“Um?” Duffy looked at the silver object in his hand with a stern face.
The silver object was a token, with “Clearwind Lord” written on the front and a map of Clearwind Town on the back.
“A lord’s token?” Duffy’s pupils contracted, and he immediately looked up at Leo.
Duffy thought to himself, “The new lord is young, which makes him easier to deal with. Since the lord’s token is in my hands, I am the rightful lord of Clearwind Town.”
“Tell me, where did you get this token?” Duffy had no intention of acknowledging Leo’s claim and directly questioned him.
Seeing Leo remain silent, Duffy threatened, “Do you know that impersonating a lord is a grave crime? I can sentence you to death at any time!”
In contrast to Duffy’s refusal to acknowledge Leo, Elder Noah and Elder Archie instinctively knelt on one knee before Leo.
“Subordinate Noah, greets the lord!”
“Subordinate Archie, greets the lord!”
This scene left Duffy speechless.
“What are you two doing? His identity has yet to be confirmed!” Duffy glared at them and shouted sternly.
However, Elder Noah and Elder Archie no longer showed any respect for Duffy and ignored him completely.
Elder Archie thought to himself, “What’s there to confirm? This young man possesses the lord’s token and has overwhelming strength. You won’t even know how you died later.”
Leo’s ferocity had shocked Elder Noah and Elder Archie greatly. Not only had he killed Lucas Collins with his Spirit King level cultivation, but he was also rumored to have killed the Water and Fire Dual Heroes in Zratol and driven away Elder Bloodmoon of the Bloodsoul Sect.
Elder Noah and Elder Archie did not want to become Duffy’s scapegoats.
Seeing that the two elders were ignoring him, Duffy’s face turned pale.
“You must be Duffy. I haven’t taken office yet, and you dare to falsely issue my orders?” Leo said coldly.
“Whether you are the lord or not is yet to be determined. As for falsely issuing orders… when the rightful lord is absent, I, as the vice lord, can manage everything,” Duffy decided to resist stubbornly.
“How do you plan to determine it? Should I just kill you so there’s no need for confirmation?” Leo sneered.
“Arrogant. Let me test your strength,” a cold light flashed in Duffy’s eyes.
Regardless of whether the young man had strength or not, Duffy needed to give him a show of force to establish his authority. If he had no strength, killing him would secure the position of Clearwind Town’s lord firmly in his hands.
Duffy released his half-step Spirit Saint aura without reservation.
“Boy, take this!” Duffy’s chubby hands turned golden, looking incredibly hard as if cast from gold.
Duffy decided to use his full strength in one strike to completely cripple Leo.
With a tap of his toe on the ground, the earth cracked, and his bulky figure shot towards Leo like a cannonball.
His golden right hand reached for Leo’s throat.
A cold glint flashed in Leo’s eyes, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Just as Duffy’s golden right hand was about to grab Leo’s throat, Duffy’s plump face suddenly changed dramatically.
A hand moved faster than his own, grabbing Duffy’s wrist like an iron clamp.
Duffy’s right hand could no longer advance an inch, and the golden light on his hand dissipated.
“Is this your strength?” Leo said disdainfully.
In the next second, under Duffy’s horrified gaze, Leo’s other hand grabbed his neck.
Leo lifted Duffy entirely off the ground. No matter how much Duffy tried to mobilize his spiritual power to struggle, it was futile.
The scene resembled an eagle grasping a weak chicken.
Then, with a flash of cold light in his eyes, Leo carried Duffy to the gate of Lord’s Manor.
Leo threw Duffy out like garbage.
Duffy’s bulky body crashed into an ornamental rock outside Lord’s Manor with a loud bang, shattering it into pieces.
Amidst the rubble, Duffy spat out a mouthful of blood, unsure how many bones were broken in his body.
This scene left the guards at Lord’s Manor and passing cultivators stunned.
“It seems to be Vice Lord Duffy!” someone in the crowd shouted.
Immediately, the news spread quickly among the crowd.
Cultivators who loved watching drama began to gather around.
“Captain, it’s Vice Lord Duffy,” a Black Armored Guard said in shock to his captain.
“Vice Lord Duffy was thrown out. Could it be…” another Black Armored Guard swallowed nervously and glanced towards Lord’s Manor.
The new lord had just entered the manor not long ago, and now the vice lord was thrown out. Even with minimal thinking, it was clear that the vice lord was thrown out by the rightful lord.
The captain of the Black Armored Guards couldn’t help but look towards the manor as well.
At that moment, a white-clad figure flashed past the captain and stood in mid-air outside Lord’s Manor.
Next came six more figures, followed by Elder Archie and Elder Noah.
Amidst the rubble, Duffy stood up shakily and looked up at Leo in mid-air.
“Your… your strength…” Duffy’s eyes were filled with anger and fear.
Before he could finish speaking, Leo snorted and reached out towards Duffy. A powerful suction force pulled Duffy towards Leo uncontrollably.
“He’s too strong! He easily defeated Clearwind Town’s vice lord. Who is that young man?”
“I think that young man’s cultivation is at least lower-tier Spirit Saint.”
“He’s so young yet already a lower-tier Spirit Saint. Terrifying!”
The onlooking cultivators discussed in shock.
In mid-air, Leo grabbed Duffy by the neck again. Duffy’s plump face turned red instantly.
“I just took office and didn’t want to cause trouble. Since you don’t know what’s good for you, I’ll use you as an example!” Leo’s voice was cold and authoritative.
With that, Leo flew towards Clearwind Square with Duffy in tow.
Clearwind Square was the most open area in Clearwind Town where many people set up stalls. It was also a gathering place for many cultivators. However, since the stall fees increased, there were fewer cultivators setting up stalls here by about thirty percent.
In just ten seconds or so, Leo arrived at the center of Clearwind Square with Duffy.