“Y-You… You’ve been hiding your true strength…” Broderick Fuller’s face was filled with despair as he spoke.
He had always believed that Eliza Rice was at the same cultivation level as him, which is why he was so confident in the beginning.
But now, he could clearly feel that Eliza Rice’s strength was far superior to his own.
The reason why she waited until now to make her move was because she was using him as a sparring partner. Otherwise, he would have been dead long ago.
And what made him even more desperate was that Eliza Rice had set up a barrier from the beginning, enveloping the two of them.
With this barrier in place, even if he wanted to use the “Blood Escape Technique” to escape, it was impossible.
Although the Blood Escape Technique was fast, if the barrier was strong enough, he couldn’t penetrate it.
Of course, even without the barrier, whether or not he could escape was hard to say. “You were planning to use me as a hostage, weren’t you? Not anymore?” Eliza Rice continued to speak.
Broderick Fuller opened his mouth but couldn’t say anything.
“Answer a few questions for me, and I’ll give you a quick end!” Eliza Rice spoke again.
“Don’t get too cocky. One day, my Blood Sect will conquer your world…” A determined look flashed in Broderick Fuller’s eyes as he finished speaking.
As soon as he finished speaking, his entire body exploded into a mist of blood.
“Hmm?” Eliza Rice furrowed her brows slightly, clearly not expecting him to have a suicidal method.
“Peak Master!” Shortly after, when Eliza Rice lifted the barrier, Billy bowed respectfully.
“You came quickly!” Eliza Rice smiled at Billy.
After a brief pause, her eyes lit up. “You’ve reached the sixth-rank Sacred Realm!”
“Thank you for your praise, Peak Master!” Billy responded with a smile.
“Don’t be complacent. You need to speed up. Your opponents will only get stronger!” Eliza Rice chuckled lightly before continuing, “Is everything alright in the capital?”
“Don’t worry, Peak Master. With Emperor Greenleaf there, everything is fine!” Billy replied.
“Good!” Eliza Rice nodded. “Let’s go and check on Elder Sebastian and the others!”
After speaking, she led Billy towards the direction of Sebastian Fennimore and the others in mid-air.
At this moment, the battle had already come to an end!
The members of the Blood and Devil Sects and Northfortia were all dead, completely wiped out!
Of course, there were casualties on Ether Mountain’s side.
Shortly after, Eliza Rice and Billy helped treat some of the more seriously injured individuals to prevent their injuries from worsening.
Especially Aspen Kelly, who had been affected by backlash from forbidden magic. If not treated promptly, her injuries would have been as severe as Frostblade’s back then.
After about fifteen minutes, Casey and the Azure Dragon group arrived at the scene one after another.
Seeing the situation at the scene, anger filled their faces.
Then, Stout took out silver needles from his body and busied himself with treating the injured.
After about two to three hours, everyone’s injuries were mostly stabilized.
Then, Eliza Rice led everyone to the guest hall in Ether Mountain’s inner courtyard.
“Elder Sebastian, thank you for your help!” Eliza Rice looked at Sebastian Fennimore first and spoke.
“Peak Master, it’s my duty!” Sebastian Fennimore responded.
After speaking, he looked at Billy with a hesitant tone. “Billy, may I ask you something personal?”
“Elder Sebastian wants to ask about Aunt Edie, right?” Billy asked in return.
“That’s right!” Sebastian Fennimore nodded. “She should have been with your mother all this time. How is she doing now?”
“Elder Sebastian, please rest assured. Aunt Edie is doing well!” Billy responded with a faint smile.
“Really?” Sebastian Fennimore’s eyes brightened slightly.
“Indeed!” Billy nodded.
“That’s good!” Sebastian Fennimore’s face showed a hint of relief.
“Elder Sebastian, who is Aunt Edie to you?” Stout asked curiously.
Casey and the others also looked at Sebastian Fennimore with curiosity on their faces.
“In terms of blood relation, she should call me grandfather.” Sebastian Fennimore smiled lightly.
“Huh?” Night Orchid and the others exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
“So you’re Aunt Edie’s grandfather?” Felicia continued.
“Yes!” Sebastian Fennimore nodded. Then, with a somewhat helpless tone, he added, “But she probably won’t see me as her grandfather…”
“Why?” Felicia asked further.
Sebastian Fennimore sighed. “Because back then, her father and I made a mistake and forced her to do something she didn’t want to do.”
“Now looking back, we were indeed wrong!”
“Elder Sebastian, Aunt Edie has almost forgotten about that incident…” Billy interjected.
He had heard a few simple mentions of Edie Fennimore’s situation from his own mother in the past.
Edie Fennimore’s experience was actually similar to his mother’s.
Back then, Edie Fennimore, as the young miss of Phoenix Divine Palace and a goddess in many people’s hearts, fell in love with an ordinary disciple from outside the sect.
Although that disciple had exceptional talent, he came from an ordinary family.
The relationship between the two of them was destined to have no future from the very beginning.
Later on, without Edie Fennimore’s knowledge, that disciple was expelled from Phoenix Divine Palace.
If things had ended there, although Edie Fennimore would have felt some resentment in her heart, over time she would have gradually forgotten about that relationship and wouldn’t have gone to such extremes or run away from home.
The problem arose when that disciple was killed by someone on the third day after leaving the sect.
Upon learning of this news, Edie Fennimore was heartbroken. She had even attempted suicide but was saved by someone.
Afterward, she ran away from the sect and never returned since then.
“Billy, there’s no need to console me. I know she still hasn’t forgiven me and her father.” Sebastian Fennimore smiled faintly.
“Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone all these years without even making a phone call home!”
Taking a deep breath, he continued, “Billy, when you go back this time, please pass on a message to her for me.”
“Elder Sebastian, please tell me!” Billy responded.
“The reason why she hates me and her father so much is because she always thought we were behind the murder of that disciple.” Sebastian Fennimore let out a sigh of relief.
“No matter how we tried to explain back then, she didn’t believe us. And because we couldn’t find the real culprit all this time, we couldn’t defend ourselves.”
“Just last year, by chance, we found that culprit. He was also a former disciple of Phoenix Divine Palace.”
“Back then, he was one of Edie’s suitors and had always admired her. But Edie never paid any attention to him.”
“He placed all his resentment on that disciple and killed him after he was expelled from the sect.”
“Understood!” Billy nodded slightly. “I will definitely pass on your message to Aunt Edie!”
“Thank you!” Sebastian Fennimore expressed his gratitude.
“Elder Sebastian, don’t mention it!” Billy replied.
“Elder Sebastian, may I ask you something?” At this moment, Bob looked at Sebastian Fennimore and spoke.
“You can ask me anything!” Sebastian Fennimore smiled faintly.