“I really underestimated you!” Alvaro Aguirre steadied himself and narrowed his eyes at the old master.
“To think you could handle all five of us with such ease. Impressive!”
As he spoke, he was secretly astonished. Initially, after probing the old master’s abilities, he hadn’t thought much of him.
As he had said before, although the old master’s skills were decent, there was a considerable gap between them.
He was confident he could easily take down the old master. This confidence was what gave him the courage to come to the Forbidden Ruins Space. He knew that due to the laws of this world, the ceiling for martial prowess was quite low.
His own abilities were enough to crush the strongest in this world.
However, after the recent exchanges, he realized he had severely underestimated the old master’s combat strength. This was definitely an opponent worthy of his full attention.
Robert Hatfield, standing nearby, was equally shocked. He had never underestimated the old master.
Even though he had grown significantly in power, he had always respected the old master’s abilities.
He knew that as he improved, the old master wouldn’t remain stagnant. This was why he had never dared to launch an attack before.
To ensure success this time, he had even brought in two waves of external reinforcements, thinking it would be enough to respect his opponent. But now, it seemed he had still underestimated him.
A bad premonition rose in his heart as his right eyelid twitched involuntarily.
“Didn’t you want to challenge that master from a hundred years ago? Is this all you’ve got?” the old master looked at Alvaro Aguirre and spoke.
“Enough talk. Let me show you what despair looks like!” Alvaro Aguirre replied.
With that, he turned to the other three elders. “Form the array! Don’t hold back, give it your all, and finish this quickly!”
“Understood!” the three elders responded in unison.
They quickly moved into position, surrounding the old master from all four directions. Spiritual power filled the air as golden threads formed around the old master. These threads, carrying immense destructive power, shot towards him with lightning speed, tearing through the void.
The old master’s face grew serious as he saw this. He quickly created barriers around himself with his whisk, which intercepted the golden threads. The first wave of threads broke upon impact, causing ripples in the void. Although the barriers held, they weakened with each broken thread.
Seeing the dense network of threads around him, the old master’s expression grew even more solemn. He knew that if this continued, the barriers would soon be breached. He needed to break the array.
“Lord Hatfield, what are you waiting for? Attack now!” Alvaro Aguirre shouted at Robert Hatfield.
“Join forces to kill him, then you can go after your ‘Spiritual Line Origin’ while we seek our treasure!”
“Elder Alvaro, he’s a caged beast; he’s no longer a threat,” Robert Hatfield replied after a moment’s thought and then moved towards the void below. His target was Billy.
Robert Hatfield had never fully trusted Alvaro Aguirre and his group. He knew that besides their treasure, they wouldn’t be indifferent to the ‘Spiritual Line Origin.’ It was valuable to both him and Holy Heaven Sect.
He doubted they would hand it over to him willingly. Now, while they were engaged with the old master, he decided to act first. Otherwise, if they killed the old master together, he would likely end up with nothing.
“Damn it!” Alvaro Aguirre’s eyes flashed with cold fury as he watched Robert Hatfield leave. But he couldn’t abandon his fight with the old master to chase after him; it would only make things worse for him.
“It seems Lord Hatfield is just making use of you,” the old master said to Alvaro Aguirre after glancing at Robert Hatfield’s retreating figure.
He frowned deeply. Robert Hatfield’s target was Billy, who stood no chance against him. But trapped in this array, he couldn’t help Billy even if he wanted to.
“Don’t worry; I’ll kill you first and then send him down to join you,” Alvaro Aguirre responded coldly.
“Is that so?” The old master sneered. “Do you think he’ll come back to deal with you once he gets the ‘Spiritual Line Origin’?”
“He wouldn’t dare!” Alvaro Aguirre replied after a moment’s hesitation.
“You know it’s a real possibility,” the old master continued. “How about we make a deal? You go after him first; I promise not to attack you. Once you’ve dealt with him, we can settle our score.”
“Do you take me for a fool?” Alvaro Aguirre scoffed at the suggestion.
“Let’s finish him off in one go!” he shouted to his companions.
“Understood!” they responded in unison.
The golden threads in the void grew denser, resembling a rainstorm.
“You think you can kill me? Dream on!” The old master retorted coldly as his aura surged again. He knew he had to use his trump card; otherwise, Billy would be in grave danger.
“What’s going on here?” A man’s voice suddenly rang out. “Let me experience Holy Heaven Sect’s skills too!”
A figure quickly approached-it was Jorge Craft, leader of Ethereal Sect!
His presence indicated that Paul Hatfield from City Lord’s Mansion was likely dead.
“Who are you?” Alvaro Aguirre frowned.
“Old master, long time no see!” Jorge Craft ignored Alvaro Aguirre and greeted the old master instead.
He was shocked by what he saw. Although Aubree had told him about the old master’s strength, he hadn’t expected it to be this formidable-holding his ground against four Holy Heaven Sect elders using their trump cards!
He knew that if it were him in the old master’s place, he wouldn’t have lasted this long. The old master’s skills surpassed his own!
“Mr Craft, long time no see!” The old master’s eyes lit up upon seeing him. “No need for your help here; go stop Robert Hatfield!”
“Are you sure you don’t need my help?” Jorge Craft asked.
“No need!” The old master replied firmly.
“Take care then!” Jorge Craft said before speeding off thousands of meters away.