Billy spoke while releasing his spiritual power to probe the cultivation levels of the few individuals on the other side.
The black-robed elder leading the group possessed the cultivation of a sixth-rank Saint realm.
The two males and one female following closely behind him were of fifth-rank Saint cultivation, while the remaining three were of fourth-rank Saint.
“Lord Dragon is too modest. I’m afraid not many would underestimate you in Glavale,” the black-robed elder responded.
“I heard that fifth-rank Saint experts are not a match for you in Polar Domain.”
“I must say, you made astonishing progress.”
“If I remember correctly, half a year ago when you went to Polar Domain, you hadn’t even reached half-step Saint realm, right?”
“In just a few short months, you have already reached the cultivation of fifth-rank Saint, truly admirable!”
“However, you are too arrogant. Do you really think you can kill anyone? Even if you…”
“If I guess correctly, you must be people sent by the Vaughan family and the Long family, right?” Billy’s eyes narrowed slightly as he interrupted the elder’s words.
A few days ago, when he received a call from Otis Hum, he had a vague guess in his mind.
Before leaving the country for Polar Domain, although he had many enemies in the country, only a few ancient families had the courage to confront him.
Among the four ancient families, the Ravenwood family couldn’t possibly be enemies with him.
Furthermore, although the Meskill family had some friction with him, their conflict wouldn’t escalate to this extent.
That left only the Vaughan family and the Long family!
Now, upon hearing the words of the elder on the other side, he confirmed his suspicion.
Although he had no conflicts with the Vaughan family while in the country, he had decimated all the warriors of the Vaughan family in Polar Domain.
As for the Long family, he already had irreconcilable conflicts with them, and when he was in Hundred Herbs Valley, he even killed Luis Long.
What puzzled him was, according to Sol Stuart’s words back then, the Vaughan family in Polar Domain had little communication with their main family in the country, so why would they stand up for them?
“Lord Dragon, you not only have extraordinary martial talent but also a mind far beyond his peers,” the black-robed elder agreed with Billy’s words.
“In that case, the Vaughan family in Glavale and the Vaughan branch family in Polar Domain pretend to have no official dealings on the surface, right?” Billy’s eyes narrowed again.
“Hehe, you should have figured it out long ago!” the black-robed elder smiled faintly.
“In Glavale, the cultivation resources are increasingly scarce, and the family demands survival and development. Naturally, Polar Domain is the best choice, isn’t it?”
“Unfortunately, the decades of hard work of my Vaughan family were destroyed by your Gardner family.”
“So, how would you settle this account?”
“Who among you is from the Long family?” Billy didn’t respond to the elder’s words, instead turning his gaze to the others and asking.
“Lord Dragon, what do you suggest?” a grey-robed old woman among them coldly replied.
“What is the relationship between Hundred Herbs Valley’s Luis Long and your Long family?” Billy asked lightly.
“He is my younger brother.” The old woman’s eyes flashed with coldness as she looked at Billy.
“Is that so?” Billy spoke again.
“It seems that he joined Hundred Herbs Valley under the planning of your Long family? Is your goal to take over the entire Hundred Herbs Valley?”
“Enough nonsense!” the old woman responded angrily. “You not only killed my brother, but also so many members of the Long family. It’s time you pay for it!”
“Alright!” Billy replied, “How do you want to settle this account?”
“If you don’t want Simon and his family to be killed right in front of you, you kill yourself to pay the price, then I will spare their lives!” the old woman replied.
“I have a question that I am curious about!” Billy continued, “Aren’t you worried that after I die, both your families will be annihilated?”
“That’s not something you need to worry about!” the old woman spoke again.
“It seems like you are quite confident in yourselves!” Billy had a pensive expression.
The other party knew his background well, and if he were to die, both Capital Hall and Ether Mountain would not let it go easily.
Yet, they dared to act like this, clearly fearless!
“You have one minute to consider. If you do not choose to kill yourself, I will let Simon and his family go to hell with you!” the old woman continued.
“It should be no problem for me to meet with my uncle, right?” Billy spoke again.
“Bring them out!” the black-robed elder waved his hand towards the back.
Soon, six men in robes escorted Simon and his family out from the valley behind them.
The three of them had some injuries on their bodies.
Simon was the most severely injured, looking extremely weak in spirit, obviously suffering from serious internal injuries.
Bella and Sacha were in slightly better condition, with only minor external wounds.
“Billy!” Sacha shouted as she was brought into the crowd, a glimmer of hope in her dim eyes.
“Billy?” Simon and Bella, the husband and wife, also exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
“Uncle, Aunt, Sacha, I’m sorry, it’s my fault that you are involved,” Billy took a deep breath and spoke after looking at the three of them.
“Billy, they are all strong experts at the Saint realm. Hurry, leave, don’t mind us!” Simon shouted loudly.
“You bear a heavy responsibility, don’t let us burden you!”
In his estimation, even though Billy had made rapid progress in the past half year, he would at most reach the level of a half-step Saint.
On the other hand, facing several Saint-level experts, staying here would only lead to a dead end.
“Billy, listen to your uncle, leave quickly, don’t mind us!” Bella also called out.
“Hehe, Lord Dragon is a man of great loyalty and righteousness, how could he possibly ignore you!” the old woman sneered coldly. “If he didn’t care about you, he wouldn’t have come!”
“Uncle, Aunt, don’t worry!” Billy ignored the old woman and looked at Simon and his family, continuing, “I will take you home later!”
“Hehe, Lord Dragon seems quite confident in himself!” the old woman mocked again.
“Now that you’ve seen them, it’s time for you to make a decision! Will you choose to end your own life in atonement, or shall I send the four of you to hell together to keep each other company?”
“Billy, don’t listen to her, you must go now, you cannot die!” Simon shouted again after hearing the old woman’s words.
“When you have the strength in the future, seek revenge for us…”
“You talk too much!” Before Simon could finish his words, the old woman slapped him, sending him flying hundreds of meters away. He spat out a mouthful of blood upon landing and lay on the ground, unable to get up for a while.
“Simon!” Bella shouted and ran over.
“Dad!” Sacha exclaimed and followed.
“You won’t die so easily soon!” Billy stared at the old woman with cold eyes and spoke in a low voice.
“Haha, you are indeed arrogant enough!” The old woman sneered, then continued.
“Give you one minute to consider. If you do not make a decision, I will kill the four of you together!” the old woman spoke as her tone grew heavier.
“I’ll give you a chance, will you take it?” Billy ignored the old woman and looked at the black-robed elder and the others, speaking lightly.
“If you give up your cultivation, I can let you leave here alive.”