It had only taken the Dark Lord two seconds to defeat Herman and Leon.


    “What?” Everyone eximed, bbergasted. No one had expected the two semi-Grandmasters to lose


    so terribly to the Dark Lord.


    “Master Herman!” Terrified, Caelus, Ivy, and Maria dashed toward their mentor. Herman and Leon were


    severely injured; they bled profusely from their noses, and they couldn’t get back onto their feet


    “How is this possible? The leader of the Invincible Guardians actually lost?” The Harmon family couldn’t


    believe their eyes. The two semi-Grandmasters had been their final trump card, and they’d thought


    they’d have a winning chance against the Dark Lord, yet thetter had eventually won, which begged


    the question: if the Dark Lord was stronger than Herman and Leon, which Harmon family member


    would stand a chance against him?


    “If the two of you hade at me together, you could have won against me. Unfortunately, your


    confidence and pride blinded you.” The Dark Lord peered down at them.


    “A aren’t you just a fully developed Divine-level martial artist?” Herman gasped, clutching his chest.


    “How was I going to lure you out if I didn’t hide my true strength?” The Dark Lord chuckled. Although he


    had been confident that things would turn out in his favor, he still didn’t want to take any risks.


    “You treacherous and shameless bastard!” Jacob swore.


    “Nothing matters as long as I can win.” The Dark Lord grinned. “Also, aren’t you curious as to why I


    finally decided to show myself after all this time hiding?”


    “Why?” Hector asked uneasily.


    “I’ve been biding my time and building my strength” The Dark Lord puffed out his chest. Actually, I’ve


    already evolved into a Grandmaster martial artist!”


    His words shocked everyone, causing them to break out in a cold sweat. There were many skilled


    fighters in the martial world. However, it was rare to find anyone so strong. Countless geniuses spent


    all their lives trying to break that barrier and evolve.


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    Herman and Leon were the perfect examples. Although they were semi-Grandmasters who were


    halfway to bing Grandmasters, the gap they had yet to fill was so profound that they’d been stuck


    at their current level for the past decade and still hadn’t seen any improvements. Therefore, it wasn’t an


    exaggeration to say that bing a Grandmaster was near impossible.


    Everyone finally understood why Herman and Leon had lost. Their opponent was a Grandmaster! “Shit!


    We’re doomed!”


    “How are we supposed to fight against such a strong opponent?”


    “That’s the end of our family!”


    The Harmon family wore devastated expressions. The opponent they were facing was a


    Grandmaster, which meant they had no chance of winning and could only let the Dark Lord do as he


    pleased.


    “You’ve lost, Hector. I’ll let you guys live if you hand over the treasure.” The Dark Lord


    “Knowing you, you won’t let us go even if we hand over the treasure.” Hector shook his head.


    “You don’t have a choice in this matter.” The Dark Lord smiled coldly. It was true that he hadn’t been


    nning to let any of them go since obtaining the treasure map and getting rid of the Harmon family


    had been his target from the start.


    “Since we’ll die no matter what, we might as well die honorably.” Hector took a deep breath. He


    suddenly raised his hand and shouted, “All Harmon family members, listen up! Draw your weapons and


    fight!”


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