“And then?” Azure Dragon pressed on.
To everyone, the Beard family was an unfamiliar concept.
“Judging by your reactions, it seems you haven’t heard of the Beard family?” Eugene Beard continued, “Let me put it this way: in the Hong City star domain, the Beard family is the ruling power!”
“Sounds like a big deal!” White Tiger remarked. “You still haven’t told us why you’re here.”
“If my information is correct, the Heaven Book from Myriad Treasures Pavilion should be in your possession, right?” Eugene Beard asked, looking at Billy.
Clearly, he had seen Billy’s portrait. In fact, not long after Billy left the Shadow Market, his portrait had spread.
“You want it?” Billy countered.
“Heh, who wouldn’t want a treasure like the Heaven Book?” Eugene Beard chuckled. “But I’m curious, how did you manage to take the Heaven Book from Myriad Treasures Pavilion? Can you enlighten me?”
He had already assessed Billy and his companions’ cultivation levels; the highest was only at the third-rank Entering God Realm. He couldn’t fathom how they could have obtained the Heaven Book with such strength.
In truth, everyone in the Shadow Market was puzzled by one question: Where did Atticus Rocha go? Why would he willingly hand over the Heaven Book to someone at the eighth-rank Mystic Kun Realm?
“Leave now!” Billy waved his hand dismissively. “No matter who you are, you can’t take the Heaven Book. Don’t bring trouble upon yourself!”
“Heh, quite bold!” Eugene Beard’s eyes narrowed slightly. “What if I insist on taking the Heaven Book today?”
“Sigh…” Stout sighed. “Why is it that every time we try to reason with people, they take it as a joke? It’s really frustrating!”
After speaking, he looked at Eugene Beard. “How about this? I’ll give you a chance. Send anyone to fight me. If they can beat me, I’ll have my brother hand over the Heaven Book to you. How about that?”
Billy’s brother was quite arrogant!
“Such ignorance!” A ninth-rank Entering God Realm elder in a blue robe stepped forward. “You want to fight? I’ll humor you!”
“Young man, you only get one chance. Are you sure you want him to fight?” Stout glanced at the elder and then looked back at Eugene Beard.
“Heh, you should be worried about whether you can represent your brother!” Eugene Beard smiled.
He was speechless. A second-rank Entering God Realm chubby guy was ignoring a ninth-rank Entering God Realm opponent. How arrogant!
“If your man can beat him within ten moves, you can take the Heaven Book!” Billy replied.
“Very well!” Eugene Beard smiled again and looked at the elder. “Elder Foster, exchange a few moves with him.”
“Alright!” The blue-robed elder ascended into the air. “Come up here. Forget ten moves; if you can last three moves against me, you win!”
“Do you look down on me that much?” Stout shrugged and followed him up.
“Let’s begin. I’ll let you make the first move!” The blue-robed elder said to Stout as they reached mid-air.
“That’s not very nice!” Stout smacked his lips. “People will say I’m bullying an old man…”
Before he finished speaking, he threw a punch, causing a surge of energy.
“Do you think a sneak attack will work?” The blue-robed elder glanced at Stout with disdain and casually met his punch.
After a loud bang, a figure flew thousands of feet away-it was Stout.
However, since the elder had only used seventy to eighty percent of his strength, Stout was uninjured.
“Your physical defense is not bad!” The blue-robed elder stood still and spoke indifferently. “But if this is all you’ve got, there’s no need to wait for three moves…”
Before he could finish speaking, Stout attacked again, disappearing instantly.
This time, he not only activated his bloodline power but also summoned the Infinite Sky Armor.
His speed was so fast that it gave the elder no time to react. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of him.
A shadowy fist containing immense power swept towards the blue-robed elder. The void couldn’t withstand such force and collapsed, with strong winds howling.
Sensing danger, the elder’s pupils contracted instantly. Unable to dodge in time, he raised his hand to block.
A deafening explosion followed as the elder spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward. His body fell mid-air and perished instantly.
Moreover, his soul was severely injured and floated in mid-air with a look of shock, unable to react for a long time.
He never imagined that a second-rank Entering God Realm cultivator like Stout could deliver such a powerful punch!
And Stout’s teleportation speed was so exaggerated that even Breaking God Realm experts couldn’t match it!
It was unbelievable!
“The effect is not bad!” Stout smacked his lips as he looked at the soul floating in mid-air.
It was his first time using Infinite Sky Armor in battle, and it destroyed a ninth-rank Entering God Realm body in one hit-an unexpected result!
Not only was he surprised, but everyone on the ground was also shocked.
Even Billy, who knew Infinite Sky Armor was extraordinary, was slightly taken aback.
He estimated that Stout’s punch could probably take down even a first-rank Breaking God Realm expert!
“So, do you want to continue?”
After a while, Stout put Infinite Sky Armor back into his storage ring and flew up to the soul.
“What kind of divine artifact was that?” The soul asked.
“No answer? Then let’s continue!” As Stout spoke, his aura surged again.
“I surrender…” The soul quickly shouted.
Before he could finish speaking, a surge of energy turned the soul into nothingness.
“Sorry about that. I thought you still wanted to fight! Next time, say so earlier!” Stout smacked his lips and said to the void.
With no soul left on the ground, would there be a next time?
“Bastard!” A three-rank Breaking God Realm elder from the opposing side roared and threw a punch at Stout.
However, as he attacked, Casey moved too. Holding his spear with both hands, a powerful surge of energy tore through the void and flashed forward rapidly.
The two attacks collided, causing the void to collapse and dark matter to spill out.
At the same time, Casey and the elder were both thrown back thousands of feet. Judging by their auras, it seemed they were evenly matched.
The elder clearly hadn’t used his full strength; otherwise, even with bloodline power and Asura Lance’s support, Casey would struggle against a three-rank Breaking God Realm expert.
“Do you want to die?” The elder turned to Casey and said coldly.
“If you attack again, you’ll die!” Billy said calmly.
“You brat…” The elder frowned at Billy.
“Elder Terrence!” Eugene Beard interrupted him and then looked at Billy. “It seems I underestimated you!”
“Still not leaving?” Billy asked.
“Don’t worry, I’m leaving!” Eugene Beard replied. “But before I go, let me warn you: although your skills surprised me, treasures like the Heaven Book are beyond your reach!”
“We’ll meet again soon. Next time we meet if you’re still unwilling to hand over the Heaven Book…”
“Boss, should we just kill him?” Ian Blade interrupted before Eugene Beard could finish speaking and looked at Billy.
“I’ll give you a warning too: if there’s a next time, you’ll die!” Billy replied coldly.
“Heh, we’ll see about that!” Eugene Beard said before flying away with his people.