When the figure approached, Billy and his group saw that it was Victor Chapman, the head of the Quicksand Sect.
Then, they watched as he fell freely to the ground.
At the same time, Jorge Craft appeared within their sight, bearing significant injuries but not in mortal danger.
“Master, are you alright?” Oscar Craft and others rushed to him.
“I’m fine!” Jorge Craft waved them off.
As he spoke, he glanced at the ground below.
When he saw the masked men, he was slightly taken aback. “The messengers between life and death are here?”
Oscar Craft nodded. “Invited by the Quicksand Sect!”
“Then how did you…?” Jorge Craft was puzzled.
He knew very well the combat power of the messengers between life and death. If they joined the battle, his Ethereal Sect would have no chance of winning.
Yet now, all twenty or so messengers were lying on the ground. This result was beyond his expectations.
“Sect Master, we owe it all to Mr Billy today!” Oscar Craft explained the situation to Jorge Craft.
Objectively speaking, the credit for this battle belonged to White Feather and Purple Spirit.
Without them holding back Lane Chapman and the leader of the messengers, the outcome would have been very different!
“Thank you, Mr Billy!” Jorge Craft expressed his gratitude to Billy, who was approaching through the air.
“Mr Craft, there’s no need for thanks. This whole situation started because of me,” Billy replied.
“Mr Billy, let me handle things here first. We can talk later,” Jorge Craft pointed below.
“Alright!” Billy nodded.
Then, the group descended towards Victor Chapman’s position.
“So, do you regret it now?”
Soon, they stood near Victor Chapman. Jorge Craft spoke to him.
“… Impossible…”
Victor Chapman didn’t respond directly to Jorge Craft. He looked at the bodies lying around and spoke with difficulty.
He couldn’t accept such an outcome!
In his initial estimation, even without the messengers’ involvement, his Quicksand Sect shouldn’t have been defeated so thoroughly.
After all, he believed that aside from Jorge Craft, the other members of the Ethereal Sect were at best on par with his own people.
To ensure victory, he had spent hundreds of thousands of king-grade spirit stones to invite the messengers between life and death for assistance.
In his plan, aside from Jorge Craft being an unknown factor, no one else should have survived.
As for Jorge Craft, he was confident he could fight him. Even if he couldn’t win alone, he had the messengers to help.
So, from his perspective, today’s battle was a sure win.
But now, this was the result!
He couldn’t understand what had happened!
“Can’t figure it out?” Jorge Craft asked calmly.
“Tell me… what happened…” Victor Chapman ignored Jorge Craft and asked Oscar Craft instead.
“You overestimated your own strength and underestimated your opponent!” Jorge Craft continued.
“You thought that as long as you held me back, victory was assured?”
“What do you mean?” Victor Chapman asked.
“Do you know who Mr Billy is?” Jorge Craft asked again.
“What are you trying to say?” Victor Chapman retorted.
He knew who Billy was-the soul of Skydragon City in Forbidden Ruins Space and the young master of Ether Mountain in the outside world.
But as the head of Sky City’s second-ranked sect, neither Skydragon City nor Ether Mountain caught his attention much.
However, hearing Jorge Craft mention this so deliberately made him suspect there was something about Billy he didn’t know.
“Do you know how Robert Hatfield died?” Jorge Craft continued.
“Hmm?” Victor Chapman’s pupils contracted. “You… you mean… Robert Hatfield’s death is related to him?”
He shook his head in disbelief.
“Impossible… absolutely impossible… with his skills, he couldn’t even take half a move from Robert Hatfield… how could it be related to him…”
“Heh, really?” Jorge Craft chuckled.
As he spoke, he recalled that day vividly.
Even now, he felt a lingering fear!
Someone as strong as Robert Hatfield had no chance to struggle before vanishing into thin air!
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it!
“Enough talk. If you have nothing else to say, take your brother and leave!” Jorge Craft waved him off.
“You’re not going to kill me?” Victor Chapman was stunned.
“Do you remember our ancestors’ teachings?” Jorge Craft said calmly. “You may have forgotten, but I haven’t!”
“Today, I’ll spare your life as a tribute to our ancestors!”
“This is a one-time thing. There won’t be a next time!”
Victor Chapman exhaled heavily, a complex expression on his face.
Without another word, he walked over to help Lane Chapman up and left.
“Mr Craft, are you really letting them go?” Stout asked after Victor Chapman disappeared from sight.
“Aren’t you worried about letting a tiger return to the mountain? What if they come back stronger?”
“After today’s battle, their martial careers are essentially over. It’s unlikely they’ll make any progress.” Jorge Craft smiled.
“Moreover, Quicksand Sect lost many strong fighters today. They won’t have a chance to come back anytime soon!”
“Also, Quicksand Sect has been around for many years; their foundation is deep. We can’t push them to desperation!”
“What do you mean?” Stout was puzzled. “Are you saying Quicksand Sect has more experts?”
“No experts, but they have hidden cards!” Jorge Craft smiled again.
Without waiting for Stout’s response, he turned and shouted towards the right side of the void.
“Friends from the Chamber of Commerce, thank you!”
His voice, amplified by Chi power, could be heard miles away.
“What do you mean?” Judge asked.
“Someone has been watching this battle all along. It must be people from Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce!” Oscar Craft replied.
Jorge Craft said calmly. “It definitely is them!”
“Mr Craft, how do you know?” Judge pressed on.
“The other party is at Otherworldly Realm level!” Jorge Craft responded.
“In today’s Sky City, besides our Ethereal Sect and Quicksand Sect, only Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce has Otherworldly Realm experts!”
“Got it!” Judge nodded.
“Quicksand Sect must have visited Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce before today!” Jorge Craft added.
“To ask for their help?” Soul Chaser asked.
“No!” Jorge Craft shook his head.
“For years, Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce has never intervened in Sky City’s internal conflicts; it’s their principle.”
“This time is no exception. Quicksand Sect visited them only to ensure they wouldn’t side with us.”
“Understood!” Soul Chaser shrugged.
After a pause, he looked into the distance. “Why haven’t they responded?”
“They’ve already left!” Jorge Craft replied.
Then he turned to Billy and said, “Mr Billy, let’s return to our sect and talk there!”
“Alright!” Billy nodded in agreement.
The group then flew towards Ethereal Sect.