“Did you hide the Chaos Compass somewhere else?” After inspecting the storage rings of the three people, the man from the Emperor Clan frowned and asked.
“Are you out of your mind?” Stout said as he retrieved his storage ring. “We don’t have anything on us. You’ve checked our storage rings. Where else could we hide it? In that Different Dimension and then wait a hundred years to retrieve it?”
As he spoke, the entrance to the Different Dimension closed again. Moments later, it disappeared from sight as if it had never been there.
“Don’t listen to his excuses. They must have the Chaos Compass!” A man from the Heavenly Palace shouted, “If they don’t hand over the compass today, we can’t let them go!”
“Yes, don’t let them leave without handing over the Chaos Compass!” Someone from the Emperor Clan echoed.
“Bunch of idiots!” Stout muttered, then looked at Billy, “Boss, let’s not waste time with them. Let’s just kill them all!”
Stout was getting a bit reckless lately. So many people, could they really kill them all? Besides, he was certain that among these four factions, there were definitely high-level fighters with Heavenly Realm cultivation.
If it came to a hard fight, even with his Punish Heaven sword technique, the odds weren’t great. After all, even though he had broken through to the fourth-rank Comprehending Empyrean Realm, it was still difficult to use Punish Heaven twice in succession.
“Princess, we will take our leave now!” The leader of the Holy Sect said loudly to Allyson Houston.
“Elder Frankie, wait!” Allyson Houston replied and took out a hundred Supreme Source Realm Pills and twenty Breaking Empyrean Pills from her storage ring, offering them to him. “Elder Frankie, I regret what happened to the Young Sect Master. Please accept these pills.”
“Thank you for your kindness, Princess, but we don’t need the pills…” The elder responded.
“Elder Frankie, please accept them!” Allyson Houston interrupted him. “Consider it a small token of my appreciation.”
“Thank you, Princess!” The elder didn’t refuse further and accepted the pills with a slight bow before leaving with the Holy Sect members.
“Mr. Stuart, are you coming back to the Imperial Clan with us?” Allyson Houston then asked Billy.
“Princess, you can leave, but they can’t!” Before Billy could respond, an elder from the Heavenly Palace shouted.
“They are my Imperial Clan’s Imperial Guards. I will take them with me. Do you have any objections?” Allyson Houston replied coldly.
“We object!” A man from the Emperor Clan stepped forward. “Your Imperial Clan members can leave, but they must stay!”
“Are you picking on the weak?” Stout cursed. “You want us to stay? Don’t regret it later!”
“Still talking tough when you’re about to die!” The man glanced at Stout.
“Mr. Stuart, let’s go. I want to see who dares to make a move!” Allyson Houston ignored him and looked at Billy.
“Thank you for your kindness, Princess,” Billy smiled. “We won’t return to the Imperial Clan. We don’t want to drag you into this.”
“How can you say that? Even my life was saved by you, Mr. Stuart.” Allyson Houston interrupted him. “We came together; we should leave together. If they want to fight, just fight. Our Imperial Clan is ready to accept it!”
“Princess, are you sure you want to protect them?” A man from the Heavenly Palace asked.
“Are you sure you want to start a war with Heavenly Palace and Emperor Clan over two outsiders? I suggest you go back and consult your father first!”
“Stop wasting time. If you want to fight, hurry up. I don’t have time to waste here…” Allyson Houston responded coldly.
“Princess, you should go back first!” Billy interrupted her again. “If I have time in a few days, I’ll come to Imperial City to find you.”
“Mr. Stuart, it’s fine. Just come with me. If anyone wants to fight…” Allyson Houston continued.
“Really, there’s no need!” Billy smiled and interrupted her again. “I can’t always hide in your Imperial Clan for protection, and I don’t like hiding.”
“Well… alright then!” Allyson Houston hesitated but didn’t insist further.
She knew Billy was right. The Imperial Clan could protect them for a while but not forever. Billy and Stout couldn’t hide in the Imperial Clan forever.
Moreover, she knew Billy’s combat strength. It wouldn’t be easy for the Emperor Clan and Heavenly Palace people to take him down.
She still couldn’t understand how Billy had killed the ancestor of the Demonic Beast clan earlier; that was a genuine Heavenly Realm cultivator.
“If Mr. Stuart needs anything from our Imperial Clan, feel free to come to Imperial City anytime!” Allyson Houston added.
“Alright!” Billy smiled and replied, “Thank you, Princess!”
“You’re welcome!” Allyson Houston said as she bowed slightly to Billy. “Thank you again for saving my life!”
After speaking, she turned and flew away with her Imperial Clan members following closely behind.
Soon, only Billy and Stout were left with the people from the Heavenly Palace and Emperor Clan, numbering around three or four hundred in total.
“You really dare to stay? Impressive!” The man from the Heavenly Palace looked at Billy and Stout coldly and sneered. “Should I say you’re brave or just ignorant?”
“You kept us here to force us to reveal the whereabouts of the Chaos Compass, right?” Billy responded calmly.
“Don’t waste your efforts. Allyson Houston wasn’t lying; there is no Chaos Compass in the Different Dimension!”
With his intelligence, he could easily guess why these two factions wanted to keep them.
In their view, there was a high chance that Allyson Houston had taken the Chaos Compass.
But without evidence, they didn’t want to fight with the Imperial Clan yet. After all, the Imperial Clan’s strength was formidable; if they broke out into a fight, it would be mutually destructive.
Most importantly, if Allyson Houston really didn’t have the Chaos Compass, it would be a loss for them.
So keeping Billy and Stout was clearly to find out where the Chaos Compass was. If it was indeed with Allyson Houston, this matter wouldn’t end here.
“You think we’ll believe that?” The man responded coldly.
“Believe it or not!” Stout said. “If you want to fight, hurry up; if not, get lost!”
“You truly don’t know your place!” The man said as his tone turned cold. “You want a fight? I’ll grant your wish!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he formed a seal with his hands and struck at Stout.
With a loud bang, the man was sent flying backward. In mid-air, his body perished while his soul soared into the sky.
“Um?” Upon seeing this scene, surprised voices arose around them.
The man just now had a three-rank Heavenly Empyrean Realm cultivation but was instantly killed by someone with a three-rank Comprehending Empyrean Realm cultivation; this was quite astonishing!
“Damn it! How dare you kill someone from our Heavenly Palace! You really don’t know what death means!” An elder in a blue robe from the Heavenly Palace frowned.
“Thomas Oneal, attack! Kill him and take his storage ring!”