they could have flown in the air. But Wheeler and Randall Hoover were both injured, so they could only ride the snow carriage.
Just as everyone boarded the carriage, a tremendous pressure descended upon the surrounding space like a crashing mountain.
Many people with weaker cultivation couldn’t help but shiver uncontrollably. Faces filled with shock, everyone looked around, wanting to see what was happening, but all they saw was ice and snow, with no sign of anyone else.
Although many people had a vague feeling that something might happen, the allure of the Divine inheritance was so great that each of them held onto a glimmer of hope, staying in place.
“Damn! What’s going on?” Stout smacked his lips. “With such strong pressure, I’m afraid even Aunt Stephanie might not possess it, right?”
“A Half-step Divine!” Sol Stuart’s face flashed with seriousness.
“It’s very likely that Reit has arrived!”