《My Five Masters Are Way Too Beautiful》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The Eastern continent was vast and boundless, with hundreds of races. There were elves who could communicate with nature and dragons who had their unique magic. There were dwarves who were skilled at forging, and orcs who had unparalleled strength. There was a myriad of different races. The dominant race of the Eastern continent, however, was the human race, whose magic and combat skills were in full bloom. The places humans lived in could be called many names according to their size, including villages, cities, kingdoms, or¡­ empires! In the Orsi Empire, the emperor, Garr Orsi, ruled over more than half of the Eastern continent.. Within his territory, there were a total of four kingdoms as vassals, and within these kingdoms, there were countless clans. These clans had to pay up a certain amount of resources as taxes to the kingdom every year. The four kingdoms also had to pay taxes to the Orsi Empire itself. The weak submitted to the strong, while the strong submitted to the stronger. It was like a pyramid hierarchy. Vader City, located in the Borodin Kingdom, was a pretty large city on the border of the kingdom. It was considered the main economic artery of the entire northern border of Borodin. However, Vader City lacked the bustling scene it was supposed to have. The desolate streets were piled with snow. The only movement that could be discerned was from the teams of soldiers patrolling the streets from time to time. Other than the cold weather that discouraged people from going out, there was another important reason. Recently, there had been rumors that the mayor of the city and the grand knight were not on good terms. Of these two people, one was the master, while the other was the subject. Everyone would like to be on the throne. Though the emperor¡¯s position seemed unreachable, the mayor was less so. Once a subject became as powerful as his master, their relationship would have a subtle change. For example, a coup could happen in Vader City at any time. The reason was that Vader city was connected to the orc territory in the north. All along, in order to fight for territory, resources, and so on, war would often break out at the border. Grand knight Creed was the one who would guard the city and resist the orc invasion. His fame grew day by day and he soon became a Guardian to the people in the city. On the other hand, the mayor of Vader City, Nelly Vader, had a duel with the mayor of Lin City half a year ago. The mayor of Vader City was defeated and returned with injuries. Rumors quickly spread that the mayor of Vader City was seriously injured and did not have much time left. Grand Knight Creed was ready to make a move after hearing this news. He was getting all the troops to return to the city and might be planning something big. In addition, many unfamiliar mercenaries and adventurers that people had never seen before also entered Vader City. Gold-tier adventurers had been spotted entering the grand knight¡¯s residence. Other than these strange occurrences, the various powerful clans in the city also started getting very close to the grand knight after the mayor fell ill. The son of the grand knight, Ang Li, had also passed the trial of the Imperial Magical Academy¡¯s branch school, becoming the student of a teacher with a high status in the branch. This caused support for Creed to become the mayor to increase. On the contrary, although Mayor Nelly had a son, he was ignorant, incompetent, and had no achievements at all. In this world, one was completely useless without strength. Moreover, six years ago, this son of Nelly¡¯s had even mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Some said that he had already died outside the city. Therefore, even though Vader City appeared to be calm and peaceful right now, everyone knew that it was just calm before the storm. The Adventurer¡¯s Tavern in Vader City was very lively, a contrast to the empty streets. Men gathered in groups of three or five, shouting loudly. It was indeed very lively. There was a table by the window in the tavern. A young man sat on a bench leaning against the wall, alone. This young man was quite handsome, though a bit lazy. At first glance, he was just like anyone else, ordinary. In a crowd of people, he did not stand out at all. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that he was exuding a unique charm. On the table, there was only a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts. Leaning at the side of the table, there was a huge sword with a person¡¯s height. The young man poured himself a cup of wine. Looking at the snowy scenery outside the window, he slowly drank it. With a nostalgic expression, he said, ¡°It has been six years since I left home. The taste of this wine is still the same. It hasn¡¯t changed one bit.¡± At this moment, a group of people rushed in from outside. There were about ten of them. Each of them had a dark expression on their face and wore the same uniform. After this group of people walked in, the cold aura they had with them caused the temperature of the tavern to drop by a lot. The originally lively atmosphere in the tavern immediately turned cold after this group of people entered. Many people¡¯s faces flickered with fear when they saw them. They hurriedly threw down the money for what they had gotten and left in a hurry. It was as if these people were ferocious beasts that were to be avoided at all costs. ¡°Waiter, serve up 15 cups of malt wine!¡± someone shouted. The waiter who was watching from the side hurriedly said, ¡°Okay, please wait a moment.¡± ¡°I wonder when Young Master Ang will return. When he returns, it will be the end for Nelly!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Once the mayor dies, the resources that the grand knight had promised to the Shadow Church will be fulfilled.¡± Before the wine was served, the group began to talk among themselves. ¡°Speaking of which, doesn¡¯t Nelly have a son who is still wandering around? If Vader City has a new mayor and its name gets changed, that son might come back seeking revenge, which might cause some trouble,¡± said a gray-haired middle-aged man. ¡°Ha, what are you worrying about? Haven¡¯t you heard? The mayor¡¯s son, Laylen Vader, has already disappeared for six years.¡± ¡°Six years ago, when he was just twelve, he didn¡¯t show any talent in cultivating magic and couldn¡¯t cultivate at all. He was just a piece of trash.¡± ¡°That little brat might have already been eaten and turned into fertilizer by the orcs!¡± ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Everyone was talking, making jokes, and laughing crazily. Their laughter echoed throughout the tavern. ¡°Nelly is still alive, and he¡¯s still the mayor here. Don¡¯t you feel the least bit of worry talking like this?¡± Just when everyone was talking excitedly, an inappropriate voice interrupted. The group of people stopped talking. They looked towards the source of the voice and saw the young man sitting by the window, looking at them with a gloomy gaze. Realizing that the man was alone, the originally nervous crowd immediately relaxed, one of them mocked, ¡°Looks like you¡¯re just an outsider, right? Everyone knows that Vader City is in a precarious situation, and the mayor¡¯s life is in danger. Grand knight Creed is the leader that the people need the most right now, and is the first choice for becoming mayor.¡± ¡°Is this what you all really think, or did that Creed fellow say that himself?¡± The young man looked at them with a cold gaze. ¡°How dare you! How can you call the grand knight by his name directly?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re asking for it!¡± The group of people immediately shouted angrily at the young man. A murderous intent flashed in their eyes. Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Those men all looked murderous, enveloping the tavern with a malicious aura. The shop owner and waiters had long fled the place. The remaining customers also moved away. Everyone was eyeing the young man pitifully, as if they were looking at a dead body. The mayor was in critical condition, and the grand knight¡¯s power was at its peak. In addition, there were also the Shadow Church, the adventurers, and the mercenaries in Vader City right now. Even a three-year-old could see what they were plotting by joining forces with the grand knight. The people of Shadow Church, unlike adventurers and mercenaries, were all unruly, killing whenever they liked, with no one there to control them. They were the reason why people were getting killed in Vader City from time to time. There were more than ten of them, all looking cold and vicious.. They were all at least at tier 1, with some of them already at tier 2. So, the people in the tavern were looking at the young man with such pitying gazes. However, that young man, even in the face of these ten murderous men, still had a lazy smile on his face. He smiled and said, ¡°So, are you all Creed¡¯s lackeys?¡± Lackeys. At this word, the entire place fell silent. It was an extremely insulting word usually used to describe people who helped others do evil. The onlookers who were all gathered in a corner of the tavern were all dumbfounded. What an arrogant young man! Not only was he not afraid, he even had the audacity to call these people from the Shadow Church Creed¡¯s lackeys. Was he trying to get himself killed? Some say everyone has to die, but some just need a little help. Maybe they say that for a reason. ¡°You¡¯re courting death.¡± A disciple from the Shadow Church had a cold gaze. His sharp tone was filled with boundless murderous intent. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll grant you your wish!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, the aura around the disciple exploded, and a dark magical aura surrounded him. His tier 2 power burst out, blowing away the empty chairs around him. The distance between the two was about ten meters. The disciple from the Shadow Church stepped on the ground, and in a split second, he had arrived in front of the young man. He was already holding a dagger that was shining with a cold light. With a raise of his hand, he gripped the dagger hard, and like a venomous snake that was hunting its prey, he swiftly and viciously slashed towards the young man¡¯s throat. The person who had attacked was a tier 2 expert. His strength could be considered top-notch even in the Shadow Church. Just as the young man was about to be decapitated by the dagger, two long and fair fingers suddenly stretched out, firmly clamping the dagger between them. Immediately, the disciple¡¯s expression changed. He realized that his dagger could not move even an inch further. Following that, the young man flipped his hand, and with a flick, the dagger was snatched and stabbed into the disciple¡¯s hand through his palm. Powerful magic flowed crazily into the disciple¡¯s arm through the dagger. Peng! The person¡¯s arm could not withstand the magic that had been forcefully pumped into it. Under everyone¡¯s watchful eyes, it exploded into a mist of blood. ¡°Ah!!¡± the man screamed with a heart-wrenching roar, but it was of no use. ¡°Your strength doesn¡¯t fit your temper. Willing to kill just because of a disagreement, but yet you¡¯re so weak.¡± The young man looked at the disciple who was lying on the ground wailing and said lazily. ¡°Wow¡­¡± the surrounding onlookers were all dumbfounded. They didn¡¯t feel any aura flowing from the young man¡¯s body at all. They had all thought that he was just an ordinary person. This man, however, was able to cripple one of his companion¡¯s arms in just an instant. He was simply pretending to be weak. ¡°Everyone, let¡¯s attack him together! Kill him!¡± Someone shouted, and the remaining disciples of the Shadow Church all stood up from their seats. They were filled with righteous indignation. Ever since they had come to Vader City, they had always been the ones bullying and suppressing people. This was the first time one of them had been injured! All the disciples¡¯ eyes were burning with murderous intent. Then, all of them released their own auras at once. Magic intersected and reflected off each other. The most novice ones among them were all at the peak of tier 1, while the strongest ones had already reached the initial stage of tier 2. The auras that these people had released at the same time stirred up a gust of wind, which swept away all the tables and chairs. ¡°Ridiculous.¡± A lazy smile hung on the young man¡¯s face, and his attitude was as casual as ever. Even though this group of Shadow Church disciples had all just released their aura at the same time, there wasn¡¯t the slightest hint of fear on his face. He simply tapped his fingers lightly on the table a few times. Hummm! The huge sword that was placed at the corner of the table suddenly flew up and was suspended in mid-air. The sword energy that was constantly spewing out from the sword caused all the disciples of the Shadow Church who were about to charge forward stop in their tracks. They all felt helpless. The appearance of this huge sword was simply too terrifying. If it were used to just lightly slap any of their bodies, they would not be able to endure it. ¡°Quick! Kill him! He¡¯s alone!¡± The disciple who was lying on the ground with a missing arm was still shouting. At this moment, his eyes were closed due to the pain he was suffering. He could not see the situation in front of him at all. When everyone heard this, they all looked left and right before regaining their confidence. That¡¯s right. It didn¡¯t matter how powerful that young man was, he was all by himself, while they had many. What was there to be afraid of? ¡°Charge!¡± Another loud shout was heard. A few fighters closed in on him while the mages began to cast spells behind them. ¡°Ha¡­¡± The huge sword shot out at a speed that was completely incompatible with its size. It was as fast as lightning and swept across all of them instantly. In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and a bloody scar appeared on the throats of the few people who were charging at the front. They immediately fell. Another sweep shot out, and it closed in on a wizard who was casting a spell behind them. The wizard was also unable to dodge in time, and his throat was slashed by this sword. The magic that had just gathered in his hand once again dissipated into thin air. At this time, the disciple who had been injured previously finally sensed that something was wrong. He put aside the intense pain and forced open his eyes, only to see his fellow disciples all falling down. ¡°No¡­ No! You can¡¯t kill me!¡± Seeing the young man walking towards him step by step, the disciple finally panicked. The arrogance in his eyes was replaced by endless fear and regret. ¡°I¡¯m from the Shadow Church! You can¡¯t kill me! If you kill me, the bishop won¡¯t let you off!¡± He retreated while begging for mercy. ¡°Be more careful in your next life.¡± The young man grabbed his sword and swung it. The sword in his hand seemed almost magical. The tip of the sword grazed the disciple¡¯s throat but was not stained with a drop of blood. The surrounding onlookers all froze on the spot in fear, not daring to act rashly. They were all guessing what tier this person was at. In the cultivation of magic, tiers represented one¡¯s progression in cultivation. Tier 1 referred to apprentices, tier 2 beginners, tier 3 intermediate cultivators, tier 4 advanced cultivators, tier 5 extraordinary cultivators, tier 6 Saint-like cultivators, and finally tier 7 God-like cultivators. This young man in front of them¡­ had probably already reached tier 4. Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio This young man was definitely at least at the intermediate stage of tier 3. This was because most of the members of the Shadow Church were of tier 1, with the strongest among them only at the intermediate stage of tier 2. The crowd who had stayed behind to watch had thought that this young man would end up dead. They didn¡¯t expect the Shadow Church members to all get massacred. This shocked everyone. ¡°You,¡± the young man pointed at a random adventurer and said calmly, ¡°Go and tell the people of the Shadow Church to prepare themselves. If they dare to stage a rebellion with Creed, they must first be prepared to die at any time.¡± There was an invisible pressure in his eyes that the adventurer was unable to resist. This pressure was so strong that he almost suffocated. ¡°May I know your name, sir? So that they would know who to look for.¡± The adventurer¡¯s mouth was trembling as he asked. ¡°Laylen.¡± After saying this, the young man placed his massive sword back on his back and turned around to leave the tavern. ¡°Laylen? Why does it sound so familiar?¡± Everyone looked at his back, which was gradually disappearing into the distance. They looked left and right in puzzlement. Suddenly, someone seemed to have thought of something. His expression was shocked. Could this person be the son of the mayor that they were discussing earlier, Laylen? The person who had disappeared for six years. Didn¡¯t they say that when he disappeared at the age of twelve, he had not awakened his magical aptitude? It¡¯s only been a few short years, and he had already become so powerful? This adventurer did not stay any longer. He immediately left the tavern and went to report this to the Shadow Church. Laylen walked on the street. The people who passed by him all had hurried expressions. After ten minutes, he arrived in front of a majestic building. The entrance of the building was heavily guarded. ¡°Who are you? This is the forbidden area of the mayor¡¯s mansion. Please leave quickly if you are not involved in anything here.¡± A few guards dressed in silver armor saw Laylen walking over and hurriedly warned him. At the same time, they waved their halberds and aimed at him. ¡°I¡¯ve only been gone for six years and you all don¡¯t recognize me anymore?¡± Laylen glanced at them and said lazily. ¡°You are¡­¡± an older guard rubbed his eyes and asked uncertainly, ¡°the young mayor?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! You are the young mayor! You¡¯re already so old.¡± The old guard exclaimed excitedly, ¡°The young mayor is back!¡± When the other guards heard the old guard¡¯s words, their tense expressions relaxed. The young mayor had disappeared for six years, and they did not expect him to return at such a crucial moment. ¡°Young mayor, the situation in the city now is very critical. You should leave quickly!¡± The old guard looked at Laylen and said. Apart from those from Vader city itself, even the people in the surrounding cities knew that the young mayor of Vader City could not cultivate magic and had mysteriously disappeared at the age of 12. It was already a miracle that he was still alive. This would originally have been a joyous event. However, it was a pity that the grand knight was currently trying to rope in the surrounding forces, preparing to force the old mayor to abdicate. The young mayor had returned at a bad time. These guards were all still loyal to Nelly Vader, so they quickly advised Laylen to leave. ¡°Leave?¡± Hearing these words, Laylen was slightly stunned. He then said, ¡°I traveled all the way across the continent and rushed back here to render my assistance, and you want me to just leave? Can I not even meet my father?¡± When the surrounding guards heard his words, they felt a little awkward. One of them quickly said, ¡°Young mayor, since you¡¯re already back, come in quickly.¡± Laylen walked in and casually asked, ¡°Is my father dead?¡± The guards who accompanied him were speechless. How could their son ask their father like this? One of the guards said with a sad expression, ¡°Young Mayor. The mayor has been poisoned. He has been drifting in and out of consciousness. I¡¯m not sure if he can survive.¡± ¡°Bring me to him,¡± Laylen ordered. ¡°Inform the formation master to activate the spell formation,¡± One of the guards said. The rest of the guards brought Laylen to the sleeping quarters. Along the way, they did not see a single maid. There were armored guards and soldiers everywhere instead. One of the guards seemed to see Laylen¡¯s confusion and explained awkwardly, ¡°Young mayor, most of the women in the mayor¡¯s residence have been sent away, and some of them escaped on their own.¡± ¡°When we have time later, let¡¯s talk.¡± As they walked and talked, they passed through the long corridor and finally arrived at the mayor¡¯s bedroom. On a soft bed lay a middle-aged man. His face was abnormally red and covered in sweat. Although he was unconscious, his cracked lips and twitching face showed that he was in great pain. ¡°No, no, this isn¡¯t made from the poison of just any flame poison spider. It¡¯s from the king of flame poison spiders.¡± An old man was looking at the blood in the reagent tube and muttering to himself. Suddenly, he heard some movement behind him. He turned around and saw a few guards walking in with a young man. ¡°Apothecary Liszt, the young mayor has returned.¡± One of the imperial guards clenched his right fist and placed it on his heart, saluting the old man. ¡°Grandpa Liszt, long time no see. How have you been?¡± Laylen asked with a smile. Benjamin Liszt was a pharmacist whom his father, Nelly, had befriended before he became the mayor. Back then, Liszt had forced Laylen to study medicine, preparing to hand down his alchemy skills to him. Unfortunately, Laylen was not interested in medicine at that time. He often skipped Liszt¡¯s lessons, which had made the old man very angry. ¡°Young mayor? Why are you back?¡± Liszt looked at Laylen and was a little surprised. ¡°I have been away for too long. I have come back to take a look at the situation here,¡± Laylen said with a smile. Then, he walked to the bed and asked, ¡°How is my father?¡± The man lying on the bed was Laylen¡¯s father, Nelly Vader. Even from one meter away from the bed, Laylen could still feel the hot air coming from his father¡¯s body. He raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Is it a kind of fire poison?¡± Liszt nodded, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s fire poison. Moreover, the situation is not optimistic. I originally thought it was just an ordinary poison from a flame poison spider. If it was so, tier 3 extinguishing fluid would have been able to detoxify it. However, not only did the potion have no effect, but it even made the mayor fall into a coma. His condition has worsened.¡± ¡°This should be a poison concocted from the poison of the flame poison spider king mixed with its blood.¡± ¡°The poison concocted from the poison and blood of the flame poison spider king¡­ so much effort put in,¡± Laylen¡¯s eyes flashed. The flame poison spider was a type of magical beast that lived in the southern part of the Orsi Empire. There was a stretch of bare land there, and it was very far away from the Borodin Kingdom. To obtain a portion of the flame poison spider king¡¯s poison from there, there would be a heavy price to pay. These people seemed determined to seize power. Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Magical beasts were split into seven classes to differentiate their strength, from class 1 to class 7. They corresponded to the human race¡¯s seven tiers of magical cultivation. Beast kings were class 4 and above. After determining the type of poison in the mayor¡¯s body, Liszt looked quite anxious. He said in a low voice, ¡°Young mayor, at least a tier 4 extinguishing fluid is needed to cure the mayor. I¡­ I¡¯m afraid there¡¯s nothing I could do about it.¡± When the surrounding imperial guards heard Liszt¡¯s words, their faces were filled with disappointment. Could they only watch helplessly as their mayor dies from the poison? Everyone was finding it hard to accept. However, tier 4 extinguishing fluid required at least a level four apothecary to refine it. As for Liszt, he was merely level three. ¡°Are you talking about this?¡± Just as everyone was deeply disappointed, a sudden voice sounded. Liszt turned his head to look at Laylen and saw that a tube of azure-colored liquid was lying quietly in his hand. ¡°This, this is¡­¡± At the side, Liszt looked at the reagent in Laylen¡¯s hand in shock. He was ecstatic, but there was also a hint of disbelief. The young mayor actually had tier 4 potions. What the hell. At the same time, Liszt¡¯s breathing started to quicken. He hurriedly shouted, ¡°There! The cure for the mayor!¡± When the surrounding guards heard this news, they were all extremely excited. The mayor now could be cured. Once the poison has been removed from the mayor¡¯s body, his strength would be back to its peak. The psychic power of a peak tier 4 advanced mage would envelop the entire Vader City. No one would dare to act recklessly. In Vader City, the mayor had the strength of a peak tier 4 advanced mage. As the top fighter after the mayor, Creed only had the strength of an early-stage advanced tier 4 mage. He had taken advantage of the fact that the mayor had been poisoned. He might have even joined forces with outsiders to poison the mayor. However, as long as the mayor could recover, everything would be fine. The rebellious grand knight, the various powerful clans in the city, as well as the adventurers and mercenaries. None of them could escape, and all of them would be punished. ¡°Administer it for my father,¡± Laylen said calmly. Liszt took the potion, opened Nelly¡¯s mouth, and poured the entire potion into his mouth. ¡°Liszt,¡± at this moment, a voice came from outside the bedroom. Then, a breeze blew, and an old man with white hair and beard stood in the room. The old man asked, ¡°How is the mayor? Is the poison under control?¡± The surrounding guards saluted when they saw the old man and said respectfully, ¡°Greetings, formation master.¡± The person was called Evelyn and was a tier 4 formation master. The reason the mayor¡¯s mansion had not been taken over by the grand knight¡¯s troops was that it had a powerful tier 5 defensive magical formation. And this magic array was created by Evelyn. Liszt said excitedly, ¡°The mayor is saved!¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Hearing this, Evelyn¡¯s face also revealed an excited expression. She had finally heard a piece of good news. ¡°Grandma Evelyn, after so many years, have you finally broken through to tier 5?¡± Laylen asked with a smile. ¡°So the young mayor has returned. Greetings, young mayor.¡± Evelyn bowed to Laylen and then said, ¡°My talent is limited. I¡¯m afraid that I won¡¯t be able to break through to tier 5 in my lifetime.¡± At this time, Liszt said, ¡°The young mayor has brought back tier 4 potion, which is just enough to cure the mayor¡¯s fire poison. In about three days, the mayor will be able to regain consciousness.¡± ¡°What? Tier 4 potion?¡± Evelyn was moved, and then she glanced at Laylen. A tier 4 potion was considered a rare item even in the Borodin Kingdom. It wasn¡¯t that it was difficult to refine, but the rarer the item, the more precious it was. Fire poison was rare in the north, and therefore its corresponding cure would be naturally rare as well, therefore, it wasn¡¯t strange that this tier 4 fluid could actually be sold for 100,000 gold coins. Moreover, it was priceless. Thinking of this, Liszt and Evelyn were very curious. What had the young mayor experienced in the past few years to be able to produce such a potion? It was really unexpected. However, it was also fortunate that the young mayor, who had disappeared for a few years, returned in time. Otherwise, the mayor probably would not have been able to survive this ordeal. The two old people were slightly shocked, and Evelyn asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t the young mayor unable to cultivate magic? But yet you have already started cultivating. Forgive my poor eyesight, but I can¡¯t tell the young mayor¡¯s tier.¡± A few years ago, because the young mayor was unable to cultivate, he was forced by the mayor to learn the art of governance every day. As a result, the young mayor disappeared without a trace. This disappearance lasted for six years. Everyone in Vader City thought that the young mayor had died. Now that he had returned, she was shocked to find that she could not tell what tier he was at. Evelyn and Liszt were both at the peak of Tier 3. Now that she could not see through the young mayor¡¯s tier, could it be that the young mayor¡¯s cultivation was even higher than theirs? Understanding the two elders¡¯ doubts, Laylen smiled. He had cultivated very advanced concealment magic. Even a Tier 4 cultivator would not be able to see through his current cultivation, let alone the two of them. Laylen smiled and said, ¡°Right now, I¡¯m at the peak of tier 3. I¡¯m just one step away from stepping into tier 4.¡± As he said this, Laylen¡¯s body exploded with a powerful lifeblood power. This aura caused the nearby imperial guards to feel suppressed. Only when Laylen retracted his aura did they feel much better. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the young mayor¡¯s talent to be so outstanding.¡± ¡°In six years, he had cultivated from zero to the peak of tier 3. He¡¯s considered a rare talent even in the entire Borodin Kingdom.¡± Most of the children in this world started cultivating magic power at the age of six. It was considered qualified to become a tier 1 warrior before the age of eighteen. However, they did not forget that before the young mayor was 12 years old, he had never cultivated. In a short six years, he had gone from tier 1, a beginner, to the current peak of tier 3. Three major tiers. An average person might not even be able to do it in 18 years, much less six years. To be able to advance one major tier in six years already required the cultivator to be an extremely talented genius. Take, for example, the number one genius of Vader City, Ang Li, the son of Creed. He had started cultivating at the age of six and had been cultivating for 20 years. He was at the peak of tier 3 and was famous throughout the entire Borodin Kingdom. However, the young mayor had cultivated for 12 years less than him and had also reached the same level of cultivation. The title of number one genius might have to be changed. Just as the two of them were sighing, a deafening explosion suddenly came from outside. The sound was like thunder tearing through the sky, and it did not stop. Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Was someone attacking the magical formation? Laylen narrowed his eyes and quickly walked to the long corridor outside the dormitory. He raised his head and looked up. He saw a layer of dazzling light and an extremely complicated magical formation covering the entire sky above the mayor¡¯s mansion. A layer of gray enchantments emerged from the magical formation and enveloped the entire mayor¡¯s mansion. Outside the barrier, there were two figures standing in the dark. From the mansion, their faces could not be seen clearly. However, the light emitted by the magical formation made their figures very obvious. In the dark night, the two figures raised their fists. Their grayish-white fighting spirit carried the wind of their fists and exploded with tier 3 power. They started punching the barrier again and again. Before the two of them even threw a punch, there would be a loud sound, as the barrier emitted a series of cracking sounds.. The cracks that had appeared earlier were made even longer as if the formation would shatter in the next moment. However, this crack would repair itself in the next second. ¡°Outrageous! They¡¯re here again!¡± Looking at the two people in the dark night, anger rose on Evelyn and Liszt¡¯s faces. ¡°Liszt, Evelyn, both of you are tier 3 mages, and also rare formation masters and apothecaries. Why do you have to guard a person who is going to die?¡± ¡°Come out and surrender! With your status, you will definitely receive the best treatment no matter where you go!¡± A strong voice was heard in the dark night. It sounded like it was trying to incite Evelyn and Liszt to defect and swap sides. ¡°You are dogs who only know how to take advantage of people¡¯s weaknesses. When the mayor wakes up, he will definitely settle the score with you,¡± Evelyn said coldly. ¡°Lloyd Duke, the mayor has treated you well, yet you took advantage of his critical illness to defect to that traitor, Creed. You are truly ungrateful! From now on, the Duke family will bear the name of a traitor for generations to come.¡± Liszt said. Liszt recognized one of the black-clothed men. He was from the Duke family of Vader City. The Duke family¡¯s strongest expert, Lloyd Duke, had the strength of mid-stage tier 3. Now, he had already sought refuge with Creed. ¡°Hmph, don¡¯t be so shameless. When this magical formation is broken, you will die.¡± ¡°Without enough magic crystals, I¡¯d like to see how long this magical formation can last.¡± The other person said coldly. Then, the two continued to bombard the magical formation. They used their full strength to bombard it for an hour. Only when their physical strength was almost exhausted did the two black shadows leave and disappear into the night. Throughout the entire process, Laylen watched coldly from the side and did not speak. Only when the two disappeared did he open his mouth and ask, ¡°Who are these two people?¡± Evelyn replied, ¡°Lloyd and Shadow.¡± ¡°I know Lloyd. Who is Shadow?¡± Laylen asked. ¡°Shadow is the Archbishop of the Shadow Church. It is said that he has already reached the strength of a high-level tier 4. In the dark, he can borrow the power of shadow and even fight against transcendent-level experts.¡± On the side, Liszt said, ¡°Young mayor, you have just returned. There are many things that you do not know. Let me explain everything to you.¡± ¡°Five months ago, the mayor and the mayor of Lin City agreed to a duel. However, the other party was very cunning. In the duel, he used flame poison powder and sprinkled it on the mayor¡¯s face. The mayor got poisoned and returned defeated.¡± ¡°After the mayor returned heavily injured, Creed started to vie for power. The first reason for doing so was that his son, Ang Li, had entered the Imperial Academy of Magic and was getting powerful.¡± ¡°The second reason was that he had also roped in the two most powerful families in Vader City, the Duke family and the Andrea family. At the same time, he had also gotten the support of some adventurers and mercenaries, as well as the Shadow Church.¡± ¡°These five clans all have peak tier 3 experts. The Archbishop of the Shadow Church is even more powerful, of tier 4.¡± ¡°As the mayor continued being unconscious, after a month, people from this group started coming in batches to bombard the magical formation and consume our magic crystals. When all the magic crystals are exhausted, they will break in in one fell swoop.¡± Evelyn said regretfully, ¡°In fact, this magical formation has long been riddled with holes. The alchemical stones used as the core of the formation have been damaged too much, and as a result, magic crystals are getting consumed even faster. It won¡¯t be able to hold on for long.¡± Liszt smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t give up hope. We don¡¯t have to be afraid of them. I¡¯m sure the mayor will be able to completely recover in one week or two. There¡¯s nothing to fear.¡± Evelyn frowned. ¡°But I¡¯m afraid that the magical formation can only last about ten days at most.¡± Liszt said, ¡°Then let¡¯s pray that the mayor can recover within ten days.¡± Laylen shrugged and asked, ¡°Is there any way to gather these people in front of the magical formation?¡± Evelyn and Liszt looked at Laylen in confusion, ¡°What do you have in mind?¡± Laylen replied lazily, ¡°My father is still unconscious. As his son, I have to clean up the mess for him.¡± Liszt frowned, ¡°Young mayor, they are all at Tier 3. Evelyn and I have the power to deal with them.¡± Although both of them had reached Tier 3, they spent most of their time studying other things. Liszt spent his time studying medicine, while Evelyn studied all sorts of large-scale magical formations. Both of them were weak in direct combat. They could not even fight those people one-on-one, let alone two against five. Laylen sneered, ¡°The two of you don¡¯t have to fight.¡± ¡°Then what does the young mayor want to do?¡± The two old men were confused. Could it be that the young mayor wanted to kill the five of them alone? But as he said, his strength was only at the peak of Tier 3. Furthermore, there was also Shadow, who could achieve power close to a tier 5 cultivator at night. ¡°Give me the control token of the magical formation,¡± Laylen looked at Evelyn. Evelyn did not understand, but she still handed the token over and told Laylen the spell to control the token. Laylen took the token and chanted the spell. The entire magical formation appeared once again. The magical formation that appeared emitted a weak light. There were still some cracks on the barrier that had not recovered. There were more than thirty alchemical stones in the formation. Each alchemical stone was engraved with an extremely mysterious incantation. The incantations were very dense but yet retained their regularity. The incantation on the alchemical stone was constantly emitting a strange energy. Between each alchemical stone, there was an invisible string connecting them. More than fifty alchemical stones had been connected together to form the magical formation. That gray barrier that everyone could see had been emitted from the magical formation. Laylen observed the structure of the magic array for a moment. He then tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and rose into the air. At the same time, he raised his hand and inlaid an alchemical stone into the magic array. Then, he placed the alchemical stone in another place. Before long, more than ten alchemical stones had appeared in addition to those already in the magical formation. Liszt asked in puzzlement, ¡°What is the young mayor doing?¡± Evelyn¡¯s eyes were serious. ¡°The young mayor is modifying my formation magic, placing alchemical stones on top of the existing formation to build a new magical formation.¡± She hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Liszt, do you feel it? A vague and dangerous aura.¡± Liszt sensed it carefully and nodded. ¡°Strange, I feel a little frightened.¡± Then, the two old men looked at each other and exclaimed at the same time, ¡°Could it be that the young mayor is setting up a killing magical formation?¡± The more Evelyn thought about it, the more reliable she felt. She said excitedly, ¡°There¡¯s no mistake. The young mayor is very likely setting up a killing magical formation, which can actually combine with my magic. The two complement each other and have formed a formation within a formation. The young mayor must be very knowledgeable about magical formations.¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Alchemical stones were another type of material that a formation master would create by studying a formation diagram. When these alchemical stones were combined, they could form a magical formation. The refinement and construction of alchemical stones were very difficult. For a low-level magical formation, every piece of alchemical stone had to be engraved with tens or hundreds of incantations. There could not be even the slightest mistake in the construction of the incantations. Any mistake would undermine the overall effect of the formation. For a high-level magical formation, there were tens of thousands of incantations on every piece of alchemy stone. If a formation master used telekinesis to construct an alchemy stone, the alchemy stone needed to refine an entire magical formation would very likely lose half of its life. If one wanted to construct an alchemy stone with telekinesis, the minimum requirement I needed to be was a tier 3 formation master. This was because when one cultivated to tier 3, one could condense telekinesis. Only then would one truly understand the concept of a magical formation in order to cultivate one.. Mental strength could take things out of thin air. Just like telekinesis, it was an invisible force. At this moment, Laylen had already carved the incantation onto the alchemy stone. On the basis of the magical formation barrier, he had constructed an attack formation. When the time came, and those people were to come to the mayor¡¯s mansion to attack the barrier again, he could activate this attack formation to attack them. After Laylen laid down the twenty alchemical stones, he returned to the two old men¡¯s side. Evelyn immediately asked, ¡°Young Mayor, your magic array is¡­¡± Laylen smiled and said, ¡°I wonder if you¡¯ve heard of the Berserk Thunder Cage Spell?¡± ¡°Berserk Thunder Cage?¡± Evelyn¡¯s pupils constricted, and she felt shocked. Of course, she had heard of this spell before. It was a high-level spell that could only be cultivated when one¡¯s cultivation had reached the extraordinary tier. As for the [ Berserk Thunder Cage ] magical formation itself, it was a tier-5 spell, and there was none in the entire Borodin Kingdom. She had never expected that the young mayor to actually have this magical formation diagram and alchemy stone in his hands. And with the young mayor¡¯s tier, there was no way he could refine the alchemy stone of the Berserk Thunder Cage. Who on Earth gave this to the young mayor? Laylen smiled and said, ¡°A tier 5 attack magical formation, killing a few of his level three and level four people should be easy.¡± ¡°Of course,¡± the two elders looked at each other and smiled. It was not that Evelyn did not want to set up an offensive magic array, but unfortunately, offensive magic arrays were usually only owned by large factions. She was just a small unspecialized, how could she get her hands on an offensive magic array. She had painstakingly researched this set of barrier array in the mayor¡¯s mansion for several decades. From a tier 1 magical formation, she filled the alchemy stone with incantations bit by bit until she was able to upgrade it to tier 4. Although Liszt did not understand magical formations, he was also very shocked in his heart. What had the young mayor experienced these past few years? Not only did he take out a tier 4 potion, but he had also set up an attack magical formation. Laylen stroked his chin, he asked, ¡°Now that the [ Berserk Thunder Cage ] has been set up, we just have to wait for them to come. Oh, tell me, who are these important people? For example, the sons and daughters of the family heads.¡± ¡°You mean¡­?¡± The two elders instantly understood what Laylen was thinking. ¡°Yes.¡± Laylen nodded, the corners of his mouth curling into a mysterious smile. ¡°Young mayor, you can¡¯t do that. There are many spies hiding outside the mayor¡¯s residence. Once you enter the mayor¡¯s residence, you¡¯ve already become a thorn in their side. If any one of us leaves here, they¡¯ll kill us,¡± Liszt said. It was not at all a joke. Ever since Grand Knight Creed decided to overthrow the mayor, there had been people from several major clans stationed outside the mayor¡¯s residence. All the guards that they sent out to buy supplies didn¡¯t come back alive. ¡°You two are tier 3 wizards after all, right? Why are you so afraid?¡± A hint of displeasure appeared on Laylen¡¯s face. ¡°Young mayor, we¡¯re just worried about your safety.¡± Evelyn¡¯s old face turned red. ¡°That¡¯s right, young mayor. Since you¡¯re back and the mayor has already drunk the extinguishing fluid, it won¡¯t be too late for us to settle the score with them after the mayor recovers his strength,¡± Liszt added. Laylen only said, ¡°Look at me.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Evelyn and Liszt looked at Laylen in confusion, not knowing what he was planning. But soon, the two of them widened their eyes. Laylen¡¯s face was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into the face of a middle-aged man with a thick beard. However, before the two of them could react, the face of the middle-aged man had turned into the face of a dark-skinned young man. It was a completely different appearance. Under the shocked gazes of the two people, Laylen said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ve cultivated disguise magic. With my current tier, no one can tell that I¡¯m disguised except for those above the transcendent level.¡± ¡°Tommy, go and gather information on the Duke family, the Andre family, and those adventurers and mercenaries,¡± Liszt instructed the imperial guards at the side. The burly man went off to heed his orders. After a while, all the information was handed to Laylen. Laylen flipped through the information in his hand and said with a smile, ¡°Hmm, all these old men have sons. If their children were to all suddenly die, would they become so anxious that they will directly attack the magical formation?¡± ¡°When the time comes, we¡¯ll destroy them all at one go. As for Creed, we¡¯ll leave him as he is for now. Moreover, this guy is very vigilant and won¡¯t rashly attack the magical formation. There¡¯s no rush, we still have lots of time. Let¡¯s slowly torture him.¡± After saying that, Laylen took out a wooden box from his interspatial ring and gave it to Evelyn. ¡°Grandma Evelyn, this is the blueprint of the [ Berserk Thunder Cage ] .¡± ¡°Berserk Thunder Cage?!¡± Evelyn was shocked. She hurriedly opened the cover of the box. Only the corner of the blueprint was exposed, and it was engraved with extremely mysterious and obscure incantations, which interested her greatly. ¡°Grandpa Liszt, these are the recipes for tier 4 potions. Most of the tier 4 recipes are available. Take them back and study them carefully.¡± Laylen took out a thick and unadorned book and gave it to Liszt. Liszt received the ancient book with both hands excitedly. ¡°Thank you, young mayor.¡± The two old men were extremely excited. Their expressions were filled with happiness. One of them studied magical formations, while the other studied medicine refinement. Even so, this formation diagram and recipes were both rare items. Even money would not be able to buy them. They had just obtained something that they had never dreamed of obtaining, this made the two of them grin happily like children who had just received candy. Laylen pursed his lips. These things were ordinary to him. Was there a need to be so happy? ¡°Tommy, right?¡± Laylen turned to look at one of the guards. ¡°Young mayor, I am Tommy,¡± Tommy quickly replied. ¡°Peak tier 2¡­¡± Laylen saw through his realm and asked, ¡°How long have you been at peak tier 2?¡± Tommy said regretfully, ¡°Young mayor, my talent is dull. I¡¯ve been stuck at the peak of tier 2 for almost five years. I feel that there is no chance of me breaking through to tier 3 at all in this lifetime.¡± Tommy¡¯s face was filled with sadness. Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Just as Tommy was feeling regretful, Laylen changed the topic, ¡°I have a way for you to break through to tier 3. This is tier 3 Breakthrough Potion. It is a high-concentration Breakthrough Potion that can increase your breakthrough rate by 40%.¡± As Laylen flipped his palm, a tube of green liquid appeared. He opened the seal and a refreshing fragrance was emitted from the tube. When the guards around smelled it, they were all shocked. What a strong medicinal fragrance! Tommy looked at the vial in Laylen¡¯s hand, his eyes burning, and his breathing quickened, ¡°Young mayor, is this really a Breakthrough Potion? For tier 3?¡± ¡°Of course, why would I lie to you?¡± Laylen rolled his eyes. With that, he threw the potion to Tommy, as if it was some trash instead of priceless treasure. The latter quickly grabbed it with both hands, carefully holding it in his palms. ¡°Many thanks, young mayor!¡± He was ecstatic, as though he had been injected with stimulants. ¡°Let me take a look.¡± At the side, Liszt, who had not left, spoke up. Tommy hurriedly handed the potion over. Liszt¡¯s expression was solemn. First, he carefully observed the color of the potion in the test tube. Then, he opened the seal and sniffed a few times. After carefully comprehending it, he said in surprise, ¡°It¡¯s really an extremely high-quality tier 3 Breakthrough Potion. The purity of this potion is at least 80%, or even higher!¡± ¡°Although the potion itself is only a tier 3, to refine medicine of such purity requires one to be at least a tier 5 apothecary, right?¡± Having said this, Liszt stared at Laylen with a burning gaze. The process of an apothecary refining medicine, to put it bluntly, was to take its essence and remove its dross. Then, through the combination of different original medicinal liquids, all kinds of magical effects could be produced. No matter how good an apothecary was, in the process of refining medicine, they would also cause the essence of the medicine itself to be damaged, causing the purity of the medicine to become lower. For example, if he, Liszt, was a tier 3 apothecary refining a tier 3 Breakthrough Potion, then a pot of medicine he made could probably only produce two or three Breakthrough Potions, with purity of only about 30 to 40 percent. But now, a bottle of Breakthrough Potion with more than 80 percent purity was placed in front of him. This made his heart tremble. The higher the purity, the more expensive the medicine would be. An ordinary Tier 3 Breakthrough Potion on the market was usually only of 30 to 40 percent purity while costing about 10,000 gold coins. But if its purity was more than 80 percent, its price would double, which would make it cost 20,000 gold coins! Because the quality of the medicine was directly related to whether the cultivator could successfully break through to the next realm, some cultivators who had cultivated to the peak of tier 2 would use the breakthrough potion to raise their tiers. Therefore, apothecaries were highly respected, with many of them also very rich. Basically, every apothecary was a nouveau riche. Of course, except for Liszt. For people like Liszt, friendship was more important than money. If he were to betray the mayor and surrender to Creed, a tier 3 apothecary was actually very popular in most families or other factions. After confirming that this Breakthrough Potion was really good quality, Liszt threw it to Tommy and said, ¡°Drink this potion. Accept the young mayor¡¯s good intentions. You must break through to tier 4.¡± Tommy said excitedly, ¡°Apothecary Liszt, don¡¯t worry. I will not let down the young mayor¡¯s expectations of me!¡± ¡°Young mayor, I¡­¡± Tommy looked at Laylen with his mouth open. He wanted to say something to express his gratitude, but for some reason, he felt that his throat was blocked. His nose became a little sore and he could not speak. ¡°Alright,¡± Laylen waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s just tier 3 Breakthrough Potion. This isn¡¯t worth much. There¡¯s no need to thank me too much. You deserve it.¡± The guards looked at Tommy with envy. To them, obtaining such a potion was much more useful than giving them gold coins. What was the point of cultivating? Wasn¡¯t it to become stronger? ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You will all get some.¡± Laylen¡¯s words made the eyes of the surrounding guards shine. He looked around and said calmly, ¡°How many guards are there in the mayor¡¯s residence? Call them all over.¡± In just a short while, a group of people in silver armor had gathered on the field. There were about 800 of them. One of the guards stood out and said, ¡°Young mayor, all the guards have arrived. There are 850 of them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s all?¡± Laylen frowned. Vader City was located along the northern border of Borodin Kingdom. There were about 100,000 people in the city. The mayor¡¯s mansion was the most important place in the city and there should be more than 3,000 guards defending the place. 850 was too few. Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, everyone felt awkward. After their friends and brothers had learned that the balance of power was swinging towards Creed outside, they had all either left the mayor¡¯s residence or chose to betray it. Some of them had been killed because they had gone out to gather information. Laylen continued to ask, ¡°How many guards are there at tiers 1 and 2?¡± The captain of the guards glanced at the list in his hand and replied, ¡°Young mayor, there are a total of 500 people at the peak of tier 1, 325 at the beginning of tier 2, 15 at the intermediate-stage of tier 2, and 10 at the peak of tier 2.¡± After listening to the report, Laylen looked around and said in a clear voice, ¡°When my old man was in critical condition, you are all still able to guard the mayor¡¯s residence without deserting. Your loyalty is clear to all. A huge thanks to everyone for not leaving!¡± ¡°Everyone who stays will be treated as brothers.¡± Some of the guards guarding the corner were puzzled. Could it be that the young mayor had gathered them here just to give his motivational speech? Following this, Laylen waved his right hand and many bottles of potion flew out from his interspatial ring. These bottles of potion landed on the ground and formed a small mountain. There were around a thousand bottles. The guards who knew the value of the medicine could tell that there were some that could allow others to break through and some that could heal injuries. The surrounding guards, including Liszt and Evelyn, were all stunned when they saw the medicine on the ground. The young mayor had so many potions. How much money was this worth? Laylen ignored the dazed crowd and continued, ¡°You can take the tier 3 and tier 2 Breakthrough Potions here. As long as you can break through before those people outside attack, I¡¯ll give you as many potions as you want! If you¡¯re injured, use the blood potion to treat yourselves. There¡¯s no need to conserve any.¡± ¡°Right now, the low-level tier 2 guards will get the tier 2 Breakthrough Potions, the intermediate-level tier 3 guards will get the tier 3 Breakthrough Potions, and the injured ones will get blood potions. As for the rest of the potions, I¡¯ll hand them over to Grandpa Liszt for safekeeping. If you need any, go look for him.¡± ¡°In the future, if you break through to tier 4, you can also come to me for tier 4 Breakthrough Potion! I¡¯ll provide all potions below the extraordinary tier!¡± As Laylen¡¯s words fell, everyone was silent at first, and then they all fell into a frenzy. Everyone looked at Laylen with a fanatical look. Laylen had given them something beyond incredible! Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio There were piles of potions, and they were all of extremely high purity. Even a tier 5 apothecary would not be able to refine so many of such high purity. Could it be that the young mayor had snatched some elder¡¯s interspatial ring? Liszt and Evelyn looked at each other, having the same suspicion. Moreover, the young mayor had also said that he would also provide the potions for breaking through to tier 4. Did this mean that the young mayor also had tier 4 Breakthrough Potion? The value of this potion was vastly different from that of a tier 3 one. A tier 3 one would cost at most 20,000, while a tier 4 Breakthrough Potion would cost at least several times that amount. What had the young mayor gone through in the past few years? The two of them had many questions. After each of the guards took the Breakthrough Potion that they needed, they all left in high spirits.. There was still a small portion of the medicine left on the ground, which was kept by Liszt. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s all I have. You¡¯re all dismissed, good night,¡± Laylen said to them. After that, he left on his own. He returned to the room that he had left behind even after walking for a long time. Lying on the bed, after reading the information in his hands, he closed his eyes. Instantly, his breathing became much smoother. At the same time, in a certain building in Vader City, the hall was brightly lit. There were five or six middle-aged men sitting around a round table. Each of them was exuding a magical aura. One of the men, whose entire body was covered in a black robe, so that his face could be kept hidden, said, ¡°A total of fifteen disciples of the Shadow Church have been killed today.¡± ?! As soon as he said this, the others immediately became interested and looked over. This man whose face could not be seen was the Archbishop of the Shadow Church ¡ª Shadow. He was of tier 4 strength. The reason why such a person would cooperate with Creed was that Creed had promised him power after Nelly had been overthrown. He would be granted a year¡¯s worth of mining rights for the magic stone mines around Vader City. As for the others, such as the gold-tier adventurer Charles Brian, the mercenary Captain Roy Stanley, the Duke family, and the Andre family¡­ They had all received promises of wealth from Creed as well. ¡°Who did it?¡± The mercenary Captain Roy asked. He was an expert who was good at using fire magic. Although his magic was not infused with poison like the flame poison spider, it was still quite powerful among those of the same tier. Shadow opened his mouth and said, ¡°According to the adventurer who reported it, it was Laylen.¡± ¡°Laylen?¡± A trace of doubt flashed in their eyes. Duke asked uncertainly, ¡°Are you talking about Laylen Vader?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s him,¡± Shadow nodded to confirm. Creed spoke, ¡°Laylen, Nelly¡¯s son. He showed no magical talent when he was six. When he was twelve, he ran away from home and completely disappeared. Now you¡¯re telling me that the one who killed your followers was this trash?¡± Shadow shook his head. ¡°I really don¡¯t know either.¡± Creed asked again, ¡°What are the tiers of the disciples who were killed?¡± Shadow said, ¡°There were disciples of both tiers 1 and 2. According to what the adventurer said, Laylen didn¡¯t even make a move. He just slammed the table, and the big sword beside his table flew up and killed all my disciples.¡± Creed narrowed his eyes, and a sharp glint flashed in them. He said, ¡°It is very likely that he has learned some kind of sword control magic and is now able to kill a peak tier 2 very easily. He is probably quite strong.¡± ¡°However, even if he is a genius, in just six years¡¯ time, he would only at most be able to cultivate to peak tier 2. It is still not enough to pose a threat to us.¡± Hearing Creed¡¯s words, everyone present felt relieved. The name of Laylen Vader had spread throughout the entire northern Borodin Kingdom. Even if he could cultivate magic now, he probably isn¡¯t even tier 3. At this time, the mercenary group leader Duke asked, ¡°Grand knight, when will Ang Li return from the Magic Academy?¡± Ang Li, the son of the grand knight, was a genius-like existence. It was also partially because of Ang Li that they were willing to work together with Creed to deal with the mayor. Ang Li had passed the trial of the Imperial Academy of Magic and had successfully become the disciple of a powerful professor. One had to know that although Ang Li had only entered one of the branches of the academy in the Borodin Kingdom, the Imperial Academy of magic was highly respected in the entire Eastern Continent. Hearing everyone ask about this matter, Creed said, ¡°My son has just become the disciple of a professor and doesn¡¯t have much influence as of now. Attention will only be placed on him after he breaks through to tier 4. Therefore, if we want to kill Nelly now, we can only rely on the few of us here.¡± The moment these words were spoken, the experts present were disappointed. From their point of view, if Ang Li could bring his professor here, it would give them an absolute advantage. That was because his professor was of tier 5, an extraordinary cultivator, and with his power, killing a tier 4 expert would be a piece of cake. Creed snorted coldly, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry. With my son¡¯s talent, he would only need at most two years to break through to tier 4.¡± ¡°In addition, the poison that Nelly has been poisoned with is a mixture of the blood of the flame poison spider king and the other flame poisons. The poison is extremely potent, and can easily kill a tier 4 expert. Unless they can find high-purity tier 4 extinguishing fluid, there¡¯s no cure for this poison.¡± ¡°The mayor¡¯s residence is surrounded by our people. Kill anyone who comes out.¡± ¡°As for the tier 4 potion, it can only be found in prosperous places like the Kingdom and is very expensive. If we surround the mayor¡¯s mansion, nobody can even leave. Where can they buy medicine from?¡± ¡°Nelly Vader will definitely die. Perhaps he has already died from the poison.¡± Hearing Creed¡¯s assurance, the few of them felt relieved. In other words, Nelly was already dead. ¡­ The next morning, Laylen had arrived early. He went to take a look at his father, the mayor, who was still in a coma. Liszt was sitting at the head of the bed. When he saw Laylen, his eyes lit up. ¡°Young mayor, you¡¯re here.¡± ¡°How¡¯s the situation?¡± Liszt smiled and said, ¡°Thanks to your potion, the mayor¡¯s condition has improved a lot. He¡¯ll probably wake up in two or three days.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. I¡¯ll be going out for a while,¡± Laylen said. Liszt instructed, ¡°Young mayor, please be careful.¡± Laylen only smiled at Liszt¡¯s instructions. It was not like it was hell outside. What was there to be careful about? In the past few years, what kind of danger had he not experienced? Laylen quickly left the mayor¡¯s mansion and walked all the way out. Not long after, he sensed that someone was following behind him. As expected, the mayor¡¯s mansion was constantly under surveillance. Laylen took a few turns and finally turned into an alley. The moment he turned into the alley, his facial appearance immediately changed from a teenager to that of a middle-aged man. Not only did his face change, but the aura emanating from him was also completely different. He had become a completely different person. Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After Laylen¡¯s temperament and appearance had completely changed, a few of his followers hurriedly ran into the alley. However, they found that there was no trace of a young man in the alley, only a middle-aged man with a dispirited face. ¡°Where is he?¡± They looked at each other and saw confusion in each other¡¯s eyes. Then, magical power surged from one of them as he stepped on the walls on both sides of the alley. He went up to the highest point of the alley and looked down at the surrounding streets. However, there was no one on the street. The young man who had just walked out of the mayor¡¯s mansion seemed to have just disappeared into thin air. ¡°Hey, did you see a young man walking into this alley just now? Where did he go?¡± At this moment, someone asked Laylen, who appeared to be a dispirited middle-aged man. Laylen raised his hand and pointed at the road leading to the street in front of him. He said, ¡°I saw the shadow of someone running in that direction, but I don¡¯t know where he went.¡± ¡°Give chase!¡± After getting the whereabouts of the ¡®escapee¡¯, the martial artist on the high wall shouted. Then, he took the lead and stepped forward, instantly disappearing into the alley. At the same time, a few tier 2 experts on the ground followed closely behind, brushing past Laylen. After the few of them left, Laylen reversed and entered the main road. At this time, his appearance changed yet again, becoming someone completely different again. His long gray hair fluttered in the wind. After about three minutes, the warrior who was running along the high wall sensed that something was wrong, and he hurriedly landed on the ground. The group got confused. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± The man¡¯s expression was ugly. ¡°That middle-aged man is the person who came out of the mansion! There are no other footprints on the ground. We were tricked!¡± The few of them came to a sudden realization. However, when they returned to the alley, the dispirited middle-aged man had already disappeared. ¡­ ¡°William Dodd, son of the leader of the blazing fire mercenary group. He is a lecherous man and likes to visit brothels. He spends most of his time here.¡± At the same time, Laylen was standing in the crowd and recalling the information he had been given in his mind. The corners of his mouth curled into a smile. Then, he strode forward. At the door, a few coquettish women were attracting men to come and go. When Laylen walked over, a coquettish woman with heavy makeup immediately came up to him. ¡°Sir, come on in, and let¡¯s have fun!¡± Laylen smiled slightly. He took out three gold coins from his palm and said with a smile, ¡°Tell me, is William here with you? As long as you tell me that he is here, these will be yours.¡± The flirtatious woman pursed her lips and tried to put on a flirtatious look. ¡°Sir, we can¡¯t divulge so much about others, and especially since Young Master William¡¯s identity is special. We can¡¯t tell you so easily.¡± ¡°Ten gold coins. This is enough for you to buy yourself out of here,¡± Laylen took out another seven gold coins. ¡°Hehehe¡­¡± a greedy look flashed in the woman¡¯s eyes. She took Laylen¡¯s hand and quietly put the gold coins into her own hand. Then, she breathed out into Laylen¡¯s ear and whispered the room where William was. After Laylen entered, the woman continued to recruit other passers-by. Inside the hall, the smell of gaudy perfume was very strong. Men and women were hugging and grabbing together, and there was a lusty atmosphere in the air. Laylen did not pay attention to these things. Instead, he went straight to the VIP room on the fifth floor. The VIP room was naturally a place that only people with money and power could stay in. There were two bodyguards outside the door. The two bodyguards saw Laylen coming up and wanted to stop him, but they were casually put out with a simple wave from Laylen. Two spells instantly knocked them out. He came to the door of a room and heard heavy breathing coming from inside. Laylen did not hesitate. He immediately raised his foot and kicked the door open. His gaze fell on a man on the bed. The man had a blanket wrapping around him, only his head was exposed. The expression on his face was filled with indescribable anger. ¡°Who the hell are you?! How dare you interrupt me!¡± William¡¯s anger could be imagined when he was interrupted at the most critical moment. At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to tear this strange man in front of him into pieces. ¡°Are you William?¡± Laylen ignored the man¡¯s anger and asked. ¡°Why don¡¯t you scram if you know it¡¯s me? You¡¯re courting death!¡± William roared hysterically. ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as it¡¯s you,¡± Laylen nodded. In the blink of an eye, Laylen had arrived beside William. The moment Laylen¡¯s aura erupted, William sensed that something was wrong. However, this was when he was at his weakest, and there was no time for him to dodge anything. Laylen stretched out his index finger and pressed it against William¡¯s forehead. A gray flame rose and turned into a sharp arrow, burning William¡¯s brain. William couldn¡¯t figure out why someone would dare to kill him openly in the valley of Vader City. After all, his father was the leader of a mercenary group. The man¡¯s body fell on the bed without a sound. ¡°Ah!¡± A woman¡¯s terrified scream came from under the quilt. Laylen only glanced at the woman, then turned around and left the room. The moment he left the room, his appearance instantly changed again, and the aura on his body was completely different from before. Just as he was going back downstairs, he ran into the guards who were rushing over, and they brushed past each other. Vaguely, Laylen heard the guards say, ¡°D*mn it, catch the man who has the balls to cause trouble here!¡± Hearing these words, Laylen shook his head in his heart and smiled disdainfully. After leaving the brothel, he rushed to the next house without stopping. If the son of the mercenary group leader, William Dodd, was fond of womanizing and indulging in debauchery, then the son of the gold-tier adventurer, Connor, was the complete opposite. Connor had always been interested in martial arts since he was young. He was not interested in women and had always been diligent in training himself, even if it was not magic, that his father had always taught him to use. Ever since he had followed his father to Vader City, on the border of the Borodin Kingdom, he had fallen in love with the Gladiator Arena here. Every day, he would immerse himself in life-and-death battles with all kinds of gladiators. Basically, Connor would be in the arena of Vader City every day. The Gladiator Arena of Vader City was not built by the people of Vader City. Instead, it was a branch arena from an organization based outside the city. It was said that the organization that owns the arena is very powerful. There were at least tier 6 Saint-like experts backing it. They did not express their views on the fact that Vader City was about to switch hands. It did not matter to them who the mayor was. As long as the new mayor did not stop them from making money, it was fine. When Laylen arrived at the arena, it was already crowded. The fierce customs of the north meant that people here liked to watch this kind of fight between flesh and blood. Those who came here to watch had to pay a certain amount of money. Of course, they could also bet on the matches. Some would win themselves pretty ladies, and some would lose everything and become laborers. Some would even end up becoming gladiators themselves. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After paying a certain amount of money for the ticket, Laylen came to the spectator stand of the arena. At this moment, in the arena, which was covered in yellow dirt, there were two strong men fighting for their lives. One of them was shirtless. His body was burly, and he was as strong as a lion. He opened his mouth wide and let out a wild roar. ¡°Mad Lion! Mad Lion!¡± As he roared, countless shouts echoed in the surroundings.. This bare-chested burly man, nicknamed Mad Lion, had already won multiple times in the arena. Ever since he entered the arena, he had never lost. And the person who was fighting him was a man about thirty years old. Because of the rules of the arena, both sides could not use weapons or attack spells, so most of the people relied on their own fists to fight. Although this man¡¯s body looked ¡°skinnier¡± than Mad Lion, when both sides fought, neither side had much of an advantage. The two fists collided, producing a dull sound. ¡°Go, Young Master Connor! Go, Young Master Connor!¡± In the audience stands, there were also people cheering for this man. Somewhere in the audience stands stood an old man and a young man. The latter scorned, ¡°Connor and his father both practice poison magic. They must be nuts to be fighting hand-to-hand here.¡± The old man chuckled, ¡°I reckon Connor¡¯s here for training after learning some kind of magic that can strengthen the body. ¡°The magic Connor practices is poison-based. Once they encounter a stronger magic cultivator, they will be crippled. Moreover, Poison Magic is a side-door magic, and there are very few strong poison mages.¡± ¡°These few days, Connor came every day and would use Mad Lion to train his body. He has become much stronger. He can now last half an hour under the attack of the Mad Lion.¡± ¡°However, no matter what, Connor¡¯s arrival has indeed attracted a lot of spectators for our Gladiator Arena. We have earned quite a lot just from the ticket money alone.¡± After hearing the old man¡¯s words, the young man nodded. ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± He paused for a moment, then asked, ¡°I heard that Mayor Nelly is really going to die?¡± The old man chuckled. ¡°I don¡¯t know. The Tier 5 magical formation of the mayor¡¯s mansion hasn¡¯t been broken yet, and Nelly¡¯s whereabouts are still unknown. However, those peak third-level experts have been attacking the barrier for so long, and the mayor hasn¡¯t come out to stop them. I bet he¡¯s heavily injured, like what they say. However, this has nothing to do with us. As long as they don¡¯t disturb us from making money, it doesn¡¯t make a difference who becomes the mayor.¡± Laylen glanced at the two of them. After listening to their conversation, he silently withdrew his gaze. His target was Connor in the arena. Then, his gaze shifted to another part of the audience seats. There was a young man lazily leaning on a bench with a flirtatious woman feeding him food from the side. ¡°It really doesn¡¯t take much effort to come here. I can take care of two at a time. This way, I won¡¯t have to make a trip,¡± Laylen nodded to himself. The young man who was getting fed was called Moss Andre. He was the son of the Andre family. This person was also on Laylen¡¯s kill list. In the arena, Connor could not fend against Mad Lion at all. After a while, Connor was kicked in the chest by Mad Lion and was sent flying. Even though they were far apart, Laylen could see the strength of the two. They were both at the peak of tier 2. However, Laylen did not care about this. Connor would not be his match even if Laylen were only at tier 2, not to mention that he was currently at the peak of tier 3. Although Connor was defeated, he did not look disappointed. Instead, he looked at Mad Lion and said excitedly, ¡°I will challenge you again next time!¡± Then, he left the arena and walked towards Moss. Seeing Connor coming over, Moss stood up and smiled at him. ¡°Connor, your physique has become stronger again. Congratulations!¡± ¡°Haha, Moss, you¡¯re too polite,¡± Connor smiled. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go up and try it?¡± ¡°Hahaha, then there¡¯s no need,¡± Moss waved his hand and said, ¡°Let¡¯s look for William and we¡¯ll all have a meal together.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Connor nodded. Their fathers were all powerful figures in Vader City and belonged to the same social circle. It was normal for them to often get together to have a meal and exchange feelings. ¡°Have a meal?¡± A sudden voice sounded behind the two of them. ¡°I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t have a chance.¡± Hearing this, Connor and Moss felt their hair stand on end. A sense of danger of being targeted by a giant beast instantly assaulted their hearts. They both dodged out of the way and looked back. A fist with abundant magic power came smashing towards them. ¡°Who are you!?¡± Facing the sudden attack, Connor shouted angrily, and then his aura exploded. All the magic power in his body gathered in his hands, and he hurriedly raised his hands to block. He collided with the fist wrapped in terrifying magic power. Bang! Connor¡¯s two arms exploded under Laylen¡¯s punch, turning into a cloud of blood mist. ¡°AHH!¡± After losing both his arms, he fell to the ground and wailed in despair and pain. ¡°It¡¯s been six years, and you still haven¡¯t improved at all.¡± As Connor screamed, Laylen¡¯s face began to change, revealing his original appearance. He looked at Connor, the corners of his mouth curling into a sneer. Six years ago, Connor was at the early stage of Tier 2. Now, after six years, he was only at peak Tier 2. ¡°You are¡­ Laylen!¡± Even though his appearance had changed a lot, Connor could still recognize him. Although Laylen didn¡¯t practice magic six years ago, he was still the son of the mayor, and the two had some interactions. Connor was extremely shocked. Didn¡¯t everyone say that Laylen couldn¡¯t practice magic? Why did he become so terrifyingly powerful after just six years? ¡°Laylen?!¡± Moss, who was listening to Connor, was also shocked and looked at him in shock. ¡°Laylen! How dare you cripple my arms! You will definitely die a horrible death! Your poisoned father is going to die soon, and so are you!!¡± Connor¡¯s face was ferocious as he roared. ¡°Ha,¡± Laylen smiled faintly and came in front of Connor. A wisp of flame jumped between his fingers and flew out, piercing through Connor¡¯s forehead, instantly killing him. ¡°The one who will die soon is you.¡± Then, he turned his gaze towards Moss. The next one is you. Moss, who was watching from the side, was dumbstruck. Connor was a peak Tier 2 expert, yet he could not even withstand a single attack from Laylen, instantly getting defeated. Moss had wanted to help, but he could not even see Laylen¡¯s movements clearly. Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Connor¡¯s sudden death attracted the attention of many people around him. Connor was the son of a gold-tier adventurer. He was killed just like that. Not far away, the old man and the young man who were talking earlier also looked this way. ¡°Why did you kill Connor?!¡± Moss asked with a gloomy face. Laylen found Moss¡¯s question somewhat ridiculous. Their men had already joined forces and attacked his father, which made them enemies. What other reason did Laylen need to kill him? Laylen did not answer Moss¡¯s question. Instead, he grinned and said, ¡°You¡¯re next.¡± At Laylen¡¯s words, Moss¡¯ hair instantly stood on end. He had a bad premonition. He did not dare to think too much. He hurriedly mobilized all the magic power in his body and transferred it to his palm. Moss¡¯ palm was instantly surrounded by a grayish-white fog. Moss had activated his magic. The fog turned into some white bones and grabbed at Laylen¡¯s chest. Laylen had a confident smile on his face. He did not even dodge. In the entire empire, there was no one of the same tier who could defeat him, let alone someone of tier 1. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Moss¡¯ wrist. When he reached Moss, Laylen felt a force stirring from Moss, as he wanted to shake his hand away. Laylen smiled slightly. He withdrew his strength and the sound of bones cracking rang out. The place where Moss was grabbed by him was immediately shattered into pieces. Moss¡¯ face immediately contorted under extreme pain. However, the white fog wrapped around his palm surged up crazily and spread to Laylen¡¯s entire arm. The white fog followed the pores on Laylen¡¯s arm and entered his body. ¡°Hahaha! You¡¯re dead meat!¡± Moss¡¯ face revealed a sinister smile. He had been exposed to death-type magic since he was young and had continuously extracted and comprehended the intent of death from dead objects. His death-type magic could even make people of a higher tier than him fall before him. Even a tier 4 expert might die by his hands if caught off guard. Moreover, Laylen was at most an intermediate tier 3 expert, not even a tier 4 one. As Moss spoke, Laylen¡¯s arm, which had been touched by the white fog, began to turn black, showing signs of necrosis. Moreover, the necrosis was rapidly taking over Laylen¡¯s entire body. ¡°That¡¯s all you got? Don¡¯t embarrass yourself,¡± Laylen sneered. Then, he worked his magic, and the magic power in his body began to move. Like the healing light of the goddess of life, it emitted a gentle light which surged into the arm that had been invaded by the death intent. Sizzle sizzle sizzle ¡ª Laylen¡¯s arm began to emit burning white smoke. It was the death intent that had been dispelled by the purification. After the white fog passed, when he looked over, Laylen¡¯s arm had completely returned to its normal appearance. ¡°How is this possible?!¡± Seeing that Laylen was unharmed, Moss¡¯ eyes were filled with disbelief. ¡°Ha¡­ you have no idea what power is!¡± Laylen said. At the same time, he reached out his left hand and grabbed Moss¡¯ throat. Flames rose up, and as he crushed Moss¡¯ throat, it was also burnt black. Then, he released his hand, and Moss¡¯ body collapsed on the ground. The audience at the side was already in a mess. The guards around recognized the two dead. One was the son of a gold-tier adventurer, and the other was the son of the Duke family. These two people had backing from people who were at the peak of power in Vader City. Who was this young man? He was so arrogant. Was he really not afraid of death? After killing the two, Laylen was about to turn around and leave, but the voice behind him made him stop. ¡°Young man, killing people in our arena, are you trying to make us take the blame?¡± Laylen turned around and saw that it was the old man and the young man who were talking earlier. The old man stared at him with an invisible pressure. It enveloped the entire audience hall. ¡°Don¡¯t meddle in other people¡¯s business,¡± Laylen glanced at the old man and said indifferently. ¡°Hahaha, how dare you talk to me like that!¡± The old man was so angry that he laughed instead. The arena behind him did not include gold-level adventurers and the Duke family. If those two died, so be it. However, what made the old man unhappy was that someone dared to kill his guests in his territory! The old man¡¯s body turned into a black shadow and appeared in front of Laylen. He reached out a dry hand to grab Laylen¡¯s neck, trying to crush it. However, Laylen¡¯s speed was not slow either. With a flash of afterimages, he easily evaded the old man¡¯s hand and appeared in a corner. The old man¡¯s eyes narrowed. He had never thought that Laylen could be so fast. After all, he was at the initial stage of Tier 4 and was one of the people in charge of this arena. He was a whole tier higher than the young man in front of him. Since he could not catch the other party, it meant that the other party must have learned some kind of extremely high-level movement technique. At the thought of this, the old man stopped where he was and stared at Laylen. An invisible spiritual power was extracted from his mind and instantly invaded Laylen¡¯s consciousness. When a human reached tier 4, they would be able to condense mental power and use it to attack. In an instant, Laylen felt as if his brain had been pierced by thousands of needles. He endured the pain and revealed a sinister smile. ¡°Old man, are you trying to bully the weak?¡± Then, he flipped his palm and took out an exquisite pitch-black dagger from his interspatial ring. Laylen grabbed the dagger and slashed forward. The blade of the dagger flashed with a bright light as if it had cut through some invisible spiritual medium. ¡°Puff.¡± After his spiritual power was cut, the old man suffered a backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood. ¡°This is a lesson. Don¡¯t meddle in other people¡¯s business in the future!¡± Laylen glared at the old man and turned to leave the arena. As he walked, his face began to change again. It turned into a handsome face with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. In the arena, the young man next to the old man asked with concern, ¡°Are you okay?¡± The young man¡¯s heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface. He did not expect that a mere guy at the intermediate stage of tier 3 would have a weapon that could cut off spiritual power. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± The old man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and calmed the surging energy in his body. He asked in surprise, ¡°Were those two people calling him Laylen before they died?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± The young man nodded. ¡°Laylen is the son of the mayor. Six years ago, he mysteriously disappeared because he didn¡¯t have any magical talent. I didn¡¯t expect him to become so powerful after coming back this time. He probably has a weapon that can cut off spiritual power.¡± The old man was shocked. ¡°These few years when he disappeared, he must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter.¡± ¡°It¡¯s possible.¡±The old man nodded. ¡°Connor and Paul are both at tier 2, but they have no power whatsoever to go up against him. This shows that Laylen¡¯s true strength is far beyond them. It seems that with Laylen around, it will be difficult for these people to seize the position of mayor.¡± After a pause, the old man continued, ¡°Should I go and apologize to him? After all, I had used my spiritual power to attack him just now.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need,¡± the young man said. ¡°No matter how powerful he is, he¡¯s not worthy of your apology. Attacking others in our territory is equivalent to not giving face to the Gabriel family.¡± Hearing this, the old man¡¯s heart relaxed slightly. Laylen might be someone with considerable influence and power, but the Gabriel family was also not to be trifled with. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Laylen walked out of the arena onto the street. His face was slightly pale. The spiritual attack of the tier 4 wizard just now had slightly injured his sea of consciousness. However, this small injury was nothing to him. Soon, he arrived at the gate of a mansion. This was another clan with a peak tier 3 expert in Vader City. The Andre family. The leader of the Andre family had peak tier 3 strength. He had a total of three children. These three children also had extraordinary strength. They had all reached peak tier 2. Even in the entire northern Borodin Kingdom, they could be considered the more outstanding amongst the younger generation. Currently, these three people were also Laylen¡¯s targets. Although Laylen did not have any enmity with them, their father had decided to stand on the wrong side. The outcome of such defiance could only be death. After a short while, a servant walked out of the mansion, and then blended into the crowd on the street. Although it was only for a short moment, Laylen had already remembered his appearance. Laylen¡¯s face changed again into the servant from before. Following that, he openly walked through the front door of Andre¡¯s house. ¡°Eh? Ryan, you¡¯re back so quickly? Go to the training field in the backyard. The three young masters are still waiting to use the Strength Potion.¡± Laylen had just stepped through the front door when a middle-aged woman walked towards him and said to him. ¡°Okay, got it.¡± Laylen nodded and walked straight towards the training field. A few minutes later, Laylen had changed back his appearance and left the Andre residence. After another ten minutes, he had returned to the mayor¡¯s mansion. When Liszt and Evelyn saw that Laylen was safe, they heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Young mayor, you scared us to death by leaving for so long¡­¡± the two old men said at the same time. ¡°I¡¯m fine, no?¡± Laylen smiled. When Laylen had just returned to the mayor¡¯s residence, a maid went to the field in the Andre residence to get the people there to go for lunch. However, she was instead greeted by three bloody corpses. The maid immediately let out a terrified scream. This scream alarmed everyone in the mansion. When they quickly rushed to the field afterward, they were all dumbfounded. The three young masters of the Andre family had all died. The three of them had died in the same way. There were burn marks on their throats and between their eyebrows. It was obvious that they had been killed by some fire magic. Oh no¡­ The dozens of people present were all pale and terrified. Each of these three young masters was at peak tier 2, but now they had all died out of nowhere in the training field in the mansion. They didn¡¯t even know who the murderer was. The Andre family was about to collapse. In the grand knight¡¯s manor, at this moment, a few powerful individuals were sitting around the round table, discussing how to deal with the mayor. Suddenly, they heard an anxious roar from outside, ¡°Something terrible has happened!¡± Immediately after, a figure rushed into the conference hall in a hurry. For a moment, everyone in the hall stared at this guy who rushed in recklessly. ¡°Master, something terrible has happened!¡± That person knelt in front of gold-level adventurer Bick and said with a trembling voice, ¡°Connor¡­ Young Master Connor is dead! He has been killed in the arena!¡± ¡°What did you just say?!¡± Bick suddenly felt the world spinning. He stepped forward and reached out to grab that person¡¯s collar. He asked coldly, ¡°Who did it?¡± ¡°Laylen¡­ the one who did it said he was Laylen!¡± ¡°Ridiculous!¡± Bick cursed angrily. Although more than ten disciples of the Shadow Church were killed in the tavern last night, and the suspected murderer was also Laylen, no one took it seriously. They thought that the murderer must be someone else. After all, Laylen had only started to practice magic for six years. What could he achieve in just six years? At the very most, he would have only early tier 1 power. His son was at peak tier 2, and his physique was much stronger than others of the same tier. He could be said to be invincible in the same realm. Moreover, there was even a tier 4 expert there in addition to the numerous guards. Who would dare to kill people there? ¡°Ahem, Brother Bick, don¡¯t panic. This is definitely fake news.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, the power behind the arena is not small, who would dare to cause trouble in there?¡± A few people at the side tried to persuade him. ¡°Master, this is definitely true!¡± The adventurer said with a trembling voice, ¡°Not only is the young master dead, but even Young Master Moss of the Duke family is also dead!¡± ¡°What?!¡± When the patriarch of the Duke family, who was originally planning to watch the farce, heard this, and his eyes flashed with killing intent as he stared at the adventurer. The aura of a tier 3 expert was fully released, causing this adventurer, who was only at early tier 2, to collapse to the ground. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s true¡­¡± ¡°Terrible news!¡± As soon as this adventurer finished speaking, a hurried voice came from outside. Soon, a Duke family servant ran in and knelt in front of Duke family¡¯s patriarch. ¡°Young Master Moss has died in the arena¡­¡± Bang! Duke family¡¯s patriarch smashed the round table in front of him with one palm. At this moment, he was full of anger. ¡°Was it also Laylen?!¡± ¡°He¡­ before he killed the young master, he revealed his name as Laylen¡­¡± the servant stuttered. ¡°Laylen Vader! I swear I will kill you!¡± the Duke family¡¯s patriarch roared. ¡°Sir, it¡¯s bad. The young leader has been killed in the forbidden fruit shop!¡± Before Duke finished his sentence, another person ran in. This was already the third person. This person came in and knelt in front of the leader of the blazing fire mercenary group. ¡°What? Has my child also¡­¡± The leader of the blazing fire mercenary group originally wanted to watch the show from the side, he didn¡¯t expect his son to die as well. ¡°Who did it? Could it be Laylen as well?¡± The eyes of the leader of the blazing fire mercenary group were burning. ¡°No, I don¡¯t know¡­ When we found the young leader, he was already dead,¡± the mercenary said in fear. Creed sat on the chair, the corner of his mouth slightly twitching. Laylen caused so much trouble after he had just returned? The children of three people had all been massacred in a row. The leader of the Andre family had a bad premonition. He had three children. However, fortunately, his three children should be staying at home today. The Andre family also had many tier 2 experts, and the three children were all also peak tier 2 experts themselves. Thinking of this, the Andre family¡¯s patriarch calmed down. However, at this moment, a heart-wrenching sound came from outside. A person rushed in. It was the Andre family¡¯s housekeeper. He lowered his head and didn¡¯t dare to look into the eyes of the family patriarch. He stuttered, ¡°The three young masters¡­ have all been killed¡­ by an unknown expert¡­¡± Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The patriarch of the Andre family was devastated by the news of his sons¡¯ deaths. He grabbed the butler by his collar, shaking him violently, saying, ¡°What the hell were you doing? How could you let someone just walk in and kill people in this house, without even knowing who he was?¡± ¡°I, I¡­¡± Cold sweat broke out on the butler¡¯s forehead. He was already scared out of his wits. In fact, they were all also very confused. Who could enter the mansion without anyone noticing? All the guards and maids at home did not notice any strangers entering the mansion. Most importantly, when the three young masters died, nothing could be heard at all. By logic, the person who came to kill them must be at least a tier 4 expert because only an expert of this level could enter the mansion silently and kill the three young masters.. ¡°Trash!¡± After hearing the butler¡¯s guess, the patriarch could no longer hold back his anger. He raised his palm, and a cold and terrifying magic power circulated in his palm, slapping towards the butler¡¯s chest. ¡°Master! Master, please spare my life!¡± When the butler saw the patriarch raise his hand, he already had a bad premonition. He hurriedly begged for mercy in shock. But before he could finish his words, the magic power had already left the patriarch¡¯s palm and turned into an ice arrow, which then pierced through the butler¡¯s chest. The huge force sent the butler¡¯s body flying out of the hall and into the stone pillar outside the door, turning into a bloody mist. When everyone looked over, the butler was already dead. Only his eyes were wide open. He had died with a grievance. ¡°The descendants of all four families have died at the same time. How could there be such a coincidence?¡± Adventurer Bick¡¯s entire body was exuding a chilling aura. He said coldly, ¡°That¡¯s right. How could there be such a coincidence in this world? It must be Laylen¡¯s doing!¡± The eyes of the leader of the mercenary group were cold, and his body was boiling with killing intent. The patriarch of the Duke family¡¯s tone was similarly cold. ¡°If I don¡¯t behead him myself in public, the hatred in my heart will never resolve!¡± In the end, Archbishop Shadow, who had lost more than ten followers, said, ¡°Let¡¯s all go to the mayor¡¯s residence and work together to break that magical formation outside. We¡¯ll then capture Laylen and tear him into pieces.¡± After saying that, he even didn¡¯t ask Creed in the leader¡¯s seat for permission and just left the grand knight¡¯s mansion. The remaining people looked at each other and followed Shadow out. They had an irreconcilable enmity with Laylen. After they left, Grand Knight Creed sat on a chair and stroked his chin. He said to himself, ¡°I gotta admit, Laylen has helped me a lot.¡± These old men. Although all of them had agreed to divide the resources of Vader City evenly, none of them wanted to contribute more than they had to in overthrowing the current mayor. They were afraid that Mayor Nelly would still be alive. If he were to recover, he would definitely seek them out for revenge and kill them all. Therefore, whenever it was their turn to attack the magical formation, they would not put in much effort. If they had all been willing to put in more effort, the magical formation would have been broken long ago. Now that their sons have all been killed, the anger in their hearts has finally been ignited. With the five of them working together, the magical formation, which had already been riddled with holes from the previous attacks, would definitely be broken today. ¡°Laylen, oh Laylen, I really should thank you properly.¡± Creed looked into the distance with a smile. Laylen¡¯s return had seemingly accelerated Vader City¡¯s change of ownership. Thinking of the magical formation being broken, Nelly dying, and him controlling most of the knights in the city, a heroic spirit instantly rose in Creed¡¯s eyes. Vader city was about to change its name to Knight City! On the other hand, the five experts, led by Shadow, had all come to the sky above the mayor¡¯s mansion. Terrifying auras spread out from their bodies. Even ordinary people who did not cultivate magic could feel them. Countless people poked their heads out from the windowsill of their homes, their gazes locked onto the five people who were the source of the auras. ¡°Are they not planning to hide anymore?¡± Most people were deep in thought. In the past, these few experts would take turns to attack the formation of the mayor¡¯s mansion, only coming at night as well. Few people saw them actually attacking the formation, and so nobody dared to talk about it. But now, they had all directly come to the sky above the mayor¡¯s mansion, without even trying to cover their actions at all. In Vader City, hundreds of thousands of people looked at the sky above the mayor¡¯s mansion. Would today be the day that the mayor¡¯s mansion got destroyed? Grand Knight Creed would then become the new mayor and take control of Vader City. Many experts who had received the mayor¡¯s kindness and wisdom couldn¡¯t help but look worried. However, most of them remained calm. To the commoners, as long as there was no war, it didn¡¯t matter who the mayor was. To the experts, as they had already lived for many years, with the breakthrough of each tier granting them increased longevity, they had already seen such power change hands many times. They had long been used to this. Only by constantly becoming stronger could they protect the things around them. ¡°Laylen! Get the hell out there!¡± The patriarch of the Andre family stood on the top of the spire and let out a roar filled with anger. This roar was like thunder that echoed in the ears and spread out in all directions. Even the people standing more than a hundred meters away felt uncomfortable. ¡°Today, I will definitely cut you into pieces!¡± The leader of the mercenary group was also furious. A few people stood around the mayor¡¯s mansion, looking down at the mayor¡¯s mansion from above, looking for Laylen¡¯s figure. They wanted nothing more than to chop him into pieces and get rid of him as soon as possible! The surrounding spectators had puzzled expressions. Who was Laylen? Why did this name sound somewhat familiar? Only a small number of people knew about the situation, such as the spectators who had just left the arena of life and death. The Duke family¡¯s young patriarch and the gold-tier adventurer¡¯s son had both died in the arena at the same time. In the mayor¡¯s residence, there were still many guards who had no idea that Laylen had set up the Berserk Thunder Cage. When they saw four peak tier 3 experts and even a tier 4 one gathered outside, their faces turned pale. It was like the end of the world. ¡°Wow, you have come so quickly.¡± Laylen had just come out of his father¡¯s room when he heard the roars from outside. He was slightly stunned, then stood up and went outside. He raised his head and saw the five people. Evelyn and Liszt followed him on his left and right. ¡°Oh, good afternoon, everyone.¡± Laylen grinned. Shadow¡¯s voice was like a snake¡¯s and he asked in a hoarse voice, ¡°Are you Laylen Vader?!¡± Andre¡¯s eyes were burning with anger, ¡°Did you kill my three children?!¡± Bick and the leader of the Duke family didn¡¯t say anything. Their eyes were fixed on Laylen, wishing they could tear him into pieces. ¡°That¡¯s right, it was me,¡± Laylen didn¡¯t deny it. Instead, he admitted it straightforwardly with a bright smile, ¡°Your sons are too weak, like little chicks. They couldn¡¯t even withstand one of my attacks.¡± ¡°You killed my followers too?¡± Shadow asked. ¡°That¡¯s right, it was me too.¡± ¡°You! How dare you! I¡¯m gonna kill you!¡± Seeing Laylen¡¯s arrogance, the five experts could not contain their anger. ¡°Hahahaha! Come on then! I¡¯m right here! Come on in here and kill me if you have the guts! Hahaha!¡± Laylen laughed wildly. Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Just you wait! When this barrier is broken, I will tear you apart with my own hands!¡± Fuming with rage, the leader of the mercenary group clenched his right fist, causing the magical aura in the air to surge wildly before pouring into his fist. Then, with a loud bang, he smashed his fist into the formation. Bang! The invisible barrier appeared once more. The shape of a spider web could be seen on the spot that was hit. The entire barrier was trembling as if it could collapse at any time. At the same time, the other experts didn¡¯t hold back either. They all used their full strength and attacked at the same time, releasing their own strength on the barrier. Boom boom boom! The barrier endured the attacks of the five experts one after another and began to tremble violently. Not long after, the magical formation could no longer withstand the attacks of the five people. It shattered into pieces and turned into light spots that dissipated in the air.. Of course, the reason why the barrier was so easy to break was that Laylen had removed a few alchemical stones of the magical formation when he set up the Berserk Thunder Cage. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for these people to break the barrier. ¡°Die!¡± Seeing that the barrier was broken, the patriarch of the Andre family wasted no more words. With endless murderous intent, he pounced towards Laylen like a demon. Not only that, the remaining four experts followed closely behind. The five of them wished they could swallow Laylen alive. At this moment, Laylen unhurriedly activated the control token and silently chanted an incantation. A layer of dark blue magic barrier appeared, enveloping the five of them. Feeling restricted, the few of them had no choice but to stop and frown. Their eyes were filled with puzzlement. ¡°What is this?¡± Didn¡¯t they break the defensive magic barrier just now? Why was there another magical formation? ¡°Hehe¡­¡± looking at the five of them who were puzzled, Laylen smiled and said, ¡°Welcome to the [ Berserk Thunder cage ].¡± As Laylen¡¯s voice fell, the Berserk Thunder Cage was activated. Countless magical power rushed over from all directions and gathered on a dark blue magic array. A lightning vortex was rolled up. The thunder gave off an extremely terrifying power. As the thunder started forming one peal after another, the entire space of the barrier was split into several pieces. ¡°This is the berserk thunder cage!¡± Feeling the terrifying might of the thunder, the experienced Archbishop Shadow finally recognized what it was. He screamed out hysterically, ¡°Why is there a Berserk Thunder cage here!?¡± Hearing Shadow¡¯s words, the four tier 3 experts felt their hearts race. They had not expected to be trapped in another magic formation after just breaking through one. The power of the thunder also caused them to feel a chill. Laylen used his token to control the magical formation. All of a sudden, a dark purple peal of thunder shot out, striking Bick at lightning speed. Even though Bick had already made preparations to defend himself, using all of his magic, he was still unable to block the peal of thunder. With a single strike, his shoulder was pierced through. An arm fell from his body, giving off a burnt smell. Following this, a few more peals of thunder appeared. One after another, they pierced through Bick¡¯s body. They completely destroyed his life force. Bick opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he could not say anything. With a plop, his body fell to the ground. Silence. In the mayor¡¯s manor, countless guards looked at the scene in front of them, their eyes filled with disbelief. The powerful experts in Vader City had just fallen into the killing formation, all unable to retaliate. Was this Berserk Thunder Cage set up by Liszt? ¡°[ Berserk Thunder Cage ]. What terrifying power¡­ not to mention tier 3, even if they were all tier 4 experts, they would not be able to survive and destroy this cage.¡± Liszt and Evelyn muttered to themselves. When they first saw the imposing manner of these people when they broke through the defensive barrier, they thought that the Berserk Thunder Cage wouldn¡¯t be able to keep them in for long. But when they saw that the few of them had stepped into the cage and Bick get instantly killed by the thunder, the two of them could finally heave a sigh of relief. Outside, when countless onlookers saw this scene, they also revealed shocked expressions. Who would have thought that there would be such a killing magical formation in the mayor¡¯s residence? ¡°[ Berserk Thunder cage ]¡­ this, how is this possible? How is this possible? !¡± On a tall building in the distance, the person in charge of the arena, the old man and the young man, were standing together. The old man stared at the purple thunder in the cage, his eyes filled with disbelief. ¡°[ Berserk Thunder Cage ] is¡­ ?¡± The young man asked, puzzled. ¡°The [ Berserk Thunder Cage ] is an extremely powerful killing magical formation. Its foundation is a tier 4 magical formation. It¡¯s easy for it to kill even tier 4 experts. Not to mention all four of them, as long as they have enough alchemical stones to support the magical consumption of the formation, they can kill many more experts.¡± The old man paused and continued, ¡°Even the royal family of the Borodin Kingdom doesn¡¯t have this kind of magical formation. I didn¡¯t expect it to appear in this small Vader City. It¡¯s really unbelievable¡­¡± The young man was dumbstruck after hearing it. ¡°How could this be?!¡± The remaining four people had long let go of the anger in their hearts and were extremely anxious. Bick couldn¡¯t even block a single peal and had died directly. After killing Bick, the peals of thunder disappeared immediately. However, they could feel that the terrifying peals of thunder could come out from anywhere at any time. This made the four of them shiver. ¡°Liszt! You shameless old man! What dirty tricks!¡± Duke cursed angrily. The four of them thought that Liszt was the one who had set up the killing formation to lure them in. ¡°It¡¯s your turn.¡± Laylen stared at Duke not far away. Seeing that Laylen was looking at him, Duke felt a chill in his heart. He quickly channeled all his magic, trying to escape. However, the speed of the thunder was extremely fast. Only a few puffing sounds could be heard. Duke¡¯s body was also penetrated. Only a charred wound was left. Seeing Duke¡¯s instant death, the remaining three felt a chill in their hearts. What was this crazy Berserk Thunder Cage, why was it so terrifying? Killing a tier 3 expert for it was as easy as killing a chicken. ¡°Sir, please spare us! We were wrong! It was Creed who tricked us into joining him!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Sir, please spare us!¡± The patriarch could not be bothered to avenge his children. He simply wanted to keep himself alive. He quickly knelt down along with the leader of the mercenary and begged Laylen for mercy. ¡°Begging for mercy now? It¡¯s too late.¡± Laylen¡¯s lips curled into a cold smile. Then, he controlled the token in his hand again and used thunder to attack the two of them. In the blink of an eye, the two tier 3 experts instantly died one after another, leaving only the most powerful one, Shadow, in the magical formation. Shadow did not beg for mercy, nor did he speak. His speed soared, and his entire body was like a shadow as he attacked Laylen. However, no matter how fast he was, how could he be faster than thunder? A peal of thunder as thick as an arm shot out, piercing through the space between his brows. ¡°I¡­¡± Shadow pointed at Laylen, wanting to say something, but the life force in his eyes dissipated before he could, making him unable to say anything. In the end, he could only silently fall to the ground and die. Three experts at the peak of tier 3 and one at tier 4 were all killed just like that. Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio With the fall of these experts, the events for the day had come to an end. However, all the guards from the mayor¡¯s manor and the spectators outside were still shocked by the purple thunder they had just seen. All the experts who had been stirring so much stuff in Vader City had died just like that? This gave them a surreal feeling. It was as if they were dreaming. ¡°Let¡¯s deal with the corpses first..¡± Only when Laylen spoke did he bring the crowd back from their shock. Some of the guards quickly rushed over and began to deal with the corpses. While they were dealing with the corpses, the guards handed over the interspatial rings they found on to Laylen. After all, these were the coffers of tier 3 and 4 experts. There were definitely many things inside. However, Laylen did not want them. Instead, he let all the guards share everything in them. This made the guards extremely excited. They shouted, ¡°Long live the young mayor!¡±. ¡°Grandma Evelyn, this is the control token of the Berserk Thunder Cage.¡± Following that, Laylen passed the control token of the magic array to Evelyn and told her the incantation to bring up the formation. Every magical formation had a unique control token and incantation when created. Compared to the excitement and excitement in the mayor¡¯s mansion, the outside world was in chaos. In a tavern, a large number of disciples of the Shadow Church were gathered here. A few branch bishops were so anxious that they were like ants on a hot pan. They were all at a loss for a moment. ¡°What should we do?! The Archbishop has fallen. Should we escape Vader City as well?¡± The death of Shadow had caused the Shadow Church to lose its leader. There were only a few tier 3 branch bishops left. However, there were also several Tier 3 experts in the mayor¡¯s mansion who were in no way weaker than them. They were afraid that the people in the mayor¡¯s mansion would come out to settle the score with them. ¡°Run, of course, we have to run. The further, the better!¡± Another branch bishop made a prompt decision. At the same time, in another tavern, the members of the raging fire mercenary group were gathered there. Previously, during the great battle in the mayor¡¯s mansion, some of them had gone to watch. They were planning to wait for the big shots to take down the mayor¡¯s mansion, and then they would be able to get some gold coins and magic ores. In the future, they would be able to live a happy life. They did not expect that their leader and the other big shots would be trapped by the Berserk Thunder cage. All the members panicked. Hence, the leader of the mercenary group immediately made the same decision as that of the Shadow Church, which was to run away overnight. Their leader was already dead. If they did not leave, would they wait for the mayor¡¯s guards to come out and settle the score with them? As for the two big families in Vader City, the Duke family, and the Andre family. When they heard the news of their family head¡¯s death, the entire mansion was filled with laments. The situation had changed too quickly. More than ten minutes ago, they were still fantasizing about a few experts taking down the mayor¡¯s mansion and sharing the resources together. Their family would become an existence that was second only to the grand knight family in Vader City. However, just a moment ago, they had received news that the patriarch of their family had died. Once the patriarch of their family fell, their family would soon cease to exist too. They relied on the fact that they had a peak tier 3 expert to hold the fort for them all. In the past, they had offended many people in the city. Now that things had come to this, those people would definitely not let him off. In grand knight¡¯s mansion, Creed was still sitting on a chair. His mood was extremely relaxed. He had even brewed a cup of black tea and was enjoying it happily. He silently waited for the informant sent out to bring him the good news. ¡°Master! Master! Bad news! Bad news!!¡± Suddenly, someone who seemed out of breath came in. ¡°What¡¯s all the fuss about? Whatever happens, I am here to settle anything.¡± Creed felt annoyed at the words ¡®bad news¡¯. It was more than ten minutes ago. The subordinates of those big forces had said that this was bad. Then, their sons were killed by Laylen. Now that he heard such unlucky words, Creed was obviously not happy. ¡°Something bad has occurred!¡± The servant¡¯s face was full of fear, and he said, ¡°The Duke family patriarch, the Andre family patriarch, the leader of the mercenary group, Adventurer Bick, and Shadow Archbishop are all dead!¡± ¡°What?!¡± Hearing this news, Creed immediately jumped up from his chair and grabbed the servant¡¯s collar. ¡°All dead?! Who did it?!¡± Creed could not believe his ears. In the mayor¡¯s residence, only Liszt and Evelyn were at the initial stage of tier 3. However, one of them was an apothecary while the other was a formation master. Both of them were not good at fighting head-on. In terms of one-on-one combat, they would not be able to defeat any one of the five. It would be even more impossible for them to fight two against five. But now, they were all dead? What was going on? Could it be that Nelly was not dead? However, even if Nelly was not dead, as a tier 4 expert, Shadow should still have the strength to fight Nelly with the help of four peak tier 3 experts. How could they get defeated so quickly? When he thought of this, Creed¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and fear spread wildly in his heart. The reason why the mayor was so powerful was that there was a large magical formation buried under the city, allowing the mayor to have a power advantage when fighting in the city. The reason Creed dared to rebel was that the mayor of Lin City had assured him that the poison was extremely powerful and anyone who had gotten it would die. In addition, his son had also entered the Imperial Magical Academy. If Nelly had been fine, even if he had ten thousand times the guts, he would not have dared to rebel. ¡°How did they die?¡± Creed felt a chill down his spine as he hurriedly asked. The servant replied, ¡°The five of them had already broken through the barrier. However, after they charged in, they fell into another magical formation.¡± ¡°That magical formation could condense thunder to strike them. Even Shadow did not last a second before he was killed instantly.¡± ¡°Impossible, how could there be a killing magical formation capable of killing a tier 4 expert in the mayor¡¯s residence?¡± Creed retorted subconsciously. However, at this moment, a few experts had really died just like that. This was not something that he could not believe. However, after knowing that it was not Nelly who personally did it, Creed could finally heave a sigh of relief. It seemed that Nelly Vader had reached a critical moment, or that he was already dead. ¡°Damn it¡­¡± Creed let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with unwillingness. He was also a quasi-tier 4, but to break through to tier 4, he still needed a large number of resources. And these resources could only be obtained after he controlled the mayor¡¯s mansion. He had spent a lot of effort to rope in peak tier 3 or even tier 4 experts. He didn¡¯t expect that they were all dead now. Moreover, the news that the mayor¡¯s residence had a killing magical formation that could kill tier 4 experts had spread. If he wanted to continue looking for helpers, it was obvious that it was impossible. After all, even a Tier 4 expert had died. Who would be willing to help him? ¡°Ang Li, whether I can become the mayor depends on you¡­¡± Creed muttered to himself. Then, he turned around and walked into the secret room. He took out a secret letter and handed it to the guard who had joined him the latest. He instructed, ¡°Send this letter to the Imperial Magic Academy as soon as possible and give it to my son.¡± Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After the guards left, Creed sat back on his chair. ¡°Although there is a killing magical formation in the mayor¡¯s mansion, as long as I don¡¯t charge into it, it shouldn¡¯t pose much of a threat. Even if the two cowardly turtles in the mayor¡¯s mansion attack together, they won¡¯t be a match for me.¡± As he thought of this, he let out a long sigh of relief. The grand knight decided to stay put. As long as the mayor didn¡¯t wake up, he would still be the number one expert in Vader City. Whenever his son gets the attention of the professor, he would then bring the professor in to break the magical formation. In the next few days, nothing major happened. People were discussing the matter of the five experts being killed by the magical formation. The news spread even further. Soon, it had spread throughout the entire northern part of the Borodin Kingdom and became the talk of the town.. On the other hand, the mayor¡¯s mansion was very calm. On the fifth day after Laylen had killed those extremely powerful experts, Nelly finally woke up. Although he looked very weak, the poison in his body had been neutralized. ¡°Mayor, you are finally awake.¡± During these days, Liszt had been guarding Nelly almost every step of the way. When he saw him wake up, his expression was very excited. ¡°Liszt¡­¡± Nelly¡¯s voice was hoarse, he felt thirsty, and wanted to drink some water. ¡°Here, water.¡± Liszt passed over a bowl of water, and Nelly drank it in one gulp. After drinking it, he felt much better, and asked, ¡°Liszt, how long have I been unconscious?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been unconscious for 2 months.¡± Nelly was a little confused, ¡°The poison, even a tier 4 expert would not be able to withstand it. However, why do I feel that the poison in my body has been neutralized? Liszt, what did you do to me?¡± Liszt replied, ¡°This is all thanks to the young mayor. He brought tier 4 extinguishing fluid for you.¡± Just as he was about to say something else, a voice rang out from outside the dormitory. ¡°Dad, you¡¯re awake.¡± The two of them turned around and saw Laylen walking in from outside with a smile on his face. His gaze swept over Nelly¡¯s body. ¡°You little brat, you¡¯ve finally returned.¡± Seeing Laylen, Nelly was filled with anger. Back then, when Laylen was unable to awaken his magic talent, Nelly had wanted him to learn the way of governance and help him manage Vader City. In the end, this brat actually disappeared without a trace for several years. He mobilized almost all the soldiers in the city to search, but they could not find him. It was as if he had vanished from the face of the Earth. Therefore, Nelly had been holding back this anger in his heart. Regarding his father¡¯s words, Laylen only smiled. ¡°If I hadn¡¯t come back, a certain someone might not have lived until today.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Nelly¡¯s eyes immediately widened. Liszt hurriedly came out to smooth things over. ¡°You two, you two! You¡¯ve just met after being separated for such a long time, why are you acting like enemies? The mayor has just woken up, and his body is still very weak. Young mayor, please don¡¯t talk too much.¡± ¡°What do you mean by you? Back then, when I couldn¡¯t awaken my magical talent, you forced me to practice martial arts and learn management. You even said that I would be able to better manage Vader city this way. You told me that if I didn¡¯t learn anything useful to take over you, Vader City would be finished sooner or later.¡± ¡°Look at you. You implement new laws here and there. Isn¡¯t Vader City still almost finished?¡± Laylen¡¯s tone was filled with ridicule. ¡°You!¡± Nelly got instantly furious. He wanted to get up and teach this kid a lesson. Even after not seeing him for a few years, this brat was still so infuriating. However, he did not know how to refute. He could only turn red and stare at Laylen with extreme anger. ¡°Did I say something wrong? Vader City is still in your hands. Isn¡¯t it almost finished?¡± Laylen dug his ears and said indifferently. He felt great when he saw his father¡¯s exasperated look. When he was ten years old, Nelly lectured him every day. It was as if Nelly was reciting scriptures, and his ears were almost calloused. Now it was his turn to teach his father a lesson. He felt great. In fact, there was a reason why he did not awaken his magic talent a few years ago. He had always kept a big secret in his heart. He was not a person from this world, but a transmigrator from Earth. At that time, he had died for some reason and inexplicably transmigrated to the body of Laylen who was still an infant at that time. He had mysteriously came to this foreign world where magic existed. Because Laylen had transmigrated with his soul, when he was very young, he heard that the child of a certain guard in the mayor¡¯s mansion had died because of a failed magic awakening. That scared the hell out of him. Therefore, he made a decision, which was to not awaken his magical talent, as living a normal life would be the best. After all, he had transmigrated to this family with relatively good conditions, as his father was the mayor of the city. What¡¯s the point of practicing magic when you¡¯re the mayor of a big city? However, this old man had forced him to exercise every day to prepare for the awakening of his magic talent when he was 12 years old. He also lectured him on many different useless topics. In addition, his mother had also died in childbirth. This made Laylen believe that he had to escape from Vader City. Then, a series of things happened after he left that forced him to walk the path of magic against his will. ¡°Cough cough cough, young mayor, please stop talking,¡± Liszt tried to dissuade him awkwardly. The mayor had just woken up and immediately got lectured. Worst of all, he could not refute anything the young mayor had said. Liszt felt that the mayor would really faint from anger if this continued. ¡°Old man, I¡¯m not saying that you should admit your mistakes. If you¡¯re wrong, then just change,¡± Laylen said with a smile. Just as he was about to say more, his expression suddenly changed and he quickly left the dormitory. ¡°This brat¡­¡± It was not until Laylen disappeared from his view that Nelly finally felt that he had calmed down. Liszt did not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Tell me, what did he do during the time I was unconscious?¡± Nelly looked at Liszt in annoyance. Liszt sighed, ¡°If not for the return of the young mayor, Vader City would have been finished.¡± Following that, Liszt told Nelly about all sorts of shocking events that had happened recently. Half an hour later, after Nelly heard what Liszt said, even as a tier 4 expert, he could not help but feel a huge wave of relief in his heart. He was the one who took out the tier 4 potion to cure him. He was the one who had reached the peak of tier 3 in just six years. He was the one who took out a pile of Breakthrough Potions and gave it to the guards in the mayor¡¯s mansion. Why did Nelly feel that this brat was even richer than him? However, the most shocking part was yet to come. Laylen had actually killed the children of a few traitors and then set up a tier 4 killing magical formation, which he then used to kill several experts, including an intermediate tier 4 expert. If he hadn¡¯t heard this from Liszt, the person he trusted the most, Nelly would not have believed any of this. What had Laylen been through these few years? Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Just as Nelly was in a daze, Liszt guessed, ¡°The young mayor had most likely joined a powerful clan after he left Vader City. Moreover, his status in that clan isn¡¯t low as well, which is why he was able to casually take out so many priceless items.¡± The priceless items Liszt was talking about were, of course, the pile of potions and the tier 4 magical killing formation. At this moment, Nelly suddenly smiled. ¡°This kid has grown up.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Suddenly, Liszt turned to look outside. The magic veins in Nelly¡¯s body had not yet recovered and therefore he could not sense the flow of magic in the air, so he asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Liszt said, ¡°Mayor, someone is breaking through to Tier 4. Looking at the direction where the magical power is gathering, it seems to be where the young mayor lives.¡± In a room, Laylen was sitting cross-legged on the bed, his expression solemn.. In front of him, there was a mountain of magic ores. The reason why his expression had changed so much in the mayor¡¯s bedroom was that he had sensed an opportunity to break through. The surrounding magic gathered and revolved around him. When he was circulating the spell, the magic flowed through his pores and filled up every inch of his magic veins. Inside Laylen¡¯s body, booming sounds could be heard. The surface of his body continuously spewed out the purest vaporized magic power, and there were even traces of black impurities mixed within. The surrounding magic power continued to gather and fuse into Laylen¡¯s body. It was as if there was a huge river flowing within his body with surging tides, giving off a threatening aura. However, only Laylen himself could hear the sounds of this river. ¡°Is the young mayor breaking through?¡± Countless people could feel the change in the magic power in the air. They all turned their gazes towards Laylen¡¯s direction. However, the breakthrough seemed to take up a lot of magic. The flowers and plants around them, as well as the two special herb fields that Nelly had specially created in the mayor¡¯s manor, were all withering at a speed visible to the naked eye. This scared the guards guarding the herb fields so much that they hurriedly ran over to Liszt to report. Boom! After an unknown amount of time, Laylen slowly opened his eyes. At this time, he could feel that his power had undergone a qualitative change. Not only could his senses see and sense the tiny objects around him, but he could even see the magic flowing in the air. His perception of the world had changed along with that of his magic. ¡°Phew ¡ª this is the ninth time I¡¯ve experienced the power and ability of a tier 4 expert.¡± Laylen sighed faintly. His eyes were filled with nostalgia. This was the difference in power between a tier 3 and a tier 4. Including this time, he had already experienced such a difference nine times. However, Laylen¡¯s gaze quickly became firm. He instantly turned the magic in his body into a blade and destroyed all the newly opened magic veins that were of tier 4. He then spat out a mouthful of blood and destroyed his own magic veins. Not only would this method injure him, but at the same time, his power would also drop back to the peak of tier 3 from that of early tier 4. His senses were also rapidly decreasing in their sharpness and perceptive capabilities. ¡°What kind of strange origin technique is this nameless origin technique that the fifth master had given me? It actually requires people to continuously self-destruct their own magic veins after breaking through to tier 4, nine times in a row. Isn¡¯t this just self-torture?¡± Laylen muttered softly. Who would continuously self-destruct their magic veins after breaking through from tier 3 to tier 4? Following that, Laylen took out a pure black pill from his interspatial ring. Under the sunlight, the surface of the pill emitted seven-colored streams of light. Just smelling the aura emitted by the pill was enough to make one feel refreshed. If there was a tier 5 expert here, the expert would definitely try to snatch the pill at all costs. A blood pill. It was a Saint-level pill. A blood pill could wash away all the hidden injuries in the body below the saint level. Regardless of how severe the external or internal injuries were, regardless of any hidden injuries that could not be cured, as long as a blood pill was used. It would be able to completely recover. The appearance of every blood pill would cause a huge commotion as they were very rare. No one knew and believed that a small city at the border of a Kingdom that did not even have a tier 4 apothecary would have a saint-level pill. Looking at the blood pill, Laylen did not hesitate and immediately swallowed it. At the same time, he circulated his magic power and quickly absorbed the pill. After the pill melted in his body, it turned into a clear flow that flowed toward the destroyed magic power veins and began to nourish the wound. The originally bloody and mangled magic veins recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. ¡°Phew!¡± after doing all this, Laylen heaved a long sigh of relief and muttered to himself, ¡°This is already the ninth time. The next time I advance to tier 4, there would be no need to self-destruct my magic veins again.¡± In fact, he also understood that self-destructing the tier 4 magic veins had its uses. Among all the major tiers, the third one was very important. It would heavily impact one¡¯s future cultivation. Although tiers 2 and 3 were not considered powerful yet, they were laying the foundation for one to achieve tier 5 and above. When a person advanced to tier 4, his future cultivation would be based on his body at tier 4. This was also why the fifth master had asked Laylen to continuously self-destruct his magic veins and cultivate again whenever he could break through to tier 4. Every time he reached tier 4 again, his body and magic veins would be further strengthened. The current individuals of tier 5 and above were all relatively weak. There were very few of them that had the power of those from ancient times. Only some clans with a long heritage had power that was comparable to the people from ancient times. After all, modern clans pursued speed in their magic cultivation and did not care about their own foundation, as they did not understand old ways. In addition, there was a gap between the origin spells that they had learned. This led many people to only pay attention to what their magic appeared to be. They felt that as long as they reached the specific tier, their strength would naturally be there as well. Only those races with long-standing histories, such as elves, dragons, or some smarter humans, would allow their younger generation to focus on training themselves when they reached tier 3, instead of desperately trying to advance to tier 4. Laylen had once stepped into tier 4 nine times, and he had also self-destructed his veins nine times. Now, regardless of whether it was his body or veins, he had received nine baptisms, and his physique was incomparably strong. Moreover, after experiencing nine baptisms, whether it was in terms of quality or quantity, his magic far surpassed that of people of the same tier. This was also why when he killed those of the same tier, it was so easy for him. Across the entire eastern continent, there were very few young people of the same tier who could fight Laylen for an extended period of time. Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Currently, Laylen had yet to officially start cultivating the Physical Origin Technique. After returning to the Eastern continent, his fifth master, Alice, had solemnly instructed him that after completing nine self-destructions of his magic veins and reaching tier 4 again, he would have to go to his first master¡¯s place to obtain the Physical Origin Technique, which will help him train up his body. Meanwhile, Laylen¡¯s first master was currently in the Eastern continent. Initially, Laylen had wanted to go directly to his place. However, after being away from home for such a long time, he missed home. Hence, he took the time to make a trip back to Vader City. He did not expect to run into such a situation in Vader City as his father almost got killed by someone. He, of course, had to help his father solve the problem. Speaking of which, although Laylen had not officially started to train his body, his current physique was already comparable to that of an ordinary tier 5 expert. Many ordinary peak tier 4 experts were not his match at all. For example, half a month ago, after he had returned to the Eastern continent from the distant eastern outlands, he had encountered a group of peak tier 4 bandits.. The peak tier 4 boss of this group of bandits was easily killed by Laylen and couldn¡¯t even retaliate at all. This was why Laylen had been taught to stay at tier 3. Laylen¡¯s current power was even more terrifying than that of a tier 5 extraordinary expert. Laylen then spent the next 5 days stabilizing his tier 3 magic veins. Five days later, Laylen let out a breath of turbid air and walked out of his room to visit Nelly. Along the way, the imperial guards kept congratulating him, ¡°Congratulations, young mayor, for breaking through to tier 4.¡± ¡°Congratulations, young mayor.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Hearing these, Laylen was speechless. Not long after, Laylen saw the old man beside a lake in the courtyard. Nelly was already able to get out of bed by himself. Evelyn and Liszt were talking to him by his side. ¡°Oh, the old man seems to be recovering well,¡± Laylen walked over and said. When Nelly heard this, the smile on his face immediately became displeased. How could a son address his father as such? Evelyn hurriedly changed the topic. She chuckled and said, ¡°Young mayor, your breakthrough a few days ago involved a lot of magic. The magic around Vader City has all been absorbed by you. All experts tier 4 and below within a radius of 20 kilometers from here are not a match for you, even those who had already advanced to tier 4 for years.¡± Three days ago, Laylen had advanced to tier 4. All magic within a radius of 20 kilometers around Vader City has been absorbed. All magical plants that needed magic to nourish them had withered. This shocked everyone. Everyone in the mayor¡¯s mansion knew that the young mayor had advanced from tier 3 to tier 4. When advancing, the more magic he absorbed, the stronger his body would become, such that after breaking through into a new tier, his combat power would soar. He was even more powerful than the older experts of the same tier. Liszt chuckled, ¡°That¡¯s right. When the young mayor advances to tier 4, his lifespan will increase by a few hundred years. With his talent, he will definitely reach tier 5.¡± Nelly snorted coldly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t praise him so much. It¡¯s easy for him to get carried away.¡± Despite saying this, Nelly was still quite proud in his heart. From tier 4 onwards, every time his strength rose by a tier, he would absorb magic from the world itself. And when he advanced to tier 4, he had only absorbed about a radius of 10 kilometers worth of magic. After all, every small advancement to tier 4 was not something that tier 3 could compare to when he advanced to tier 4. Hearing their words, Laylen pursed his lips. If it were not for the fact that he had dished out lots of money to place a small mountain of magic stones around his body when he made the breakthrough, not to mention twenty kilometers, even thirty, forty kilometers of magic would not be enough for him to absorb. After a while, Laylen said, ¡°Grandpa Liszt, it¡¯s too early for you to congratulate me. When did I advance to tier 4? I¡¯m still at the peak of tier 3.¡± ¡°?¡± Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, the three of them were puzzled. Could it be that the commotion caused by the advancement five days ago was fake? That was impossible. Liszt said, ¡°Wasn¡¯t the commotion five days ago caused by the young mayor?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Laylen said frankly, ¡°I did successfully advance to tier 4 at that time, but I self-destructed my tier 4 magic veins and fell back from tier 4 to tier 3. Now, I¡¯m still at the peak of Tier 3.¡± ¡°What?!¡± The three of them were all dumbfounded when they heard his explanation. Then, Nelly flew into a rage, ¡°You¡¯re messing around! Self-destructing your veins is equivalent to cutting off your talent. It will be ten times, a hundred times more difficult to advance to tier 4 in the future! Who told you to mess around like this?¡± Nelly¡¯s lungs were about to explode from anger. Self-destruction of one¡¯s magic veins. A drop in tier. Wasn¡¯t this just courting death? Liszt also had a worried look on his face. ¡°Young mayor, why are you doing this? Self-destruction of one¡¯s magic veins and the loss of one¡¯s talent. It is said that such injuries can only be recovered with saint-level medicine. There might not even be one such medicine in the entire Eastern continent.¡± The three of them did not understand Laylen¡¯s actions. Laylen only smiled at this and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. In addition to the time five days ago, I¡¯ve already self-destructed my meridians nine times. Five days ago was the last time. After each self-destruction, my accumulation in tier 3 will be strengthened by one layer.¡± After hearing Laylen¡¯s words, the three of them were shocked. Laylen had already self-destructed his magic veins nine times. Something like this was completely unheard of. It was hard to accept. Laylen raised his head and looked into the distance, he sighed and said, ¡°The past is too far away now. Perhaps most people have already forgotten the true meaning of the so-called extraordinary. An extraordinary expert of tier 5 does not only refer to the tier but is also a definition. Being extraordinary means one is at the pinnacle of all physique, magic, and body. The transformation and evolution of life. This is the definition of an extraordinary expert.¡± Laylen clearly remembered that when he had left Vader City and met his masters, they had taught him a very important method and warned him sternly that if he wanted to master this method, he had to sever his tier 4 magic veins nine times when he was at tier 3. Now, he had completed the nine cycles of self-severing, his vital energy, blood, magic, and body had been repeatedly baptized by magic nine times. They had long been tempered to an abnormally tough state. After listening to Laylen¡¯s words, the three of them fell into deep thought. They had also read some books about ancient times. What was recorded in those books was the definition of extraordinary, and not the current tiers which are so sought after. Then, they saw Laylen fully circulating the technique. The magic and blood in his body rumbled and soon swept up a storm. Bang! The ground beneath Laylen¡¯s feet instantly collapsed into cracks that spread out in all directions. As a peak tier 4 expert, Nelly could not feel Laylen¡¯s aura. However, Liszt and Evelyn needed to mobilize their magic to resist this aura. Laylen only released a breath¡¯s worth of aura before he restrained it. Evelyn¡¯s expression changed. ¡°Young mayor¡¯s aura, why do I feel that it¡¯s stronger than an ordinary tier 3 expert?¡± Liszt nodded, he had the same feeling too. The three of them had never seen anyone who could release such an aura at Tier 3, he was like a monster. Could Laylen already fight against a tier 4 expert? Nelly could not help but ask curiously, ¡°What have you been through all these years?¡± Laylen replied, ¡°I¡¯ve joined a ¡®small¡¯ clan to cultivate.¡± Nelly continued to ask, ¡°What organization? How powerful is it?¡± ¡°How powerful¡­¡± Laylen touched his chin and said, ¡°Probably any ordinary guard from there would be able to beat you up.¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Hearing this, Nelly¡¯s face turned red. Who would insult their own father like this? He didn¡¯t even want to talk to this son of a bitch anymore. Liszt and Evelyn held back their laughter. Back then, the mayor scolded Laylen as ruthlessly as he did now. ¡°Ahem¡­¡± Liszt coughed a few times and began to change the topic. ¡°How much of the mayor¡¯s strength has recovered?¡± Nelly sighed and said, ¡°About 60%. I estimate that in another four to five days, I will be able to recover to my peak.¡± Liszt said, ¡°The rebellion of the grand knight, this matter will be resolved sooner or later. However, I heard that his son, Ang Li, has already entered the Imperial Magic Academy and even became one of the professor¡¯s private student. He is quite valued.¡± Nelly waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. When I recover my strength, that professor will be no match for me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re pretending again, aren¡¯t you?¡± Laylen began to taunt from the side. ¡°You¡¯re going to forget the plan of going through all this. Don¡¯t you remember that you had been poisoned and had almost died not long ago?¡± Hearing this, Nelly was instantly displeased. He stood up and left in a huff. .. Vader City. It had been a long time since the magical formation in the mayor¡¯s mansion killed the five experts. Everyone was guessing what the grand knight would do next. However, unexpectedly, the grand knight¡¯s mansion had been very quiet. Not even a fly flew out of it, let alone a human. Until two days later. The hundreds of thousands of people in Vader City suddenly felt uncomfortable, as if the sky was falling down on them. Everyone held back their discomfort and looked up. They saw two figures standing on the high buildings on the city wall of Vader City. One was old, and the other was young. The aura that could suppress most of the people in Vader City came from the old man. A tier 4 expert! ¡°Look! That¡¯s Ang Li!¡± Someone recognized the young man next to the old man. The young man¡¯s golden hair fluttered in the wind. He was tall and straight, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He looked extremely aloof. ¡°So it¡¯s Ang Li who has returned. Then the old man next to him should be the professor of the Imperial Magic Academy who is rumored to have accepted Ang Li as a private student.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this professor to follow Ang Li to Vader City. It seems that Ang Li is very valued.¡± On the ground, many people were whispering. A tier 4 expert was high and mighty. They also had their differences in accepting disciples. Those with average talent would have to rely on their self-study after just learning a few cultivation methods. If the professors were happy, they would give some pointers, as if they were doing charity. Those with outstanding talent would then get the professors¡¯ focus. Obviously, Ang Li belonged to the latter with outstanding talent. .. In the grand knight¡¯s mansion, Creed was feeling very helpless. The situation was very serious. Five experts had died, and Nelly could have survived his poisoning. Creed¡¯s heart was incomparably tormented. Hence, he wrote a letter home and sent it to Ang Li, who was in the academy, hoping that he could make a trip back. It would be best if he brought his teacher along. At this moment, Creed was cultivating in private. Suddenly, he felt an incomparable aura. At the same time, there was another aura that he felt very familiar with. It was his son Ang Li¡¯s. Creed immediately left the secret room and came to the open area in the courtyard. He just happened to see two people descending into the courtyard. It was an old man and a young man. The old man was dressed in a gray robe. He had a youthful face and white hair. Magic power was surging around his body. ¡°Father.¡± Before the old man said anything, the young man next to him spoke first. ¡°Greetings, Professor Manticore. Your arrival has graced my humble abode.¡± Creed greeted the old man with the highest courtesy of a knight. ¡°Hehe, I¡¯ve already heard about this matter from Ang Li. I¡¯ve especially accompanied him here to settle one of your wishes.¡± Professor Manticore smiled and glanced at Ang Li, he continued, ¡°Only by settling your matters can Ang Li put aside his distracting thoughts and cultivate properly.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to trouble you, Professor Manticore.¡± Creed tried his best to speak in a calm tone. Professor Manticore was a peak tier 4 expert. For him to travel all the way to Borodin, it was all for the sake of his son. This meant that the old man valued Ang Li very much. As Ang Li¡¯s father, Creed was naturally extremely excited. ¡°Ang Li, you¡¯re also at the peak-tier 3.¡± After that, Creed looked at Ang Li and realized that his aura was much stronger than before he left. After all, Ang Li had only left for five months, and he had already risen from the late-stage to the peak-tier 3, crossing a small realm. How could Creed not be pleasantly surprised by such cultivation speed? Ang Li only smiled faintly, and then said calmly, ¡°This is all thanks to the professor¡¯s meticulous teaching.¡± ¡°Good, good, good! In the future, you will learn well from Professor Manticore. You will do whatever the professor tells you to do,¡± Creed laughed loudly. Then, he hurriedly moved aside and said, ¡°Look at my brain. Professor, please come in. Don¡¯t stand in the courtyard.¡± He might not be able to advance to the fourth rank in this lifetime. However, if his son could reach tier 4, it could be said that he was looking forward to his son¡¯s success. Thinking of his son reaching the fourth rank or even the fifth rank in the future, Creed¡¯s heart was incomparably excited. The three of them sat down. After Manticore drank a mouthful of black tea, he said, ¡°I already know about your matter. Regardless of whether the previous city Lord is dead or not, Vader City belongs to you. This old man still has this bit of friendship in the Imperial City.¡± The old man¡¯s tone carried a hint of arrogance. Hearing this, Creed¡¯s eyes lit up. This old professor dared to be so sure. Could it be that he had already received the King¡¯s order? As long as it wasn¡¯t an invasion by a foreign race, the king wouldn¡¯t care about who was the mayor of any city. Creed got excited for a while, then, he said, ¡°Oh right, Professor Manticore, the mayor¡¯s residence has set up a killing magical formation. It can easily kill a tier 3 expert. Even the mid-Tier 4 Shadow archbishop was killed. It¡¯s said that the magical formation is called [ Berserk Thunder cage ] .¡± ¡°Berserk Thunder Cage?¡± Hearing this name, Manticore¡¯s eyes flashed with shock, before he shook his head, he replied resolutely, ¡°Impossible, the Berserk Thunder cage is a Tier 4 killing magical formation. It¡¯s said that if it¡¯s upgraded to tier 7, it can kill a God.¡± Killing a God. Hearing these words, Creed¡¯s face revealed a look of shock. Standing at the side, Ang Li¡¯s breathing also became rapid. His eyes were filled with fervor. He yearned for such a peerless killing formation. ¡°In the eastern continent, the number of forces that have a basic berserk thunder cage formation can be counted on one hand. Even the king of Borodin doesn¡¯t have one.¡± The Berserk thunder cage could be used to imprison a God after tier 7. Even if it was a basic magic formation, only top-tier clans would have treasures. How could a small city at the border of a kingdom have such a precious thing? The next day, the gate of the grand knight¡¯s mansion opened. The people who walked out were surrounded by the crowd outside. The crowd was immediately pushed away by the guards. Creed and the other two, who were walking among the guards, were not in a hurry. They slowly walked in the direction of the mayor¡¯s mansion. Those who had realized something immediately rushed to the mayor¡¯s mansion in advance. They quickly took up excellent positions and watched the battle that was about to take place. Chapter 20 The three of them flew over with magic and landed in the sky above the mayor¡¯s mansion. Manticore stood with his hands behind his back. A vague aura and will was emitted, forming a spiritual pressure that enveloped the entire mayor¡¯s mansion. Manticore¡¯s body looked a little skinny, but it was extremely tall and straight. Its entire body emitted a terrifying aura. It gave off an incomparable pressure. ¡°Is the mayor here? Please come out and let¡¯s reminisce,¡± Manticore said. His voice had a strong penetrating power, and it easily went through the barrier, clearly ringing in everyone¡¯s ears. In the mayor¡¯s manor, most of the guards only felt their eardrums rumble. The weaker guards even had blood flowing out of their mouths and noses, and their bodies weakly collapsed. At this moment, there was a trace of spiritual energy in Manticore¡¯s words, which could affect the souls of those in a lower tier.. Manticore had come to show his might. However, after a while, Creed discovered that Nelly did not come out. Professor Manticore did not hide his aura. If Nelly was fine, he would have sensed the aura of someone of the same tier around. He came out to respond. However, he did not come out at this time. This made Creed even more certain that Nelly was still suffering from the pain of the poison. Or rather, he was already dead. The first two to come out were Evelyn and Liszt. ¡°The mayor is busy. He has no time to pay attention to you,¡± Liszt said coldly. ¡°Huh?¡± Manticore frowned. A small man of just tier 3 dared to talk to him like this. He stared at Liszt, and a wisp of spiritual energy pierced through the magical formation like a sharp arrow, piercing into Liszt¡¯s consciousness. Immediately, Liszt groaned, blood oozing out of the corner of his mouth, his face pale. He was only tier 3. How could he withstand the spiritual attack of a peak tier 4 expert? ¡°A dignified peak tier 4 expert, and you dare to bully someone of tier 3? Are you just bullying the weak?¡± Laylen¡¯s lazy tone carried a hint of coldness. He appeared in front of Liszt, holding a pitch-black dagger in his hand, and channeled his magic into it. Then, he used the dagger to cut off Manticore¡¯s spiritual power. As a peak tier 4 expert who was close to becoming extraordinary, Manticore was not injured by the cut. He looked at the dagger in Laylen¡¯s hand with a serious expression. He did not expect it to be a magic-conducting weapon that could cut off spiritual connections. ¡°Laylen.¡± The moment Laylen appeared, Ang Li and Creed recognized him. At this moment, Laylen¡¯s aura was fully released. A look of surprise flashed across their eyes. They did not expect that in just six short years, Laylen had actually reached tier 3. No wonder he could kill Connor and the others. ¡°Don¡¯t be so cold to me, come on,¡± Laylen said to the two of them before looking at the three in the air. ¡°You are all guests. Please come in and have a cup of tea.¡± The mayor¡¯s guards looked at the three in the air nervously. One of them was on the same level as the mayor. Such an expert could crush their souls with just a thought. On the other hand, Laylen was extremely calm when facing a peak tier 4 expert. He even smiled and invited the three of them in. Outside the mayor¡¯s mansion, there were countless people watching. This time was different from the previous time. That so-called Archbishop Shadow, with one look, it was obvious that he was a weak tier 4. Looking at this old man, however, he was full of arrogance. He was a genuine peak tier 4 expert. It was unknown if the magical formation in the mayor¡¯s mansion could stop this expert¡¯s footsteps. ¡°Die, all of you, die! The members of the Vader family all deserve to die!¡± A middle-aged man dressed in linen clothes stared at the mayor¡¯s mansion, his eyes bursting with intense hatred. There were old people and children around him, as well as servants dressed in coarse overcoats. Everyone was cursing. These people were all members of the Andre family. Ever since the death of the family patriarch, their situation had been getting more and more miserable. In the past few days, there were even a few peak tier 3 family elders who had been ambushed. A few of them had even died. Although they didn¡¯t know who it was, they could tell with their butts that it was definitely those people who had offended the mayor in the past. At the same time, in another place, there was also a group of people cursing the people in the mayor¡¯s mansion. They were all cursing them to go to hell. These people were members of the Duke family. They were in a very difficult situation, just like the Andre family. Manticore flew over and used his magic to cover the entire mayor¡¯s mansion. For some reason, he could feel a vague and dangerous aura within. Thus, he said in a deep voice, ¡°Since I¡¯m already here, I will test out this magical formation.¡± Yesterday, when Creed told him that the mayor¡¯s mansion had a magical killing formation that could kill a tier 4 expert, he did not believe what he was told. However, after coming here today, he could really sense something dangerous around the mansion, and so he quickly stopped Ang Li and Creed from proceeding further. He went down to inspect the goods and explore the way. Manticore smiled, ¡°Since you have already decided to welcome us in, how can I reject your offer?¡± As soon as he finished speaking. The magic spell under his feet transformed into a flight of stairs, allowing him to step into the magical formation. As Manticore entered the range of the formation, the barrier instantly appeared and surrounded him. Manticore immediately made a prompt decision. He activated the origin technique and released all of the magic of a peak tier 4 expert. The energy of ice and fire quickly converged together, like a flash flood. Terrifying energy bloomed and fiercely attacked the barrier. Although they were separated by a layer of the barrier, the surrounding people could still feel the terror of this aura. The magic of a peak tier 4 expert was too powerful. Bang! For a moment, the barrier could not withstand the impact of Manticore¡¯s magic, and some cracks had even appeared. ¡°So he¡¯s peak tier 4,¡± Laylen thought to himself. ¡°The old man also said that this guy isn¡¯t his match. If this guy wasn¡¯t here, even if the old man were to use the magical formation, I¡¯m afraid he wouldn¡¯t be his match.¡± Laylen held the token and controlled the magical formation to attack Manticore. In the magical formation, the runes of more than ten alchemical stones lit up at the same time, crazily absorbing the surrounding magic. Countless peals of thunder appeared, turning into thunder spears which then shot toward Manticore. Manticore, who was dodging the thunder spears, was shocked. He did not expect such a large-scale killing magical formation to actually exist in such a small kingdom¡¯s border city. His eyes lit up. If he were to use such a magical formation as a protective formation for the academy, it would be truly amazing. ¡°What powerful thunder.¡± High in the sky, Creed, who was stepping on the magic conducting shuttle, felt the pressure emitted by the purple thunder. Even though there was a barrier between them, it still made his heart skip a beat. Fortunately, he did not act rashly. Otherwise, if he had stepped into the formation, he would have died without evening knowing it. ¡°Your teacher should be fine, right?¡± Creed asked worriedly. Ang Li smiled faintly. ¡°Father, don¡¯t worry. He is already half a step into tier 5. Moreover, he has also cultivated an origin technique to train up his physique. His physique is extremely strong. A mere tier 4 magical formation can¡¯t hurt him.¡± Inside the barrier, a total of 40 thunder spears were aimed at the Manticore and flew over to him. Each thunder spear had the same power as an early-stage tier 4 expert. Chapter 21 Manticore snorted coldly. The magic in his body gushed out and released the embryonic form of its domain through its mana veins. The ice and fire intersected and formed a ring that spread out in all directions. It crushed the Thunder Spears that were approaching him, turning them into mana and dissipating. Laylen saw that all the Thunder Spears were crushed, and he wasn¡¯t disappointed as well. After all, this was only a Tier 4 magical formation. It would not be a problem for it to be used against people below Tier 4. However, facing Professor Manticore, who was at the peak of Tier 4 and was almost Tier 5, it was a little difficult. Within the magical barrier, countless Thunder Spears were formed again and attacked Manticore once again. As long as there was sufficient magic, the formation would not be broken, and Thunder Spears would be formed again and again. The Manticore did not care about the attacks of the Thunder Spears.. After setting up a magic ring around its body, it flashed in front of the magical formation and attacked the alchemical stone. The alchemical stone was very hard. When the Manticore hit it with a spell, the surface of the alchemical stone glowed and released a defensive spell engraved on it. Even if it was only a TIer 4 alchemical stone, it would still be difficult for the Manticore, which was at the peak of Tier 4, to destroy it. It took him more than ten minutes to successfully destroy the first alchemical stone. As the alchemical stone shattered, the incantation on it lost its effect and a part of the magical formation lost its luster. The magical formation was formed by relying on the alchemical stones that were connected to each other. Among all the alchemical stones in a magical formation, only one was the core. It was crucial to the operation of the entire formation. As long as the core was broken, the magical formation would be broken. Therefore, the more powerful the magical formation, the more alchemical stones it would need. Some terrifying magic arrays would even use tens of thousands of alchemical stones. Therefore, finding the core was like finding a needle in a haystack. Manticore did not understand magical formations. He could only break the alchemical stones it could touch to weaken the defensive power of the barrier. In this way, as long as the defensive power of the barrier was weak to a certain extent, it could break the barrier and get out. After another ten minutes, he successfully broke the second one. ¡°Kid, a mere Tier 4 magical formation can¡¯t trap me.¡± After breaking two alchemical stones in a row, the Manticore looked at Laylen through the barrier and said coldly. High in the sky, Ang Li smiled indifferently. ¡°Father, I said that a Tier 4 magical formation can¡¯t trap teacher. As long as we break a few more alchemical stones, teacher will be able to break this barrier.¡± At this time, Creed heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. Outside the mayor¡¯s mansion, the onlookers were a little worried. Once this magical formation was broken, the mayor¡¯s mansion would be no different from the streets and alleys, and they could enter and leave as they pleased. ¡°I admit that a Tier 4 formation can¡¯t trap you.¡± Laylen¡¯s expression remained unchanged with a smile on his face, but his voice became strange. ¡°But I can still drive you crazy.¡± As soon as he said this, everyone revealed a puzzled look, not understanding what Laylen meant. Even Manticore frowned slightly, and a trace of doubt flashed in its eyes. Laylen waved his hand, and two more alchemical stones appeared in his hand. The magic array carved on them was still the Berserk Thunder cage. He then stomped his feet and jumped into the air. Then, he replaced the new alchemical stones. The dark part of the magic array lit up again. ¡°The young mayor doesn¡¯t only have one set of alchemical stones!¡± Beside him, Evelyn¡¯s eyes lit up. The finished alchemy stone was made by an array master using his mental strength as a blade. He would carve the corresponding formation runes on the alchemy stone. This process would consume a lot of mental strength. Those forces that didn¡¯t know about magic arrays would usually buy a large magical formation. If they encountered problems like the broken lines of the runes, they would spend a lot of money to hire people to fix it. Buying a large magical formation was already a huge expense. Ordinary people couldn¡¯t afford it at all. ¡°You actually have alchemy stones for the Berserk Thunder Cage?!¡± The Manticore¡¯s pupils constricted. He wasn¡¯t afraid, but rather excited. A set of berserk thunder cage killing array required twenty alchemy stones, and the other party actually took out two new ones. Didn¡¯t this mean that this kid had more? He could even form a set of berserk thunder cage array? ¡°Hahaha, I don¡¯t have any. There are quite a lot of such worthless gadgets.¡± Laylen smiled modestly. With a wave of his hand, large amounts of thumb-sized magic ores poured out from his interspatial ring. They piled up like a mountain, and there were hundreds of thousands of them. Laylen naturally threw out these magic ores to replenish the power of the magical formation. Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, everyone present felt that it was a little ridiculous. Since when did something as good as Tier 4 alchemy stones become worthless? Both Manticore and Creed felt that Laylen was just boasting. As Laylen threw out a pile of magic ores, the magic array automatically absorbed mana and continuously transformed into the Thunder Spear, continuing to launch wave after wave of attacks at Manticore. Manticore¡¯s fingers trembled slightly and shattered the Thunder Spear, taking advantage of the time when the new thunder spear had yet to condense. It continued to bombard the alchemy stones, but every half an hour, two alchemy stones would be shattered, and Laylen would replace them with new ones. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed in a hurry, and Manticore was still trapped in the array, which made him somewhat angry out of humiliation. ¡°Brat, let me out!¡± He was a half-step transcendent, but he had been trapped in the array for an hour by a Tier 3 brat. He could not help but feel exasperated. ¡°Have you forgotten what I said just now?¡± Laylen grinned. What did he say? Manticore frowned. He suddenly remembered that Laylen had said that he wanted to drive him crazy. To be honest, if the other party had enough alchemical stones, they could lock him in the array. However, he did not believe that the price of Tier 4 alchemical stones was shocking. He did not believe that the other party had many. Manticore continued to attack the magical formation while sneering, ¡°Well, I want to see how many alchemical stones you can use to consume.¡± Then, he continued to focus on breaking the array. However, this continued for four to five hours. The sun was about to set. In these few hours, Laylen had used nearly thirty alchemical stones. Inside and outside the mayor¡¯s mansion, many people were speechless. He was a mighty half-step transcendent master. However, he had been trapped by the magic array for four to five hours and hadn¡¯t come out yet. Inside the barrier, Manticore was anxious and irritated. After attacking the formation for several hours, he was a little tired. Laylen would take out a new one every time he broke one. ¡°How many alchemy stones does this stinky brat have?¡± Manticore roared in its heart. Now, he was really on the verge of collapse. How did this brat have so many berserk thunder cage alchemy stones in his hands?! Could it be that in his eyes, this thing was really not worth anything?! The Manticore stepped on the flying shuttle and floated in mid-air, breathing heavily. The surrounding thunder spears continued to condense and close in on the Manticore before they were crushed again. This was repeated over and over again. These Thunder Spears were like countless flies, flying around him. The key was that these ¡°flies¡± could not be killed. ¡°Continue, don¡¯t let the battle stop. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t have any strength left?¡± A very annoying sentence came out of Laylen¡¯s mouth. He asked the imperial guards to summon a rocking chair with fruit on the side, eating fruits while adjusting it. Seeing this kid so relaxed, Manticore almost exploded with anger. His eyes were red as he roared, ¡°How many alchemical stones do you have?!¡± Laylen waved his fan leisurely and said, ¡°Not much, but I have enough to trap you for a month.¡± Hearing this, Manticore wanted to jump up and hit him. Chapter 22 Manticore glared at Laylen and didn¡¯t say a word. Laylen then said leisurely, ¡°Eh? Why are your eyes red? Are you about to give up? If you can¡¯t hold on, just call me handsome. Laylen is the most handsome man in the world. I shouldn¡¯t have offended you. You¡¯re a grown-up and don¡¯t remember me as a scoundrel. Treat me like a fart and I¡¯ll let you out. What do you think?¡± The moment these words came out, Manticore¡¯s heart spat out blood. This kid actually dared to humiliate him like this. The people in the mayor¡¯s manor were speechless. At the same time, the guards were also starting to admire Laylen more and more. A mighty half-step extraordinary expert was actually made into such a sorry state by the young mayor. . ¡°Laylen, hurry up and let my teacher go!¡± In the sky, Ang Li shouted angrily, ¡°You¡¯re being rude him! Are you asking to die?¡± Creed also said, ¡°Let go of Professor Manticore. The professor is noble. You can¡¯t afford to offend him.¡± ¡°Are you two idiots? Can¡¯t you see that I have the upper hand now? Hurry up and ask this old man to apologize to me. I can show him some mercy,¡± Laylen said lazily. ¡°You!¡± The father and son glared at him. ¡°Ang Li is your student?¡± At this time, Laylen turned his gaze back to the Manticore. But Manticore didn¡¯t want to pay attention to him. It continued to focus on attacking the magical formation. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s not that I want to criticize you, but you can¡¯t be a teacher,¡± Laylen said meaningfully. ¡°As a teacher, you are trapped in the enchantment, but your student is watching from the side and won¡¯t come to save you. Why do you still accept such a student?¡± Laylen had sinister intentions and tried to sow discord between the teacher and the student. ¡°Laylen! Don¡¯t talk nonsense!¡± Creed cursed at him. This damned Brat actually dared to sow discord between teacher and student. Although it was Manticore who took the initiative to test the formation, the two of them had been watching from the side for four to five hours. Perhaps these words would really cause a rift in Professor Manticore¡¯s heart. Ang Li cursed angrily, ¡°Laylen, don¡¯t sow discord here! I¡¯m full of respect for teacher! I¡¯ll do whatever teacher tells me to do! I¡¯ll do even the impossible!¡± ¡°What you said, is it true?¡± Laylen¡¯s gaze was strange. ¡°It¡¯s true!¡± ¡°Then how about this, you kneel down and beg me on behalf of your teacher. Say that Laylen is a handsome man. I beg you, please let go of my teacher. I¡¯m willing to use my own dignity to exchange for teacher¡¯s life.¡± Laylen said with a smile, ¡°Kneel down and Kowtow to me a hundred times, and I¡¯ll let go of your teacher.¡± Hearing this, Ang Li¡¯s face instantly turned extremely pale. This damned Laylen actually dared to tease him like this. Creed¡¯s face also changed greatly. The gaze he looked at Laylen with was as if he wanted to tear him into pieces. ¡°Old Professor. Look at your good student. He does not mean his words. He said that he would do anything for you. But when I opened my mouth, he was stunned.¡± Laylen turned his head and said to the Manticore. Manticore didn¡¯t reply, but it still turned around and looked at Ang Li with an inexplicable look in his eyes. When Ang Li met the Manticore¡¯s eyes, his heart trembled. This beast was forcing him into a dead end. ¡°Look at this student of yours. From time to time, he would betray others? He can¡¯t even do such a simple thing. This kind of student, I suggest you quickly expel him from the academy.¡± Laylen¡¯s words were full of sincerity. The Grand Knight father and son¡¯s eyes were filled with rage. They wanted to go down and tear Laylen into pieces. Meanwhile, the surrounding imperial guards worshiped Laylen even more. Evelyn and Liszt were speechless. Nelly, who was in the residence, suddenly felt much better. When this kid came back, the moment he opened his mouth, he would be so angry that he almost died. Now, it was the other people¡¯s turn to be angry. He felt very comfortable. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Stop talking! I¡¯m willing!¡± Before Laylen could open his mouth again, he was interrupted by Ang Li. His eyes were red and full of anger. ¡± A hundred times, right? I¡¯m willing to do this for my teacher.¡± ¡°Oh? You¡¯re willing? Then go to the gate of the mayor¡¯s mansion and kneel.¡± Laylen smiled. ¡°I hope you¡¯ll keep your word.¡± Ang Li glared fiercely at Laylen. Then, he flew to the gate of the mayor¡¯s mansion. With a plop, he knelt on the ground. The onlookers outside had strange expressions. What was the son of the Grand Knight doing? After all, they were quite far away. Although they could see the movements inside, they could not hear the conversation clearly. Ang Li began to kowtow, and soon he had already kowtowed more than ten times. ¡°Wait, your form is wrong.¡± Laylen interrupted Ang Li¡¯s movement and said, ¡°Every time you kowtow, you have to say that Laylen is handsome.¡± When he heard this, he wanted to rush in and kill Laylen. But now he had to accept Laylen¡¯s humiliation. No matter what, he had to accept it. ¡°Laylen is handsome!¡± ¡°Laylen is handsome!¡± Thus, every time he kowtowed, he would shout. This made the people outside the city Lord¡¯s mansion look at a loss. They couldn¡¯t help but wonder if this person¡¯s head was stuck in the door when he went out this morning. After more than ten minutes, Ang Li finished kowtowing a hundred times and raised his head. On his originally handsome face, there was a big bump on his forehead. However, Ang Li did not seem to feel any pain. He stared at Laylen viciously, ¡°How about this, is this better?¡± ¡°You are not sincere enough.¡± Laylen shook his head and said, ¡°Your head is not even bleeding. This means that you are not sincere. Start again.¡± When he said this, the three of them almost fainted from anger. Everyone was speechless. Could it be that one had to crack his head until it bled to be considered sincere? Creed said angrily, ¡°You little bastard, can you keep your promise?!¡± Ang Li also said angrily, ¡°Laylen, don¡¯t go too far! Quickly release my teacher!¡± Laylen turned to look at Manticore. ¡°Look, this is your ungrateful student. Hurry up and get rid of him.¡± Creed and Ang Li were speechless. So was Manticore. ¡°Good! Good! Good!¡± Ang Li was so angry that he started laughing. ¡°Laylen, this is the last time. I hope you can keep your word.¡± Then, Ang Li continued to kowtow, this time much harder than before. By the time he finished kowtowing, the ground was covered in blood, and Ang Li¡¯s forehead was a bloody mess. ¡°Can you follow through with your promise now?¡± Ang Li¡¯s eyes were filled with endless killing intent. He really wanted to rush in and kill Laylen, but there was a killing formation between them, so he couldn¡¯t do it. ¡°What¡¯s with your eyes?¡± Laylen frowned. ¡°Why do I feel like you want to kill me?¡± Ang Li thought to himself, I want to chop you up. ¡°Forget it, I had originally wanted to let your teacher go, but who would have thought that you would have wanted to kill me for this. Forget it, I won¡¯t let your teacher go. The promise is void.¡± After saying that, Laylen turned around and left. ¡°Pu¡­¡± Hearing this, Ang Li was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. Chapter 23 Ang Li clenched his fists tightly, anger surging in his eyes. ¡°Laylen! You can¡¯t go back on your words! I¡¯ve already kowtowed to you 200 times. Let my teacher go now.¡± ¡°Hehe,¡± Laylen said indifferently. ¡°For ordinary people, I¡¯m still more trustworthy. But for people with no loyalty, especially the son of someone with no loyalty, there¡¯s no need for me to keep my promise.¡± These words directly scolded Creed. When Creed heard his words, his face turned ashen. He really wanted to rush over and strangle him. However, Creed only opened his mouth slightly. In the end, he did not say anything because he felt guilty. . When the people in the mayor¡¯s mansion heard Laylen¡¯s words, they felt very relieved. This could be considered as cursing out their inner thoughts. Ever since the mayor was poisoned, Creed had rebelled. He was simply a complete and utter scoundrel. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the young mayor had just returned to detoxify the mayor and set up a magic killing formation in the mansion. Otherwise, their situation would be dire. Sooner or later, the barrier and defensive array would be destroyed by their in-laws. At that time, their only fate would be death. Now that they saw the Grand Knight being scolded, their hearts were naturally incomparably comfortable. Laylen looked at Ang Li. He smiled and said, ¡°If you want your teacher to come out, then kowtow a thousand more times.¡± This time, Ang Li did not do as he was told. Instead, he looked at Laylen with a gaze filled with anger. This was because he knew that even if he kowtowed ten thousand more times, the other party would definitely go back on his words. Seeing that Ang Li did not move, Laylen turned his head and started to shout, ¡°Old man, what kind of student did you take in?¡± Ang Li¡¯s face instantly turned into the color of a pig¡¯s liver, and he stared at Laylen with hatred. ¡°Enough!¡± Manticore suddenly spoke, his face gloomy. He now understood that this little brat was completely toying with him and Ang Li. No matter what Ang Li did, this kid would not open the enchantment to let him out. ¡°It seems that you have quite a backbone. You don¡¯t need the help of a student. I have high hopes for you.¡± He sat back on the rocking chair and said leisurely, ¡°You have to work hard.¡± Manticore was so angry that it turned its head and focused on attacking the alchemy stone. Soon, another two hours passed. At this time, the sky was completely dark. Many of the people gathered outside the mayor¡¯s mansion had dispersed. During these two hours, Manticore had been attacking the magic array and had used up a lot of energy. Gradually, it started to pant. Fortunately, the magic within the tier was full, and he could absorb magic as well, so he was not too weak. However, he had been trapped here the entire time. What was going on? As time passed, Creed and Ang Li did not leave. They continued to stand in the air on the flying shuttle, wishing that they could cut Laylen into a thousand pieces. Today, the people from the mayor¡¯s mansion were quite excited. It was the first time they had seen such a high and mighty figure in such a sorry state, especially the imperial guards who had been injured by the Manticore¡¯s spiritual power. Their hearts felt even more comfortable. At this moment, Laylen waved his hand, and a pile of things appeared on the ground. Everyone came over to take a look and realized that they were pieces of giant magical beast meat. Each piece of meat weighed no less than a thousand gold coins. Moreover, the essence energy on the meat was overflowing. Even if it was cut into pieces, it still emanated the aura of a magical beast. Moreover, this aura was not weak. ¡°This is¡­¡± The surrounding people looked over curiously. Even Manticore in the barrier was attracted by Laylen¡¯s movements. He stared at the pieces of meat that were emitting pure energy. For some reason, he felt that these pieces of magical beast meat were not ordinary. ¡°Everyone must be hungry. I have ready-made ingredients and ten thousand pounds of meat here. Go and ask the chef to prepare these pieces of meat.¡± Laylen asked the guards to move the meat to the kitchen. Then, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll treat everyone to a meal today. Bring all the prepared meat here. We¡¯ll eat while watching this old professor break the array.¡± When the Manticore in the barrier heard this, it was almost angered to death. This little brat treated him like a monkey and even wanted a group of people to watch. ¡°Young city lord, the meat just now was¡­¡± Liszt asked quietly with shock in his eyes. ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just some ordinary magical beast meat,¡± Li Lin said with a smile. He did not plan to tell them the truth now to avoid scaring these people. Those were all tier 4 magical beast meat. The energy contained in them would definitely be a great tonic for humans who had not yet reached the transcendence realm. Not only could they strengthen their vital energy and blood, but they could also be reborn and increase their potential. Cooking took two hours, and during these two hours, Laylen had replaced eight new alchemy stones for the Magic Array. This made Manticore so angry that he cursed loudly. How could this brat have so many alchemy stones? From the beginning until now, he had used at least thirty to forty alchemy stones. This could even be used to set up several berserk thunder cage arrays. No matter how many alchemical stones there were, it was not used in this way. The guards of the mayor¡¯s residence, as well as Liszt and Evelyn, were currently feeling both excited and heartbroken. It was indescribably complicated. They originally thought that the young mayor only had a set of level-4 magic killing arrays, but now, just the alchemical stones that he took out to replenish could already form several sets of level-4 magic killing arrays. One had to know that a set of level-four magic killing formation could be sold for a sky-high price of 100 million gold coins outside, and there was a price but no market for it. Moreover, even if it was not sold for money, it could be used to exchange for various rare spells, origin spells, or weapons and potions. Now, the young mayor was wasting alchemy stones so extravagantly for a person who was half a step into the transcendence realm. How could they not feel heartache? In the mayor¡¯s residence, Nelly, who was hiding in the dark, saw his son playing like this. He did not know why, but he also felt heartache. This unfilial son was simply a prodigal. He had never seen such a prodigal. Manticore asked weakly, ¡°Kid, how many alchemical stones do you have?¡± ¡°Young mayor, forget it¡­¡± Liszt and Evelyn also tried to persuade him. They couldn¡¯t let the young mayor continue wasting resources like this. Even if these things didn¡¯t belong to them, the sight of them being used up so casually made their hearts ache. After all, the mayor had already recovered. Even if they let this old thing out, he wouldn¡¯t be able to cause any trouble. ¡°Hehehe, I¡¯ve already told you. I¡¯m lacking in everything except alchemy stones.¡± Laylen smiled at the Manticore and waved his hand. A pile of alchemical stones the size of half a fist appeared on the ground. There were at least a thousand of them. The pile of alchemy stones piled up under Laylen¡¯s feet stunned the manticore in the enchantment. The Grand Knight Father and son in the sky were speechless. ¡°I¡¯ve said that I¡¯ll drive you crazy. I¡¯ll do what I said.¡± Laylen looked at the dumbfounded Manticore and smiled. When Manticore saw the pile of alchemical stones at Laylen¡¯s feet, he was indeed dumbfounded. Chapter 24 Manticore could not believe that Laylen could really take out so many alchemical stones. The value of these alchemical stones was simply impossible to determine. An Ordinary Tier 4 magical formation was already worth more than 100 million gold coins, not to mention that the Wild Thunder Cage was the basic formation of the Tier 7 god-slaying magical formation, the [ World-Destroying cage ], and its price was even higher. It was around 200 million gold coins, and there was no market for it. The alchemy stones here could be used to assemble at least 50 to 60 sets of wild thunder cages, which would be worth more than 10 billion gold coins. Manticore was a little dizzy. Was this kid really the son of a city lord? He felt that even the king¡¯s treasury of the Borodin Kingdom might not be this rich. Even a half-step extraordinary expert like Manticore felt dizzy. The Grand Knight father and son, the surrounding imperial guards, Liszt, Evelyn, and Nelly, who was hiding in the manor, were all starting to feel dizzy. . Outside the mayor¡¯s manor, the elder of the Gladiator Arena and the young man beside him who had not yet left were all stunned when they saw so many alchemical stones. Since when did grade-4 alchemical stones become all over the ground? ¡°Hurry up and continue to break the formation. Don¡¯t let the battle stop. Oh right,¡± Laylen turned to look at the imperial guards beside him. ¡°Go and ask the kitchen if it¡¯s ready. Tell them to bring it up quickly. I¡¯m a little hungry.¡± Laylen sat lazily on the rocking chair, crossed his legs, and said leisurely. The Manticore was completely speechless in its heart. It did not know what to say. Now, it truly believed him. A Tier 4 alchemy stone was really not worth much in the hands of the other party. There was already a huge pile of them on the ground. Who knew if there was still any left in the space lipid. Following that was a wave of despair. With so many alchemy stones to replace, how long would he have to be trapped before he could come out? At this moment, a rich fragrance of meat drifted over from afar. Very quickly, the fragrance filled the entire mayor¡¯s manor. The surrounding guards could not help but gulp when they smelled the fragrance. This was the first time they had smelled such an appetizing food. Within the barrier, Manticore had also smelled the fragrance. This made him feel refreshed. He could smell the essence of the fragrance. He had a premonition that even for a half-step transcendent like him, eating this meat would bring him great benefits. ¡°Young Mayor, it¡¯s done, it¡¯s done!¡± Shouts could be heard from afar. Each of the guards held a huge pot in their hands. Each pot contained at least 50 kilograms of meat. There was a total of 100 huge pots with boiling soup and steam rising from them. The two guards specially brought two pots and placed them in front of Laylen. ¡°One pot is enough for me. You guys can eat the rest. You only have one chance to breakthrough, so make good use of it.¡± Laylen looked at the crowd with a deep meaning. ¡°Thank you, Young Mayor.¡± The Imperial Guard walked away happily and sat with the others. ¡°Grandpa Liszt, Grandma Evelyn, please.¡± Laylen waved at the two elders. Liszt asked curiously, ¡°Young Mayor, what kind of magical beast meat is this? Why does it smell so good?¡± Laylen only smiled and did not reply. He only said, ¡°You¡¯ll know after you try it.¡± ¡°Hahaha! It¡¯s delicious! It¡¯s really too delicious! I¡¯ve never eaten such delicious magical beast meat since I was young!¡± ¡°Hiss¡­ This essence is so rich!¡± ¡°Awesome!¡± In the surroundings. A group of guards started to shout. They had just taken a bite, and they were immediately shocked. The meat that the young city lord brought was not only delicious but it was also filled with essence. After taking a bite, it was as though they had eaten a precious treasure. Pure energy seeped into their bodies and mixed with their flesh. On the side, Liszt and Evelyn took a bite. Immediately, they felt the pure energy in the meat turn into a warm current and enter their bodies, nourishing every inch of their bodies. The eight hundred guards in the mayor¡¯s mansion sat together and ate the meat. The fragrance of the meat filled the entire mansion. The Grand Knight Father and son, who were in the air, also felt the pure energy contained in the demonic beast meat. Seeing how the people around them were eating, the father and son father could not help but swallow their saliva. Within the barrier, Manticore heard the shouts around him. It seemed like he was focused on attacking the barrier, but in reality, when he was attacking, his throat could not help but roll. Damn it, this was too much of a bully. Manticore cursed in his heart. This damned brat, not only did he invite a group of guards to eat meat beside him, but he was also shouting so loudly that it made him hungry. Like the Manticore, Nelly, who was in the residence, could not help but roll his throat. He could not help but curse in his heart. This brat did not know how to give good things to his father first. It was really too detestable. This meal lasted for two hours, and everyone didn¡¯t even let go of the soup. They drank until they were full, and everyone¡¯s bellies were full. Laylen, Liszt, and Evelyn also had a pot in front of them, but Laylen had only taken a few bites, and the rest was divided up by the two old men. After eating, they felt that the magic power in their bodies that had been dormant for a long time was restless. ¡°Why do I feel that my realm, which has been stuck for several years, is starting to loosen!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t do it anymore, I¡¯m going to break through!¡± ¡°Me too, me too¡­¡± After eating and drinking their fill, the imperial guards felt that the energy accumulated in the magical beast meat they had eaten earlier was fully unleashed at this moment. Some people could not control the energy in their bodies, and the Phantom image of some magical beast appeared on their bodies. Especially on this night, the pressure produced by the Phantom image made even the half-step extraordinary manticores feel pressured. Boom! Boom! Boom! At this moment, the imperial guards all fell to the ground. The energy in their bodies broke through the original realm restriction uncontrollably. Moreover, many people¡¯s strength continued to soar even after breaking through the realm. Over 800 imperial guards broke through at the same time. Waves after waves of lifeblood power and magic power interweaved and swept in all directions, causing a strange phenomenon. Such a formation was very rare. The Grand Knights in the sky had long been shaken to the side by the strange phenomenon caused by the interweaving of lifeblood power and magic power. The two of them grabbed the spire and were dumbfounded. Previously, when the imperial guards were eating the meat, they could not help but swallow their saliva. Now that they had finished eating, they began to break through again together. There was a solemn look in Manticore¡¯s eyes. At this point in time, if he still could not tell that the magical beast meat from before was extraordinary, then he would be a fool. At the same time, it was extremely shocked in its heart. What level of Magical Beast Meat did Laylen give them? All the guards who had eaten the meat had broken through. The weakest among the newbies who had been running around in the early stage of Tier 2 was now at the peak of Tier 2. Moreover, once they had completely digested the remaining energy in their bodies in a few days, it would not be a problem for them to advance to tier 3. ¡°Oh my God¡­ I thought that I would never reach Tier 3 in this lifetime. Is this true!?¡± A guard slapped himself hard. The burning pain on his face told him that this was not a dream. ¡°My leg doesn¡¯t hurt anymore! In the past, my leg was injured, leaving behind a hidden injury. Now, it¡¯s actually healed!¡± Beside him, one of the guards stamped his foot in disbelief. At this moment, everyone could clearly feel it. Not only had the hidden injury left behind in his body healed, but his strength had also increased by a huge margin! In the past, there were over 500 guards at the peak of the initial stage of Tier 2. There were 325 at the initial stage of Tier 3, 15 at the intermediate stage, and 10 at the peak of Tier 3.¡± Now, all of them were at Tier 3. As for the 10 peak Tier 3 guards, although they had not broken through to Tier 4, it was not long before they could achieve so. Such strength, in the entire Borodin Kingdom, only the king¡¯s guards could compare. Chapter 25 Many guards were lying on the ground, sprawled on their backs. Their bodies were constantly spewing out pure magical energy. It was mainly because the guards had eaten too much at one go and could not digest it. If they did not release some of it, it was very likely that their bodies would explode. Liszt and Evelyn had also benefited greatly. They could clearly feel that after eating the magical beast meat, another wave of pure energy was improving their temperament. ¡°The magical beast meat given to the guards, could it be Tier 4 magical beast meat?¡± In the main hall of the mansion, Nellie thought in shock. Thinking about it, it made sense. The strength of all the guards in the city Lord¡¯s mansion had risen by a large margin. How could they not be shocked? ¡°Aiya, old professor, don¡¯t stop.. Continue to break the formation.¡± Looking at the shocked Manticore, Laylen timely reminded. ¡°I¡¯m so angry!¡± Manticore roared angrily, raised its breath, and continued to bombard the alchemy stone with all its might. So what if this brat had countless alchemy stones? He also wanted to make this little brat bleed a little. After all, every alchemy stone was very expensive. He didn¡¯t believe that this brat didn¡¯t feel bad? If he didn¡¯t feel bad, then he must be faking it. In truth, what Manticore did not know was that to Li Lin, Tier 4 alchemy stones were truly worthless. As the Lord of the Holy Land, fourth Master Sophia had a total of ten god-tier formation masters under her command. For a piece of junk like Tier 4 alchemy stones, she could produce tens of thousands of them in a day even with her eyes closed. Soon, morning arrived. Within the barrier, Manticore¡¯s eyes were bloodshot. As for the Grand Knight Father and son, they had pitifully stayed in the tower outside the castellan¡¯s mansion to enjoy the cold wind for the whole night. Manticore was still trapped in the magical formation, so how could they go back to sleep peacefully? At eight o¡¯clock in the morning, the sun rose as usual. ¡°Enough, it¡¯s too much of a waste.¡± A powerful voice sounded, which was so penetrative that everyone near the mayor¡¯s mansion could hear it. Mayor Nelly walked out from the main hall of the mansion. His face looked good and rosy. Nelly¡¯s strength had almost recovered. He could not help but watch Laylen squander like this and quickly walked out. Nelly¡¯s appearance instantly caused exclamations. It was mainly because Nelly had disappeared for too long that the people in the city could not help but make various guesses. Some said that Nelly Vader was already dead, and some said that he was still alive. However, all these were just guesses. The people outside the mansion had no way of knowing what was going on in the mansion. Now that Nelly had walked out, and his face was ruddy, he did not show any signs of being injured or poisoned. The Manticore¡¯s gaze was stern as it stared at Nelly. As for Grand Knight Creed, his face was pale, and his eyes were wide open with fear. After all, he had already betrayed the mayor, betrayed Vader City, and now that he saw the mayor appear. His legs naturally could not help but tremble. Then, he secretly glanced at Manticore, and the nervousness in his heart dissipated a lot. Nelly glanced at Creed, who was above him, and then shifted his gaze to the Manticore in the formation. He smiled and said, ¡°Professor Manticore has come from afar. May I know what is the matter?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to quickly remove the magical formation?¡± Then, Nelly glared at Laylen. Laylen pursed his lips, but he still listened to his father and turned off the magical formation with his token. Manticore walked out of the barrier and cursed in his heart. Nelly Vader was clearly not dead, but he did not come out. If he was trapped in the barrier for a day and a night, he must be hiding somewhere to watch the joke. Manticore landed on the ground, looked at Nelly, and said coldly, ¡°I came this time mainly to convey the king¡¯s will.¡± Seeing that Nelly was still alive, Manticore knew that the idea of directly taking down the mayor¡¯s mansion and making ke lie the city lord would not work. Fortunately, he had a second plan. Before coming to Vader City, he made a trip to Borodin Royal City. He was good friends with the Duke of North Town. To remove the city lord of a border city was as easy as eating and sleeping. The Duke of northern town had the strength of the intermediate stage of the fifth rank extraordinary realm. He was one of the four great dukes under King Borodin. He guarded the northern part of Borodin Kingdom. He was the right-hand man of the King and had won the new position of the king. As long as the Duke of Northern Town spoke, the King would issue a royal order. There were more than a dozen extraordinary realm experts in the entire duchy who was at the peak of the extraordinary realm like the king of Borodin. However, only the four dukes were worthy of his attention. He agreed to the Duke of North Town¡¯s sword intent without even thinking about it. Neary raised his eyebrows when he heard Manticore¡¯s words. If Manticore had obtained the King¡¯s Wang Ling and the King had asked to remove him from the position of city lord, he really had no way to refute it. As Manticore spoke, he took out a golden silk cloth that glowed with golden light. This golden silk cloth was the will of the King. The will of the King automatically floated in the air and emitted a dazzling golden light. Vaguely, this golden light converged into a human figure. This human figure exuded a holy and inviolable light. His will descended on Vader City and spread in all directions. ¡°Greetings, Your Majesty!¡± ¡°It¡¯s His Majesty¡¯s aura!¡± Everyone could feel this extraordinary will, and they all knelt down in reverence from the bottom of their hearts. This included Nelly and Manticore. But these two were at Tier four. So they only needed to kneel on one knee. ¡°This is the will of the King?¡± A rather abrupt sentence rang out in the mayor¡¯s mansion. Everyone was kneeling on the ground except Laylen, who was still standing alone. With a look of surprise on his face, Laylen walked over and took the will, who was floating in the air, in his hand. ¡°What are you doing?!¡±A furious expression appeared on Manticore¡¯s face. This was the will written by His Majesty the King, and Laylen¡¯s actions were simply treasonous. He was violating the King. ¡°What¡¯s the rush? I don¡¯t want to keep this damn thing¡­ but it¡¯s quite soft to the touch, and it¡¯s suitable to be used as a hand-wiping rag.¡± Laylen curled his lips and then threw the will to Manticore. When he said this, the whole place fell silent. Manticore couldn¡¯t believe his ears. What had he just heard? A guy who was only at Tier three actually said that he wanted to use the will of the King, written by His Majesty the King, as a hand-wiping rag? Not to mention Manticore, even Nelly was in a daze. Was this bastard¡¯s son trying to ascend to heaven? That was the the will written by His Majesty the King in the heart of the Imperial City. Any citizen of the Kingdom who saw the will had to kneel. Unless that person was also an expert at the extraordinary tier. And now, it was one thing for Laylen to see that the will wasn¡¯t expensive, but to think that he would actually say such a deranged thing. When Liszt and Evelyn heard Laylen¡¯s words, they almost couldn¡¯t catch their breath and almost choked to death on the spot. My Lord Young Mayor, oh no, you¡¯ve really gotten yourself into big trouble this time. As for the Grand Knight Father and son, they almost wanted to jump up and celebrate on the spot. This Li Lin was too arrogant, wasn¡¯t he? He actually dared to insult the king in this way. They could imagine how big a storm this matter would cause once it spread to the imperial city. The Vader father and son would definitely die. Moreover, even all the imperial guards in the mayor¡¯s mansion would be buried with them. The might of the king couldn¡¯t be insulted! ¡°Who¡¯s being impudent?!¡± The wil that Li Lin had thrown out didn¡¯t fly back into Manticore¡¯s hand. Instead, it seemed to have its own consciousness as it condensed into the King¡¯s shadow. That shadow turned around and stared at Laylen with a pair of terrifying eyes. The will had been written by the king, and there was a consciousness on it that could sense Laylen¡¯s disrespectful words. ¡°I already said that your cloth is suitable to be used as a rag,¡± Laylen said indifferently. ¡°You¡¯re courting death.¡± The King¡¯s shadow said in a cold voice as it spread out a beam of golden light and flew toward Laylen, giving off a heart-palpitating aura. Even if the king only had a tiny strand of his will, he could still launch a spiritual attack, and killing a Tier 3 existence was a piece of cake to him. On the side, Nelly¡¯s expression changed drastically, and he wanted to pull Laylen over so that he could block this spiritual attack for him. ¡°You¡¯re just a mere Tier 4 expert. Why don¡¯t you stay in your own small territory and be someone who doesn¡¯t know anything?¡± Laylen said indifferently. Then, he took out the black dagger and injected magic power into it. The dagger emitted a dark light and slashed forward, splitting the spiritual attack and the King¡¯s shadow into two. Chapter 26 The black dagger emitted a deep black light, which seemed to have a great restraining effect on spiritual power and souls, and could even devour them. Laylen gently waved the dagger. The king¡¯s spiritual power was as fragile as a thin piece of paper and was easily sliced open, with the surrounding golden light completely devoured by the black light emitted by the dagger. After the Golden Light and the devouring, the will of the King, who had originally been shining with a brilliant golden light, had now become an ordinary scroll made of soft gold. On the side, the smile on the Lion Scorpion¡¯s face, which had been sneering inwardly, instantly froze. It had to be known that this was the spiritual imprint of His Majesty, the king of the transcendence realm. Although it was only a small trace, it was enough to instantly destroy a soul consciousness of a Tier 3 expert. But what did he see? A dagger had easily shattered and absorbed the king¡¯s spiritual imprint. . Manticore instantly understood that this was a magic-conducting weapon that had restrained the soul. In the previous confrontation, the other party had used this dagger to cut off a trace of his spiritual power. The Grand Knight father and son, like the Manticore, thought that Laylen was courting death, but who would have thought that the result would be like this. As for Nelly and the others, they let out a sigh of relief. They glanced at the dagger in Laylen¡¯s hand. For some reason, just one glance was enough to make them feel as if their souls were about to be devoured by it. Everyone hurriedly averted their eyes. The moment Laylein used the dagger to devour the king¡¯s spiritual imprint, in the Royal City of Borodin, which was more than 100,000 miles away. In the depths of the palace of the royal city. A middle-aged man dressed in a military uniform and a dark red cape, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly opened his eyes. ¡°Who is it?!¡± He let out a low growl, and a terrifying aura spread out. His tyrannical and fierce extraordinary will, accompanied by a towering fury, enveloped the entire royal city. At this moment, everyone in the royal city was alarmed. They looked fearfully at the king¡¯s palace, not knowing why the high and mighty king would suddenly become angry. This king¡¯s Fury was enough to cause a heaven and earth phenomenon. It made the sky above the imperial city turn red. Who had angered the king? This doubt flashed through everyone¡¯s hearts as they were terrified. ¡°Very good, very good¡­ he actually treated my Wang Ling like a rag.¡±The king¡¯s eyes were filled with boundless fury. He sensed that someone had said something heinous and was about to kill the other party, but unfortunately before he could do so, the spiritual will had lost its senses. It was obvious that it had been scattered. However, there were simply too many Wang Ling who carried the will of his king, and it wasn¡¯t clear who was insulting him at the moment. ¡°Tell the Duke of North Town to come to see me.¡± A dignified voice came from the palace. .. Vader city. A group of people was still in shock, including countless people outside the mayor¡¯s mansion. Although they were quite far away and heard the discussion, they could still see clearly what Laylen had done. They saw Laylen use a dagger to split open the will of the king. What was he trying to do? was he rebelling? They lived under the rule of the king. The king was the ruler. The life and death of people like them depended on the king¡¯s happiness and anger. If the king was happy, the whole world would rejoice. The world would be at peace. If the king was angry, millions of corpses would be buried and rivers of blood would flow. How could Laylen dare to do this? Wasn¡¯t he afraid that the king would personally descend and crush the entire Vader City with a forbidden spell? Some people still remembered the legend from a thousand years ago about the battle between King Borodin, who was an outsider, and the old king. The battle between the two kings in the sky was like two beams of light chasing each other, interweaving together. Although it was a battle in the sky, the magical shockwaves it emitted destroyed one city after another. Countless people were displaced. This was the terror of transcendents. Hence, Laylen¡¯s actions had angered the king. In a fit of rage, the King would definitely destroy the entire Vader City. ¡°How dare you insult His Majesty the King! You deserve to die! I¡¯ll bring you to His Majesty!¡± Manticore finally regained his senses. His spiritual power was firmly locked onto Laylen. His aura at the peak of Tier-4 was fully unleashed. It was as if it could topple mountains and overturn seas. Manticore stretched out its hand, and a huge hand made of enormous magic power reached out to grab Laylen. Laylen was a sinner, but he was the one who had brought Wang Ling here. If he didn¡¯t bring Laylen to the imperial city to be punished, he might be implicated, and even his entire family might suffer. ¡°Manticore!¡± Neary roared angrily, raised his hand, and collided with Manticore. Their mana collided with each other, producing a thunderous sound. The energy that collided formed a mushroom cloud that spread in all directions. Nellie took the opportunity to grab Laylen¡¯s arm and quickly retreated. The guards that were 100 meters away were directly blown away by the shockwave from the short exchange. The rockery beside them was hit by the shockwave and instantly exploded, sending countless rocks flying. Liszt and Evelyn were the closest. When the two Tier 4 powerhouses were fighting, they immediately cast all sorts of defensive spells on themselves, but they were still sent flying, blood oozing out from the corners of their mouths. Seeing that his actions were being stopped, Manticore shouted angrily, ¡°Nelly Vader! Are you seeking death too?!¡± His eyes were full of murderous intent. However, although Manticore was furious to the extreme, he did not attack again. Because Nelly¡¯s strength was very strong. Although he was a small realm stronger than Nelly, don¡¯t forget that this was Vader City. The mayor could use the city itself to enhance himself. With Nelly around, Manticore could not take Laylen away. ¡°Laylen Vader is audacious. After insulting His Majesty with words, he even cut off His Majesty¡¯s spiritual imprint. His Majesty can not be humiliated. It is still not too late to hand over your son.¡± Manticore¡¯s gaze was cold. ¡°If you don¡¯t hand over your son, you¡¯ll die, and I¡¯ll be implicated. Not just you and me, the entire Vader City will be crushed by His Majesty¡¯s cavalry. When that happens, it¡¯ll be a sea of blood. Do you still think you have to protect him?¡± Nelly frowned. Manticore was right. As a peak tier 4 existence, he knew very well how terrifying a transcendent-realm expert above the tier 4 realm was. Such a level of terror was simply terrifying. At the same time, he knew that Laylen had gone too far this time. However, Laylen was his only son. If he did not protect him, who could? ¡°So what? If I can¡¯t even protect my own son, what kind of father am I?¡± Nelly said coldly. He had decided that after settling this matter, he would immediately bring Laylen far away. The eastern continent was huge. There were still empires above duchies. Even if it was an empire, there were more than a dozen of them on the eastern continent. If it was really not possible, he would leave the eastern continent and head to other worlds. Chapter 27 Manticore seemed to have seen through Nelly¡¯s thoughts, laughing coldly, he said, ¡°Nelly Vader, to think that you¡¯re a Tier 4 expert, having been the mayor for over 20 years. You should know His Majesty¡¯s influence better than I do.¡± ¡°Do you think that just because you brought him away and found a place to hide, that his majesty would not be able to find you?¡± ¡°Borodin Kingdom¡¯s territory covers tens of thousands of miles of land, but it is very vast. Don¡¯t forget that His Majesty can summon the entire strength of the kingdom with just a king¡¯s will. Even those foreign tribes will be searching for you. No matter where you hide, you will be found.¡± ¡°Unless you can escape Borodin Kingdom, but that is even more impossible. A huge city with a teleportation array will be heavily guarded. You are only tier 4, and you have to bring your own Tier 3 son. Under the circumstances of evading capture, there is no way for you to escape Borodin.¡± Facing the shower of flowers, Nelly was silent. . The manticore continued, ¡°In addition, even if you are lucky enough to escape from Borodin, the other three dukedom kings are on good terms with his majesty. You have nowhere to run.¡± ¡°In addition, don¡¯t forget that there is a mysterious organization that spans the entire continent, the obelisk. This organization claims to be omnipotent. As long as you give them money, they will be able to find you in less than half a month.¡± ¡°So, hand over Laylen Vader now and let me bring him back to the imperial city. Let the King deal with him as he pleases. Maybe the king will let you off easy.¡± Every word from Manticore was slowly breaking down Nelly¡¯s psychological defenses. Nelly remained silent. He knew what Manticore had said. ¡°It¡¯s still not too late to escape now,¡± a faint voice said. Beside Manticore, Ang Li smiled and said. However, there was a hint of ridicule in his words, especially when he looked at Laylen. It was obvious that he was looking at an idiot. Ang Li thought of how he had kowtowed to Laylen 200 times until his head was bleeding, but in the end, this guy was teasing him. This made Ang Li Furious. Now, someone was courting death and offended the high and mighty king. Even the people from the radiant cult couldn¡¯t save him. With this thought, the depression and anger in Ang Li¡¯s heart lessened a lot. However, when Laylen saw the way Ang Li looked at him, he immediately felt unhappy. Although he didn¡¯t have any interaction with Ang Li, this kind of look really made him very unhappy. ¡°Escape? Who said I¡¯m going to escape?¡± Laylen said in a contemptuous tone, ¡°If I¡¯m going to escape when facing a mere transcendent, I won¡¯t have the face to continue living if this gets out and my little brother finds out.¡± Manticore stared coldly at Laylen. This little brat was simply audacious. Not only did he insult His Majesty the King, he even slashed his Majesty¡¯s spiritual imprint. Right now, he was still feeling quite uneasy. He didn¡¯t know if his majesty would vent his anger on his family. After all, he was the one who had brought the will of the King here. Other than an accident, he hadn¡¯t been able to protect the will well. He had been killed by His Majesty¡¯s Magic Spell and had nowhere to go. If it hadn¡¯t been for Nelly stopping him, he would have wanted to kill this little bastard with one blow. ¡°You are extremely stupid. Not only did you harm yourself, but you also implicated your father and all the people of the maor¡¯s mansion. Even the lives of the people of Vader City will die because of you. If I were you, I would have killed myself to atone for my crime!¡± Manticore said coldly. ¡°Laylen, for the sake of everyone, you can kill yourself.¡± Standing at the side, Ang Li made a sarcastic sarcastic remark, still staring at him as if he was looking at an idiot. F*ck, why are you still looking at me like that? See if I won¡¯t kill you today. ¡°Sure.¡± Laylen suddenly grinned and revealed a brilliant smile. People familiar with Laylen would know that someone was going to be in big trouble when Laylen smiles. ¡°Eh?¡± Laylen¡¯s answer surprised Manticore, Ang Li, and the others. Just as they were shocked, Laylen continued, ¡°If you want me to die to atone for my crime, of course you can. However, I want to choose a decent way to die.¡± Manticore asked, ¡°How do you want to die?¡± Laylen pointed at ang Li and said, ¡°I¡¯ll fight Ang Li. None of you should interfere, even if one of us were to die. What do you all think?¡± Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, all the people present showed surprised expressions. Ang Li also looked at Laylen in surprise. He could not understand why he wanted to challenge him? Although both of them were at tier 3. But he was already half a step into tier 4. He could even break through at any time. They were both at tier 3, but there was a huge gap between them. There was no comparison at all. However, this was also good. As long as he killed Laylen in the challenge, not only could he take revenge, but even though the injury on his forehead was healed with healing magic, it was still a little painful. At the same time, he might even receive a reward from His Majesty the King. Thus, a smile appeared on the corner of Ang Li¡¯s mouth and he said, ¡°Okay, I accept your challenge.¡± Creed had been displeased with Laylen for a long time. If his son could kill him in front of Nelly, and Nelly did not dare to stop him, it would definitely be an interesting matter. Manticore¡¯s voice sounded in Ang Li¡¯s ear, ¡°Kill him quickly.¡± Ang Li nodded slightly. On the other hand, in the palace, everyone was a little nervous. After all, no one had seen Laylen make a real move. For a moment, they did not understand why Laylen wanted to challenge Ang Li. Nelly looked at his son and was also a little nervous. However, when he recalled that Laylen had said that he had already killed a Tier 4 expert during the second self-destruction of his meridians, his tense mood eased a little. Laylen removed the magic array and said, ¡°Come over.¡± Ang Li walked in front of him and said contemptuously, ¡°Do you want me to suppress my strength a little?¡± Ang Li was very confident that even if he suppressed his strength, he could still crush Li Lin. He was also qualified to be confident. After all, Unli had once killed two late-stage tier 3 cultivators with the strength of an early-stage tier 3 cultivator. ¡°No need.¡± Laylen shook his head slightly. Ang Li sneered: ¡°It seems that you really want to die, well, I will grant your wish then, after going to hell do not be too grateful to me.¡± ¡°Also, use your full strength so you can live a few more seconds.¡± ¡°Are you sure you want me to use all my strength?¡± Ang Li asked in surprise Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, Ang Li sneered in his heart. Although the difference between their realms was not big, he believed that he could completely crush him in terms of his attainments in magic cultivation and actual combat experience. Even if this little bastard used his full strength, it was impossible for him to survive for more than a minute in his hands. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll satisfy your desires to die.¡± Laylen nodded with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, Laylen immediately made his move. He activated the nameless origin spell in his body and mobilized the massive amount of magic power that was stored in his body. An invisible wave of air broke out from his body and spread out in all directions. In the next moment, Laylen rushed towards Ang Li, and at the same time, a series of thunderclap-like loud bangs were heard. Flying Thunder Spell. It was a saint-level spell that was unique in terms of movement techniques. After casting it, its speed was extremely fast. Laylen had already cultivated this spell to the point where he could enter the master level. Once he cast it, only the sound of thunder could be heard, but no one could see him. Even a half-step extraordinary manticore at the peak of Tier 4, with the blessing of the eagle eye spell, could not easily capture Laylen¡¯s figure. He only heard the sound of thunder. The moment Laylen disappeared, Ang Li¡¯s expression had already changed drastically, because a strong sense of danger had spread throughout his entire body. Just as Ang Li mobilized his magic power to cast a defensive magic ring for himself, Laylen came in front of him with the sound of thunder and kicked him in the air. The kick landed on Ang Li¡¯s chest. Ang Li did not manage to block it. A bone-cracking sound came from his chest, and blood spurted out of his mouth as he was sent flying. Laylen¡¯s body followed him around like a shadow. He did not give Ang Li any chance to catch his breath. This time, he punched out with his fist. Magic power gathered on his fist, and the bright purple energy was like violent bolts of lightning, smashing fiercely onto Ang Li¡¯s head. Immediately, Ang Li¡¯s head exploded, and a cloud of blood mist with a charred smell burst out. In less than a breath¡¯s time, with just a punch and a kick, he was able to instantly kill Ang Li. Even if there were two more of the same power as Ang Li, he would have been able to kill them all just as easily as well, all of this with only his power of peak Tier 3. Everyone watching was so shocked that the entire area fell into pin-drop silence. Chapter 28 Ang Li. He was publicly acknowledged as the number one genius in the northern part of the Borodin Kingdom. He was a well-known figure among those in the same tier. Back when he was training outside, he had once defeated two veteran tier 3 experts by himself. This scene was witnessed by the passing Manticore. He found that this young man had both the battle experience and the will to cultivate, he was worth nurturing. This made Manticore want to take him in as a disciple. Thus, he brought Ang Li back to the Imperial Academy of Magic. The result was very satisfactory. In the entrance exam, Ang Li defeated the teacher who was the examiner.. When faced with the same genius students in the school, he did not fall into a disadvantage. After taking in Ang Li as his closed-door student, he gave Ang Li a large amount of resources. And Ang Li had also done well, breaking through to the peak of Tier 3 in a short period of time. Manticore believed that as long as Ang Li broke through to Tier 4, he would be able to stand out even in front of the senior students. In the future, he would have the potential to become extraordinary. When Ang Li faced Laylen, Manticore had already locked its will on Nellie, not allowing him to forcefully intervene, giving Ang Li a chance to smoothly kill Laylen. But now, only a breath¡¯s time had passed, what did he see? Ang Li¡¯s head was blown off by Laylen¡¯s single punch in the air, and he didn¡¯t even have a chance to react. There was only a headless corpse left on the scene. Manticore was stunned on the spot, unable to regain his senses for a long time. ¡°No!!!¡± Following that, Creed let out a cry of sorrow. He could not believe that his son, his pride, had been killed on the spot, not having the chance to even retaliate. Moreover, the person who killed his son was trash who could not awaken his magic talent for a long time. In the mayor¡¯s mansion, the imperial guards who were watching the battle were all in shock. Their young mayor was actually able to instantly kill the number one genius, and in such a crushing manner. They were a little dazed, and an illusion formed in their hearts. In fact, the young mayor was a Tier 4 expert. But thinking about it, it seemed even more ridiculous. One had to know that the young mayor had awakened his magic talent when he was twelve years old. This scene was extremely visually shocking. Liszt, Evelyn, and Nelly all realized that it was only now did they understand how powerful Laylen was. Although they had heard from Laylen that he had long been able to kill a Tier 4 expert, they didn¡¯t believe him, but after seeing him fight here, they had all now truly believed. Now, seeing Laylen kill the peak tier 3 Ang Li in one move with his own eyes, they were all still shocked silly. That move from Laylen, Nelly had tried to swap positions with him, but he realized that even he could not block it. Laylen¡­ was too strong. ¡°Sorry, he asked me to attack with all my strength. I didn¡¯t expect him to be so weak.¡± While everyone was still in shock, Laylen¡¯s innocent words woke them up. ¡°Damn beast! I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± Creed¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, and he had completely lost his mind. Ang Li had been his hope! He charged at Laylen without caring about anything else. The long sword in his hand was filled with a huge amount of magic power. He wanted to take advantage of the moment when everyone was still unable to react and kill him. Laylen only raised his eyes and glanced at him. He did not make a move. ¡°Hmph!¡± Beside him, Nelly snorted coldly. Creed, who was originally charging at Laylen, suddenly flew in the opposite direction. He crashed into a rockery more than ten meters away. The rockery exploded, and Creed was also heavily injured. ¡°Professor Manticore! Professor Manticore! I beg you to avenge my son!¡± Creed did not die, but he was heavily injured. With a mouth full of blood, he looked at Manticore with pleading eyes. However, Manticore did not pay attention to him. Manticore¡¯s eyes were full of uncertainty. Even now, he still could not believe that Ang Li was killed by Laylen just like that. One had to know that Ang Li¡¯s magic talent was among the top in the Imperial Academy of Magic. However, no matter what, this had already become a reality. He had lost all of his old face. ¡°Nelly, the majesty of His Majesty can not be insulted. Just wait for His Majesty¡¯s endless fury!¡± Lion Scorpion said coldly to Laylen and Nelly. Then, the flying shuttle lifted his body into the air, soon, he disappeared into the vast sky. Manticore was Creed¡¯s only hope for revenge. However, seeing that lion scorpion did not even pay attention to him, it turned around and left. At this moment, he felt that the world was dark. ¡°Hahahahaha!!¡± He laughed crazily. First, he lost his son, and then he was abandoned by the Manticore. Nelly would not let him go at all. Originally, he thought that he could sit on the mayor¡¯s seat and become the new mayor. However, the gap between ideal and reality was usually huge. The higher one stood, the harder one fell. ¡°Neelived, I¡¯ll go first!¡±After laughing for a full minute, Creed looked at Laylen and the others and cursed fiercely, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you in hell! Soon, you¡¯ll come down to accompany me!¡± ¡°Hahahahaha!!¡± After saying that, Creed circulated the magic power in his body. It burned all the magic veins in his body. He grunted and a trace of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. Before long, his pupils dilated and he fell to the side. This former Grand Knight knew that he would definitely die. He might as well choose to commit suicide so that he could die with dignity. With the death of the Manticore, Creed committed suicide. The rebellion in the world of Vader City had temporarily come to an end. However, the worry in the eyes of Nelly, Liszt, and the others became even more intense, because there were still more serious things to come. Laylen had done something extremely daring. He had said that the king¡¯s Wang Ling would be more useful as a rag and had even cut off a trace of the king¡¯s spiritual will. If news of this spread, who knew how big a wave it would cause. Outside the mayor¡¯s Manor, there was already a complete uproar. They had personally witnessed Laylen beheading the emperor¡¯s spirit and will. This was completely disrespectful to the king, and he was about to be exterminated. Very quickly, what happened in Vader city caused a huge commotion. It quickly spread throughout the entire Borodin Kingdom, and even the neighboring countries. At this moment, the people within the jurisdiction of Vader City were all in danger, afraid that Vader city would be wiped out by the king with a single move. They would also die together with him. All the forces in Vader City were cursing Laylen and his son. It was because of their actions that they would bring disaster upon themselves. At the same time, Laylen¡¯s wealth was spread to the outside world. Laylen had dozens of berserk thunder cage arrays that even transcendents could not get. This was a treasure that could not be described with words. It was enough to attract the prying eyes of those who cared. In addition, he had provoked the king, and Vader city was really not far from destruction. In the mayor¡¯s mansion, Nelly was constantly berating Li Lin. ¡°Look at what you¡¯ve done? You want to use His Majesty¡¯s will as a rag? You¡¯re even more f*cking ballsy than I am. You¡¯re really audacious.¡± ¡°His Majesty¡¯s transcendence is so powerful that you can¡¯t imagine it!¡± In the end, Nelly didn¡¯t scold Laylen too much as well. After all, he had already done it, and there was no way to salvage the situation. ¡°Come with me now and leave the Borodin Kingdom,¡± Nelly said very calmly. They had to take advantage of the fact that His Majesty¡¯s Army had yet to arrive at the city gates to quickly take Laylen away from this troublesome place. ¡°Sigh¡­¡±the two old men, Liszt and Evelyn, looked at each other and sighed as they said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and conceal our identities as well.¡± There was basically no turning point in this matter. If they insulted the king, no one would be able to save them. If they knew how to hide, they would live as long as they could. The mayor¡¯s guards were all fearing for themselves. The calmest person was Laylen. There was no fear on his face as he said, ¡°Old man, he¡¯s just an extraordinary Tier 5 expert. Is there a need to be so afraid?¡± Chapter 29 Laylen¡¯s words attracted hatred. Nelly glared at him and said angrily, ¡°All of this was caused by you. You¡¯ve brought destruction to Vader City and you¡¯re still here saying that he¡¯s just extraordinary. A mere extraordinary expert you speak of can shatter your soul with a single slap.¡± Nelly was exasperated. This brat had yet to realize how big of a mistake he had made. Laylen chuckled. ¡°Actually, I did it on purpose.¡± ¡°Huh? What do you mean?¡± Nelly looked at him in confusion. At the side, Liszt and Evelyn were also at a loss. . Laylen said lazily, ¡°Old Man, you¡¯re in your prime, but you don¡¯t have the slightest fighting spirit. A mere mayor can satisfy you? Even if you¡¯re satisfied, I¡¯m not satisfied. I want to be a prince.¡± ¡°So, I insulted the king so that you can regain your fighting spirit and fight against an extraordinary expert.¡± ¡°The path of magic is extremely difficult. Either you win and take over, or you die.¡± ¡°The king, just treat it as your trial stone. Think about how the new king defeated the old king back then, and you will defeat him the same way.¡± Hearing this, Nelly could not help but snort coldly, ¡°It¡¯s easier said than done. I¡¯m only at peak Tier 4. Without the mayor¡¯s formation, I can¡¯t even defeat Manticore, who¡¯s peak Tier 4. Furthermore, the king is many times stronger than me. How can I possibly resist?¡± At this moment, Nelly wanted to curse. Initially, this brat had deliberately provoked the king. Laylen said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m doing this for your own good. When you leave the Empire and the eastern continent in the future, and train in other places, those people will know that I¡¯m so strong, but you¡¯re such a weak father. I¡¯ll lose face.¡± Hearing this, Nelly glared and said angrily, ¡°What do you mean?¡± He was clearly at the peak of Tier 4, alright? This brat was only at the peak of the third stage. What did he mean by being too weak and embarrassing him? This unfilial son, what was he saying? On the side, Liszt and Laylen were also speechless. The young mayor¡¯s words made it seem like the young mayor was Tier 4 while his father was even weaker than him. ¡°Tommy, go gather all the guards. I have something to announce.¡± Laylen could not be bothered to explain to the old man. He turned to look at Tommy. Tommy quickly said, ¡°Yes! Young Mayor!¡± He then turned around and left. Very quickly, over 800 guards from the mayor¡¯s manor gathered. They knew that the problem they were facing now was that the young city Lord had caused a huge disaster. However, they did not blame the young mayor. If it was not for Laylen, they would have been killed by the Grand Knights. Furthermore, the young mayor had given them medicine and magic beast meat. This allowed their cultivation to improve at a rapid rate. With such a huge favor, even if they had to die in battle for the young mayor, they would not hesitate. ¡°Cough cough, I called you all here because I wanted to announce some good news.¡±Laylen looked at everyone and said. ¡°Good news?¡± When Nelly and the other two heard Laylen¡¯s words, they were a little depressed. Now that they had offended the king, what good news could there be? Not to mention the three of them, even the guards below were confused. They did not understand what the young mayor wanted to announce, so they all stretched out their necks and listened intently. Laylen said, ¡°Vader city has already left the Borodin Kingodm and declared war on the king. How is that? Isn¡¯t that good news?¡± After hearing that, everyone was stunned. Declaring war on the king? What kind of good news was this? After that, Nelly cursed angrily, ¡°Brat, what are you trying to do?¡± Laylen ignored the old man and continued, ¡°This is your opportunity. If you want to become stronger, you have to go through the baptism of the flames of war. Also, do you know what kind of magical beast meat you produced yesterday?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± A group of imperial guards asked loudly. After eating the meat last night, everyone¡¯s strength had increased rapidly. Until now, their bodies still contained a lot of pure magical energy that had not been refined. After they had refined all of this magical energy, their strength would definitely rise by a large margin. ¡°Beast King Meat,¡± Laylen said calmly. Whoosh?! As soon as these words came out, all of the imperial guards present had looks of disbelief on their faces. Even Liszt and Laylen were somewhat dazed. The meat they were eating was actually Tier 5 beast king meat. Tier 5 beast kings were extremely powerful existences, comparable to the transcendent level of the human race. In addition, generally speaking, powerful magical beasts lived in groups and were extremely united. Even Saint-level experts wouldn¡¯t dare to have any designs on a beast king. This was because if they were discovered, they might face the pursuit of the entire magical beast race. However, the flesh of a Beast King was definitely a great tonic for them. The magical energy and essence energy contained in the flesh of a magical beast King could improve their physique and fill them with potential. ¡°The Starry Night Dragon Lion has a trace of the Dragon Race¡¯s bloodline. Each of you should have received the nourishment of the dragon race¡¯s bloodline. Your Future Prospects are limitless. However, before that, you must go through one bloody battle after another to hone yourselves and grow. At the very least, you will be at the transcendence realm.¡± The group was extremely shocked tonight. ¡°Young City Lord, I¡¯m so touched. It turns out that you offended the king to hone us!¡± ¡°I actually blamed the young city Lord in my heart. I¡¯m really too stupid.¡± Very quickly, everyone in the group of people was touched. Nelly and the other two were speechless. What is this? Laylen¡¯s casual words had actually touched the group of imperial guards. Laylen waved his hand, causing the imperial guards to retreat. Nelly came up and said, ¡°Speak, with just a few words, you managed to make these imperial guards limp. Did you go to the Church of light and become a fraud?¡± Liszt muttered to himself, ¡°The Starry Night Lion lives at the border between the Western continent and the northern continent. It is a top-tier magical beast race. It is said that it has a transformation magical beast at the initial God level. Young City Lord, the one you gave us, is it really the Starry Night Lion?¡± Laylen said indifferently, ¡°Of course it¡¯s true.¡± Nelly¡¯s eyes instantly widened. He thought that this brat was trying to trick people. After all, the Starry Night Lion was an incomparably large magical beast race. Who would dare to have any designs on them. Looking at Laylen¡¯s serious expression, could it really be the Starry Night Lion? Thinking of this, Nelly got instantly furious. This brat had such a good thing, yet he didn¡¯t even know to offer it to his father first. F*ck, he hadn¡¯t even tasted the meat of a fifth rank Beast King. This brat was not filial at all. Laylen instantly noticed Nelly¡¯s unfriendly gaze and said, ¡°Old man, what kind of are you giving me?¡± Nelly was furious. This brat actually asked him what kind of look, what do you think? ¡°I understand.¡± Laylen gave a look of realization and said, ¡°If you also want to eat, then you should have said so earlier. If you didn¡¯t say so, how would I know? How about this, you go to the kitchen and see if there¡¯s any left.¡± After saying that, Laylen immediately ran away. Nelly roared, ¡°Little b*stard, stop right there!¡± Liszt and Evelyn were trying hard to hold back their laughter. .. Time flew by, and half a month passed in a flash. The outside world had already changed. At this moment, within the kingdom¡¯s borders, everyone knew what Vader City had done. They insulted the king and even destroyed the king¡¯s will. It was said that the one who had done it was Laylen Vader. Chapter 30 The cause of the incident was this: Professor Manticore of the Imperial Academy of magic knelt in front of the palace and pleaded guilty, saying that he had failed to protect Wang Ling and had ordered people to destroy him. Manticore had said that someone wanted to use the will of the King as a rag and had even beheaded the will. It was only then that everyone in the Imperial City knew why His Majesty had suddenly become angry half a month ago. The people in the imperial city could not help but be stunned. Was this kid called Laylen Vader really not afraid of death? He actually dared to insult His Majesty the King in this way. Then, the incident in Vader city finally spread and spread throughout the entire duchy. On this day, the first Duke of the northern town, who was second only to the king, walked out of the imperial palace. Two wills of the King were delivered to the two major city lords on the border next to Vader City at the fastest speed. They were asked to destroy Vader City. . The majesty of the King could not be insulted. However, such a small matter did not require the king to personally take action. The two city lords were enough to destroy Nelly Vader and his audacious son, soon, everyone in the kingdom learned that the two city lords were going to attack Vader City and destroy Vader and his son. This made many of the major forces in the duchy feel regretful. According to the rumors, the young city lord of Vader City, Laylen, had thousands of grade-4 alchemy stones from the Berserk Thunder Cage, this shocked everyone, because even the king did not have the alchemy stones from the Berserk Thunder Cage. And Laylen, the son of the city lord, actually had so many! Most people thought that this was just a rumor. But there was no smoke without fire. Many City lords hoped to receive the king¡¯s order to destroy Vader City. But since the king had already sent two city lords, it was not their turn. The reason the city lords felt regretful was mainly because if they really found the magic array diagram of the Berserk Thunder Cage and the corresponding alchemy stones. Then 30% of the participants would be allowed. The rest would have to be handed over to the king. If they really had the Berserk Thunder Cage¡¯s alchemical stone, they would be at a huge loss. Although it was a level 4 magical formation, as long as they found a level-5 or level-6 array master to further develop the array diagram and incantation, even if they could not achieve the effect of God Slayer, it would still be a rather terrifying magic array. Back in Vader city. After a period of peace, Vader City sent out two city lords who would arrive at Vader City soon. The news of them coming to kill Vader and his son spread like wildfire, causing a huge commotion. Vader City once again stirred up a storm. Many people felt that the father and son duo should have escaped. After all, they had offended the supreme king. What could they do if they did not escape? However, what was surprising was that none of the people in the city Lord¡¯s Manor had left. Silence. The city Lord Guards were still guarding the city Lord¡¯s manor as if they did not know what was happening outside. This caused countless people to be stunned. Did the city Lord Guards, Vader father and son, choose to give up on struggling and prepare to die? However, what they did not know was that everyone in the city Lord¡¯s manor was trying their best to increase their strength. Although Ali did not seem nervous and was calm on the surface, he was panicking in his heart. After all, he had offended the king. For the past half a month, the guards had been training hard and did not rest for even a second. It was obvious that after receiving the nourishment of the beast king meat, everyone¡¯s constitution had improved greatly, and their blood Qi had increased by a huge margin. Somewhere in the manor, there was a training field, on the empty ground at the side, Vader and his son stood. ¡°Old Man, it is said that the king has already sent two city lords that are as strong as you. One of them is the city lord of Iron Sand City who poisoned you. What do you plan to do?¡± Laylen asked with a smile. Nelly rolled his eyes and said, ¡°What do we do? Nothing. It¡¯s all because of you. We can still escape now.¡± In the past half a month, Nelly had persuaded Laylen to leave more than once. However, Laylen was very calm. Other than cultivating, he just strolled around every day. He had a carefree look on his face. He smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I believe that you can fight two of them by yourself. You can even defeat or even kill those two tier 4 monsters.¡± Nelly was speechless. He did not even have the confidence to fight two of them by himself. Where did this brat get his confidence from? ¡°I will teach you two spells. They are enough for you to deal with these two people.¡± At this moment, Laylen stopped smiling. Nelly curled his lips. Not to mention two spells, even if he were to teach him twenty spells, it would be useless. Moreover, this brat had been back for more than a month, and he did not even know what the background of Laylen¡¯s sect was. He only said that any ordinary guard would be able to beat him up. Of course, Nelly did not believe such nonsense. ¡°Watch carefully, open your eyes wide and look carefully.¡± Laylen became serious and mobilized his magic power. He raised one hand and continuously changed his hand gestures. Every time his hand gestures changed, circles and circles of magic halo overlapped on his hand. Laylen extended an index finger. The tip of the index finger exploded with a blinding light, almost blinding one¡¯s eyes. A terrifying aura burst out from his finger. Nelly, who was next to him, did not care at first, but when he felt the power on Laylen¡¯s fingertip that made his heart palpitate, his eyes gradually became serious. What level of magic was this? Even he, a late-stage tier 4, felt his heart palpitate. Especially this brat, who was only at the peak of Tier 3; he was not even at tier 4, so how could he explode with such terrifying power? Then, Laylen pointed at the metal block that weighed dozens of tons in front of him. The terrifying energy gathered on his fingers shot out. Thirty meters away, the spot where the huge metal block was hit melted into a big hole that could fit a fist. Moreover, after the beam of light pierced through the metal block that was a few meters thick, its power did not decrease, and it continued to smash the huge rock behind it. There was a loud rumble. The huge rock instantly exploded. The imperial guards who heard the sound all turned their heads and looked in Li Lin¡¯s direction. After learning about the process, everyone could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. ¡°How is it? Old Man, do you think this spell will work?¡± Laylen turned his head to look at Nelly and smiled. His expression was unusually serious as he said, ¡°This power is too strong. I¡¯ve never seen such a terrifying spell¡­ could it be that you¡¯re practicing transcendence magic?¡± Generally, when one¡¯s strength reached the transcendence realm, they would be able to create some extremely powerful spells. They were collectively known as transcendence magic. After hearing Nelly¡¯s words, Laylen curled his lips helplessly and said, ¡°Old man, can¡¯t you imagine? Don¡¯t always think that you know a lot. Stop talking about extraordinary magic like its so powerful.¡± At the side, the corner of Nelly¡¯s mouth twitched. This kid¡¯s vision was too high from time to time. He had actually said that extraordinary magic was trash. The magic that he cultivated couldn¡¯t even be considered tier 4 magic. Wasn¡¯t it even worse than trash? Chapter 31 This time, Nelly did not refute, because the power of the spells released by Laylen was indeed very powerful. The explosive power of a peak-stage third-rank spell was enough to make a late-stage fourth-rank person like him tremble in fear. If it was him who released it, then the explosive power would be even more unimaginable. Laylen said, ¡°God-destroying finger, a saint-level spell that can split heaven and earth with one finger. This spell, even in the saint-level, as long as it is practiced to the extreme, can be used to kill an initial god-level expert.¡± God-destroying finger was a saint-level spell among the many spells that Laylen knew. Its power could be said to be terrifying. It was even more terrifying than the other saint-level spell, flying thunder, which was used to deal with Ang Li previously. Then, Laylen taught Nellie the spell and the hand gestures he used to cast the god-destroying finger through telepathy. Saint-level spell? . After hearing what Laylen said, Nelly¡¯s face was filled with disbelief. At the same time, his heart was beating wildly. Saint-level spells were so far away from him that he did not dare to think about it previously. Saint-level magic was something that could only be created by top-notch figures even among saint-level. Such figures were all powerful figures. And this son of his was actually able to possess saint-level magic. Nelly¡¯s breathing became rapid. After a moment, he asked, ¡°Is it true?¡± Laylen rolled his eyes. ¡°Of course it¡¯s true.¡± After pausing for a moment, Laylen warned, ¡°In the future, as your fame grows, you might be found by mysterious experts if you use the god vanquishing finger. After all, saint-level magic isn¡¯t something that can be easily learned. ¡°You can¡¯t reveal it to the public. However, as long as you tell them my name, they won¡¯t come looking for trouble with you.¡± Nelly nodded subconsciously. Generally speaking, the higher the level of magic, the more important it was. Some forbidden spells were even the highest profoundness of a force, and they couldn¡¯t be taught to outsiders. Once someone learned it secretly, they would be in danger of being wiped out. For example, in the eastern continent, there was an ancient empire that was very prosperous. It had four saint-level experts, several times more powerful than the current Orsi Empire. However, the saint-level experts of this empire came from an unknown minor figure, got a scroll of sanctum magic. After getting the scroll, he killed her to keep her quiet. But in the end, the paper can not cover up the fire, the royal family of the Empire when using this magic, was recognized, was known by the forces with a holy magic heritage. Then, this once powerful royal family of the ancient empire was destroyed overnight. Nelly came back to his senses and looked at Laylen strangely. ¡°I just have to tell them your name?¡± Laylen nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. In the future, if someone comes to you, you just need to tell them my name, and they will know my identity. They won¡¯t attack you.¡± ¡°What exactly is your identity?¡± Nelly asked. Laylen did not answer, instead, he continued to say, ¡°But don¡¯t worry too much. After all, this is a place in the north of the eastern continent. There are almost no people who can recognize this magic. Unless, one day, you can make a name for yourself in the eastern continent or go to another continent, there is a chance that someone will come looking for you.¡± The corner of Nelly¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°You look down on your father so much?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Laylen had a serious look on his face. Nelly¡¯s face was extremely dark. Laylen continued, ¡°Oh right, I¡¯ll give you another movement spell to use to sign up. Father, you¡¯re currently at the late-stage of Tier 4. As long as you master this, no one within the transcendence realm can catch up to you.¡± Nelly asked, ¡°It¡¯s also a saint-level spell?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Nelly was shocked. Normally, if a faction had a saint-level spell, it would not be a problem for it to be passed down for a thousand years. It would be enough to make a name for itself. However, this brat actually had more than one saint-level spell. What had this brat experienced during the few years that he disappeared? Then, Laylen started to demonstrate. Laylen¡¯s figure flashed rapidly. At the same time, there were also waves of faint lei mingsheng. His speed was too fast, and it even produced a terrifying sonic boom. Nelly stood in place. Even with his eagle eyes to catch Laylen¡¯s movements, he could only see a faint shadow moving left and right. This made Nelly think that Laylen had used this kind of speed when he was dealing with Angli. One kick, one punch, and he was killed on the spot. With this kind of speed, not to mention Ang Li was only at the peak of Tier 3, even if he was a late-stage tier 4, he would most likely be killed on the spot. Not long after, Laylen stopped in front of Nelly and said, ¡°The Flying Thunder spell, the self-supporting spell of the speed domain. After learning these two saint-level spells, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem to deal with two tier 4 people of the same realm.¡± Then, Laylen combined the incantation of the Flying Thunder spell and the flow of magic power to teach Nelly. If he could learn these two saint-level spells, he could easily deal with two fourth-rank spells, let alone master them. The Flying Thunder spell quickly burst out with extreme speed, and the God-destroying finger pointed at the center of his eyebrows. The extreme speed and the fatal attack made it impossible to guard against. ¡°Give it some practice first and then show off what you¡¯ve mastered after half a month,¡± Laylen said with a smile. The two Lords appointed by the king this time, their cities were relatively far away from Vader City. It would take at least half a month for their cavalry corps to arrive at Vader City. In half a month¡¯s time, it should be enough for Nelly to master the spells somewhat. ¡°Oh right,¡± Laylen paused and added, ¡°When using the Flying Thunder spell, some curious experts might ask where it came from. When that time comes, you can just say my name.¡± Nelly was speechless. How high was this kid¡¯s status outside? However, he still remembered Laylen¡¯s words. Then, Nelly began to practice. Laylen had long left this place and returned to the secret chamber to cultivate. He was prepared to break through to tier 4 in the next few days and then set off for the location of the great master. .. Iron Sand City was a city adjacent to Vader City. On this day, the city lord of Iron Sand City stood in front of the teleportation array in the center of the city. Beside him stood a group of people of noble status in Iron Sand City. They seemed to be waiting for something. Suddenly, the teleportation array lit up and burst out with a blinding light. When the light faded, a team appeared on the teleportation array. There were about 500 people. The leader was a middle-aged man in black armor. The skin on his face was slightly black, and his eyes were shining. The armored soldiers behind him all had the aura of tier 3. Especially the young men, who had reached the peak of tier 3. ¡°Hahahaha! Brother Potter, long time no see.¡± The Lord of Sand Iron City, Hua De, looked at the middle-aged man and extended his right hand. Potter was the city lord of another border city. He was a late-stage type 4 expert, a realm higher than Hua De. Hence, Hua De was very polite to Potter. ¡°Brother Hua De, long time no see.¡± Potter grinned. The two of them clasped hands. ¡°The city Lord¡¯s residence has already prepared some fine wine and delicacies. Brother Potter, Please.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need.¡± Potter waved his hand and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and kill that father and son first.¡± ¡°It seems that brother Potter has the same thoughts as me.¡±Ward¡¯s eyes lit up. This time, they had received the will of the King from the Duke of northern town. He asked the two of them to lead the two of them to Vader City and kill the father and son that they did not bring along. In their hearts, they were also very interested in the wild lightning cage magic array in Laylen¡¯s hands. After killing the Vader father and son, the king promised them that he would allow each of them to leave behind a set of magic alchemical stones and hand over the rest. Ward had originally wanted to invite Potter to settle down in the city Lord¡¯s Mansion and rest for a day, but Potter wanted to directly kill the Vader father and son. This was exactly what he had thought. Chapter 32 Hua De and Potter walked side by side. Behind them were a group of young juniors and two cavalrymen with different armor. For example, the young man beside Potter, named Jeffrey, was Potter¡¯s eldest son. He was already at the early stage of the fourth stage. The rest of the young elites were the children of the nobles in the city, and they were also some outstanding young juniors. This time, they had obtained the king¡¯s order to kill Vader and his son, so the most outstanding young men and women in the city all came out for some real-life training. Behind Hua De, there were also some young men. Most of them were between the second and third stage. Although Jeffrey was a lot weaker, compared to the others, he was much better. . The two chatted as they walked. Hua De chuckled and said, ¡°The youths of the border city are all very strong, especially nephew Geoffrey. He has already reached the initial stage of the fourth stage.¡± Potter smiled faintly. ¡°Brother Hua De, you must be joking. Brother Hua De¡¯s two sons have already entered the Sword Master¡¯s tutelage and received the true inheritance. In the future, when they grow up, they will definitely be two sword masters. It seems that in the future, the Borodin kingdom will have two more sword masters.¡± When Hua De heard Potter¡¯s words, his face faintly revealed a proud expression. The thing he was most proud of was having his two sons become the Sword Master Bei Lie¡¯s teachers. This matter made him extremely proud. Sword Master Bei Lie, a lone swordsman, did not have any background. However, he had already lived for over a thousand years until today. Moreover, his own strength was also at the half-step extraordinary realm. He was one of the top experts in the duchy. His swordsmanship was superb, and he could fight against two experts of the same level without falling into a disadvantage. Swordsmen were very powerful, but very rarely would one become one. One had to have a very high talent in swordsmanship. In the Borodin kingdom, there were at least sixty tier 4 experts. It was said that there was a ranking list of Tier 4 experts based on their strength among the tier 4 experts, and this swordsman bei lie sat firmly in the first place. Even the most powerful subordinate of the king, the Duke of North Town, compared to this swordsman, Bei Lie, he was still lacking by a bit. Bei lie was skilled in sword techniques, and he was also a top half-step transcendent. Hence, he was respectfully addressed as a senior swordsman. The king was also very accurate towards this person. He wanted to send his child to Bei Lie as a student, but unfortunately, Bei Lie had only taken in one disciple because of fate. In the past few hundred years, only two of Hua De¡¯s sons had caught his eye. These two people were equivalent to Bei Lie¡¯s private students. The two brothers had practiced the sword under Bei Lie for ten years, honing their skills every ten years. But recently, the incident in Vader City broke out, and Bei Lie let the two brothers come out of their cultivation and go down the mountain to test their swords. The two city Lords chatted and laughed, praising each other. Although they were very proud in their hearts, Hua De said politely, ¡°Brother White, you¡¯re joking. This matter is not worth mentioning.¡± Suddenly, White frowned and said, ¡°Oh right, something strange happened recently.¡± Hua De asked, ¡°Oh? What thing?¡± White said, ¡°Nelly Vader was heavily poisoned by the fire poison of the flame poison spider king. Logically speaking, he shouldn¡¯t be able to endure it. But for some reason, he didn¡¯t die.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a little strange,¡±said Hua De with a frown. But soon, his frown relaxed again. ¡°No matter how he recovers, with the two of us working together, killing Nelly will be a piece of cake. After killing him, we¡¯ll bring the heads of the father and son to His Majesty the King.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± With that said, White also smiled. Then, a group of people rose into the air, and the cavalry of more than a thousand people followed behind with Magical Beasts. In about ten days, they would arrive at Vader City. .. In a training field in Vader City, Laylen was lying lazily on a rocking chair. A hundred meters away, Nelly¡¯s figure flashed and appeared in the air. A terrifying light shot out from between his fingers. This was Nelly cultivating the two saint-level spells taught by Laylen. Not long after, Nelly appeared in front of Laylen, his breathing slightly hurried, he said, ¡°These two saint-level spells are really hard to learn, especially to cast two at the same time. The difficulty is even higher. I think in about two minutes, my stamina and mana can¡¯t keep up.¡± Saint-level spells were extremely powerful. It was because the mana and stamina required to maintain the circulation was several times that of ordinary spells. Even if a late-stage tier 4 powerhouse had a large amount of mana, they could only maintain it for a few minutes. Laylen said, ¡°Just two minutes is enough to kill two tier 4 magicians.¡± Even if Laylen were to cast it himself, he would not be able to hold on for long. Saint-level magic, if he wanted to use it before reaching that stage, the consumption would be too great. Nelly smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± It had only been ten days since he started cultivating. He could be considered to have just entered the rudiments. For example, when he used the flying thunder technique, although there was no thunder, there was still a lot of room for improvement. In just these 10 days, his speed had doubled. Time passed quickly, and another 5-6 days passed. During this time, Vader city was desolate, with many people and families leaving. They already knew that the troops of the two cities were about to arrive. At that time, the Vader father and Son would definitely die. Furthermore, with a battle between tier 4 experts, the aftermath of the battle might destroy Vader City. In order to avoid being affected, many people had already left this place. However, there were still a few people who had lived here for generations. On this day, outside Vader City, dozens of people stepped on flying shuttles, flying through the air, arriving above Vader City. Not far behind them were the yellow sand that the cavalry had swept up. These people did not conceal their auras at all. At this moment, everyone who was still in the city could feel the will of a Type 4 powerhouse, and they could not help but wonder if they had come today? However, none of them revealed any fear. Since they had chosen to stay, they had already thought of the consequences. At the same time, Nellie was cultivating when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura. He stopped his actions and narrowed his eyes, staring into the distance. ¡°Old man, what¡¯s wrong?¡±Li Lin asked. Nelly replied, ¡°They are here for us.¡± The moment he said that, a majestic voice sounded from the sky. ¡°Traitor Nelly Vader! Come out and face your death!¡± This voice came from afar. The sound waves rolled and covered the entire Vader City. The guards stood on the city wall and gathered over, staring nervously at the group of people in the sky. ¡°Nelly Vader, I did not expect you to be so lucky. Even the flame poison spider king could not poison you to death.¡±Vader looked at Neely, who was standing in front of him and was completely fine. He was stunned for a moment before saying in surprise. Before Nelly could speak, Laylen said, ¡°Bad people always outlive good people. Do you understand?¡± Nelly¡¯s face turned black. He turned around and glared at Laylen. How did this bastard say something like this? Wasn¡¯t this supposed to be a blessing in disguise? The guards were also speechless. Whose side was the young mayor on? The group of people in the sky also looked at Laylen in surprise. After sensing his aura, they curled their lips and said, ¡°So weak.¡± Their voices were very loud and they did not try to hide it. At this moment, Laylen was breaking through to tier 4. His aura was not stable, and to outsiders, he was only at tier 2. The youths of both cities saw that on the city walls of Vader City, other than Nelly and a group of armored guards, there was only one other young man at tier 2. There was not a single other outstanding youth, and they were slightly disappointed. They had followed the mayor here to spar with the descendants of the various noble families in Vader City, and now, there was only one other person at tier 2. However, they did not know that the geniuses in Vader City had basically been killed by Laylen. The rest had also escaped. If those people had not rebelled, like Ang Li and the others, they would have been geniuses in Vader City. Chapter 33 In the air, Hua De and white locked onto Nelly¡¯s aura, worried that Nealy would suddenly explode and attack the younger generation behind them. Hua De stood in the air, looking down at Nelly, laughing coldly, ¡°Sinful Nelly, what else do you have to say for yourself?¡± White raised his sword and pointed at Nelly, his mid-stage tier 4 aura fully displayed. He said indifferently, ¡°Nelly, just commit suicide.¡± White¡¯s tone was filled with great confidence. He alone could suppress Nelly. Now that Hua De was here, two tier 4 experts against one, Nellie had no chance of resisting. Hence, White wanted Nelly to commit suicide. This way, he could die with dignity and leave his corpse intact. If they were to take action, there wouldn¡¯t even be a corpse left. Replying the two of them, Nelly said calmly, ¡°What are we cultivating for? Isn¡¯t it to step onto the divine level and stand shoulder to shoulder with the world? Just like my son said, there¡¯s no need to be afraid of a mere transcendent..¡± When White and ward heard Nelly¡¯s words, their eyes turned cold. This Nellie seemed to know that his death was imminent and had already given up on himself, casually insulting His Majesty? ¡°A mere level 4, how dare you look down on His majesty, you¡¯re courting death!¡± A cold voice rang out, and an exceptionally handsome youth stared at Nelly as he spoke. This youth was tall and straight, his long golden hair fluttering in the wind. He had an extraordinary temperament, but his gaze towards Nelly was cold. He was Potter¡¯s most outstanding son, Jeffrey. ¡°Then you¡¯re just an ant who has just stepped into the tier 4 realm not long ago, yet you dare to insult a late-stage tier 4 powerhouse. Do you know what will happen to you?¡± Nelly turned his head and stared at Jeffrey, his eyes deep, like a black hole. Jeffrey stared into Nelly¡¯s eyes, his soul seemed to have been sucked out, his eyes becoming empty. Beside him, White¡¯s expression changed drastically. He took a step forward, and an invisible spiritual force spread out. It was Nelly¡¯s spiritual force. He had not expected that during this period of time, Nellie had risen from the middle-stage to the peak of tier 4. White¡¯s expression was dark as he looked at Nelly. Finally, he said, ¡°Brother Nelly, we have to make a promise. Before our battle is over, we are not allowed to attack the juniors.¡± The attack power of the fourth stage could silently kill those below the fourth stage. Although they had joined hands to attack, they were extremely wary of Nelly. They were afraid that Nelly would go berserk and counterattack before his death, using his spiritual force to attack the geniuses in their city. Jeffrey¡¯s eyes finally returned to normal, but his face was pale because he had almost died. His eyes were filled with hatred, but in the end, he only pursed his lips and did not dare to speak anymore. The terror of Tier 4 was something he had not fully grasped as he had just stepped into this realm. However, after what had happened, he understood that even if there were two tier 4 bosses beside him. However, if they wanted to kill him, the 2 of them would not be able to stop them. Hua De stepped out and mocked, ¡°Nelly Vader, do you still have any face left? You would attack someone junior to you?¡± Nelly could not be bothered with him and replied, ¡°Firstly, it¡¯s his words that are disrespectful. Secondly, I¡¯m not as shameless as some people. If I can¡¯t beat him, I¡¯ll poison him. Haha.¡± Then, Nelly looked at White and said, ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll do as you say. Although we¡¯re enemies, you¡¯re much better than some villains.¡± ¡°You!¡± Hua De¡¯s expression was extremely ugly. He was about to explode in anger, but in the end, he only snorted coldly. ¡°No matter what method you use, as long as you can win and survive, you¡¯re a strong person. And you¡¯re destined to die here today!¡± ¡°Hehe,¡± Nelly chuckled, his tone filled with sarcasm. Hua De¡¯s face was gloomy. He wanted to say something, but on second thought, why should he care about a dead person? Then, he snorted coldly and said, ¡°Nelly Vader, have you thought about how you want to die?!¡± Laylen suddenly interrupted, ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Are you going to fight or not?¡± He felt that the flowers that he had been waiting for had all withered. ¡°Alright, listen to my son.¡± As soon as Nelly finished speaking, she stepped on the ground and rushed up toward Ward. At the same time, she clenched her fist and surged her magic power, launching a horizontal strike. Nelly attacked without any warning. However, Hua De, who was also a Tier 4, reacted very quickly. The shuttle behind him turned into a pair of wings and flapped to the right. He moved away from his position and at the same time, took the people around him and left. At the place where Walter had been standing, there was a boom. Magic power exploded, and circles of air-distorting shockwaves spread out in all directions. ¡°You guys leave first. Brother White and I will deal with Nelly first.¡± Hua De said to the group of youths behind him. The dozen people behind them quickly moved away from the battle range of the Tier 4 powerhouses. Although their strength was not bad, it was still too early for them to join the Battle of the Tier 4 powerhouses. ¡°Nelly Vader! It¡¯s useless to fight back before death,¡± White said and attacked. His mana swirled the air, and a chill gathered around his body, forming an ice trident It was lifelike, and there was a terrifying aura surrounding it. At the same time, Hua De also attacked. His palm turned into a blade, forming a ten-meter-long blade. As he waved it, it emitted a dazzling light as it slashed towards Nelly. Facing the attacks from both sides. Nelly¡¯s expression did not change, and his body sped up. Like a phantom, he charged into the skies. As they were fighting in the skies, the aftershocks would destroy the city walls. Hua De and White Lover also soared into the skies, chasing after him. The three of them fought in the skies about 1,000 meters above the ground. After the 3 tier 4 experts left, the guards heaved a sigh of relief. Although the remaining people were the young elites of the 2 cities, with the Berserk Thunder Cage, they could not enter. In the surroundings, there was only a group of youths and a troop of about 1,000 riders, all of them staring at Laylen. This was especially so for Jeffrey. He had fallen into a mental whirlpool earlier. If his father had been a step later to save him, his soul might have been destroyed by Nelly¡¯s mental energy. Now, the 3 experts had left. He had set his eyes on Laylen who was in the crowd. ¡°Although I am handsome, I will be shy if you stare at me like that.¡± Laylen noticed that Jeffrey was staring at him viciously, so he said ¡°shyly¡±, ¡°Moreover, I don¡¯t like men.¡± When Jeffrey heard Laylen¡¯s words, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. If you don¡¯t like it, do you think I like it? ¡°Without your father¡¯s protection, you¡¯re just a piece of trash. Say It, how do you want to Die?¡± Jeffrey¡¯s aura, which had just reached Tier 4, erupted completely. He moved over, wanting to kill Laylen and take revenge for being almost killed by Nelly. ¡°Wait, just now, your father said that the Battle of Tier 4 is not over yet. You can¡¯t make a move.¡± Laylen¡¯s eyes rolled, and his skeletal wings made a terrified look. At this time. In the sky, terrifying explosions rang out continuously, and even the space was shaking. The aura that spread out gave the people below a sense of oppression. One could imagine how intense the battle in the sky was. Chapter 34 ¡°Two Type 4 experts ganging up on the traitor Nelly, do you think he still has a chance of Survival?¡± Jeffrey walked towards Li Lin step by step. ¡°Haha, Brother Jeffrey, don¡¯t get angry. I¡¯m just a tier 2 piece of trash. Killing me is an insult to your hands. It won¡¯t be too late to kill me when the battle above is over.¡± In the crowd, a blue-robed youth said. ¡°That¡¯s right. Brother Jeffrey, calm down. Isn¡¯t he just a trash that only knows how to talk? There¡¯s no need to be angry.¡± Another person laughed and repeated, his tone full of ridicule. Because in their eyes, Laylen was just an insect that could be squashed to death in a minute. Jeffrey frowned and said, ¡°Both of you, stop trying to persuade him.. In my eyes, he¡¯s just an insect. If I make a move, I can smash him to death from a distance. I¡¯m not afraid of dirty hands.¡± Jeffrey was determined to kill Laylen because he had almost been killed by Nelly. He had been holding a grudge. Since he could not kill Nelly, he could only vent his anger on Laylen. ¡°F*ck, you dead piece of trash. Do you think I¡¯m afraid of you? Come down if you have the guts!¡± Laylen scolded Jeffrey. ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡± Jeffrey¡¯s eyes turned cold. His heart was filled with hatred. Like an eagle, he pounced on Laylen quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly. In the distance, everyone smiled coldly at Laylen. Vader and his son were the same. They only knew how to talk. Other than their mouths being poisonous, they were useless. Speaking of which, these two tier 4 experts attacking a tier 4 expert, logically speaking, the battle should have ended. Why was there still an intense battle in the Sky? ¡°Brother Jeffrey, be careful!¡± Suddenly, the blue-clothed youth¡¯s expression changed, and he hurriedly shouted. But it was already too late. Jeffrey dived down at a very fast speed. When he was ready to get close, he cast a flame spell across space, and a blazing flame directly wiped Laylen out of this world. As the distance between them got closer and closer, 100 meters, 50 meters. Jeffrey¡¯s eyes were filled with malevolence, and the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile. But at this moment, his heart was beating wildly, and an extremely uneasy premonition came from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, an urgent reminder came from behind him. Bang! A dull sound rang out. Jeffrey¡¯s head seemed to have hit an invisible wall. A layer of enchantment formed by magic power appeared and wrapped Jeffrey inside. The speed of his dash was too fast, and he directly hit the enchantment. The enchantment was extremely hard. Last time, even the half-step extraordinary manticore was trapped for a day and a night. It was Laylen who had taken the initiative to release it. Jeffrey felt as if he had crashed into an iron wall made of black iron, and his head was in extreme pain. In the barrier, mana flowed and quickly condensed into countless thunder spears, firmly locking onto Jeffrey¡¯s body. Wisps of coldness spread over, causing Jeffrey¡¯s body to shiver, and his hair stood on end. ¡°Berserk Thunder Cage!¡± Outside the barrier, a group of youths also cried out in shock, they had previously been high and mighty, thinking that as long as the two tier 4 elders dealt with the geographical advantage, everything would be fine. Now, they suddenly remembered that in Vader City, there was a very powerful magic killing formation. Berserk Thunder Cage, this was a magic killing array that even his majesty wanted to obtain. It was said that the foundation of the Berserk Thunder cage array was a Tier 4 magical formation, and it could easily wipe out a tier 4 existence. Previously, Jeffrey was blinded by anger and only thought of killing Laylen, this ant. He did not pay attention to anything else. The blue-clothed youth was the first to think of it and hurriedly reminded him, but it was already too late. Jeffrey was now awake, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. .. A thousand meters high in the sky. Three tier 4 experts were entangled together, and the energy fluctuations that erupted were quite terrifying. It caused the space to tremble. Hua De and White had joined forces to attack Nealy. However, it was a pity that Nelly was too fast. They could not take him down in a short period of time. Hua De was shocked. In less than a few months, how did Nelly¡¯s strength increase by so much? Nelly appeared behind Hua De and threw a punch that was filled with crazy mana towards his back. Hua De sensed the dangerous aura coming from behind him and hurriedly covered his body with magic power. Boom! A circle of attacks landed on his back, causing him to grunt and fly forward for more than ten meters. He suddenly turned his head and said in an incredulous tone, ¡°Nelly, I haven¡¯t seen you for a few months, but your strength has actually increased by so much!¡± Hua De was a little surprised. A few months ago, he had fought with Nelly, and he had used the flame poisonous spider poison to backstab him, heavily poisoning him. During that battle, Hua De knew that he was no match for Nelly, but Nelly¡¯s strength was only slightly better than his then. But this time, whether it was in terms of speed or realm, Nelly had become much stronger. ¡°There are still many things you don¡¯t know.¡± Nelly smiled slightly. He was not in a hurry to release the god vanquishing finger. Instead, he used the flying thunder technique, using his elusive speed to coordinate with his fists to attack. White activated his aura and cast some kind of spell. His hands formed hand seals and changed hand gestures. A vast aura spread out from the magic ring in his hand. Then, the magic ring was attached to his hand. White threw a punch at Nelly with unparalleled strength. At the same time, he stepped forward and released the aura of a late-stage tier 4. He wanted to use the aura to suppress Nelly¡¯s aura. Unexpectedly, Nelly was not affected by his aura at all. His figure disappeared once again. In the next second, Hua De, who was more than 10 meters away, suddenly felt danger. It was Nelly who was attacking him again. Ward¡¯s face was gloomy. Did he really think that he was easy to bully? With a thought, a long knife appeared in Ward¡¯s hand. The long knife emitted a sharp edge, swallowing and spitting blade intent. However, he had only just taken out the saber. A huge fist appeared in his line of sight. Nelly¡¯s fist smashed into Hua De¡¯s eye socket, causing him to be heavily injured and his body flew away. ¡°Nelly!¡± Hua De roared out in extreme anger. At this moment, he was extremely shocked and furious. He was a mid-stage tier 4 expert, yet he was being suppressed by a person who was only a minor realm higher than him. On the way here, he had already imagined that he and white would join forces and attack in an instant, not giving Nelly a chance to react and killing him directly. But now, it was completely different from what he had imagined. Behind him, White¡¯s face was gloomy because he realized that Nelly did not care about his attacks at all. It was as if Nelly had completely ignored him. This feeling of being ignored made him very angry. Bang! Nelly did not let ward off. When Ward was sent flying, his speed increased explosively. He kicked Hua De¡¯s chest, and the sound of bones breaking was clear and melodious. Following that, Nelly kicked Hua De¡¯s face again. This kick not only made Ward¡¯s face sound more homophonic, but also caused the bridge of his nose to collapse. At the same time, two bloody teeth flew out. Behind him, white attacked several times, but Nelly¡¯s speed was too fast. It was impossible to catch him. His attack methods could not catch up with his speed. White was a little shocked. What kind of enchantment did this person practice? His speed was too fast. He could not catch him at all. Chapter 35 ¡°Hua De, you were despicable and shameless a few days ago. You actually dared to poison me. Now it¡¯s my turn to beat you up and vent my anger!¡± Nelly¡¯s figure strolled around and appeared in another place. He looked at Hua De and smiled calmly. At this moment, Hua De looked very miserable. The bridge of his nose had collapsed, and there were shoe prints on his eyes and writing. Moreover, his collapsed nose was still bleeding. It was a completely different image from the cool and unrestrained look he had when he was standing in the air. ¡°Nelly Vader!¡± Hua De roared, and the killing intent in his eyes was overflowing. As the Lord of a city, he had never suffered such a huge loss before. Hua De waved his long saber.. The long saber trembled slightly, and the runes carved on the saber were activated layer by layer. A sharp and dazzling saber intent quickly slashed toward Nealy. ¡°I won¡¯t play with you anymore.¡± Nelly said calmly. Previously, he had ignored White and attacked Hua De, leaving a shoe print on his face. The main reason for all these was to take revenge on this old bastard for poisoning him. Back then, when Hua De had shamelessly poisoned him, Nelly had always been displeased. Now that he was covered in dirt, he finally felt much more at ease. Ward went all out. Countless energies gathered together, emitting a terrifying pressure, as if he wanted to break through this world. At the same time, Nelly took out a shield that was about half the height of a human from his interspatial ring. There were runes on the shield. It was a heavy shield that he had been nurturing ever since he reached Tier 4. It could block a tier 4 attack. A terrifying blade light slashed down, and Nealy raised his shield to meet it. The two collided, and the boiling energy swept in all directions. Nelly was pushed back by this huge force. At the same time, he raised his other hand. The God-destroying finger had finished gathering power, and the star light formed from a large amount of magic power flickered on his fingertip. Nelly pointed his finger at Hua De and willed the power forward. A terrifying power instantly erupted. ¡°Brother Hua De, be careful!¡± Not far away, White¡¯s expression completely changed. When he felt the magic wave on Nellie¡¯s fingertip, a chill rose up from his body. Even without White¡¯s reminder, Hua De also felt the terror of this finger. The chill instantly swept through his entire body. He widened his eyes and watched as the white light the size of an index finger flew towards him. He wanted to dodge, but this light was too fast. There was no way to escape. What magic did Nelly just release that would make him so terrified? The light shot directly into Hua De¡¯s glabella like a bolt of lightning. When the light disappeared, a learned magic appeared between Ward¡¯s glabella and went straight to the back of his head. His eyes froze. He wanted to say something, but his soul had been destroyed by this god-destroying finger. In the end, Hua De¡¯s body lost its strength and fell from the sky to the ground. ¡°Nelly! You actually killed Brother Hua De!¡± White exclaimed in disbelief. After reaching tier 4, as long as the difference was not too big, they would be evenly matched. Even if one side could suppress the other side, it was still very difficult to kill a Tier 4 powerhouse alone. It was mainly because of the accumulation of magic in the bodies of experts who have been practicing magic for a long time, their flesh and bones had been tempered and warped by the magic. Unless they encountered a big shot who was half a step away from transcendence. That kind of big shot was only one step away from transcendence, and he could unleash a terrifying power that was even more terrifying than transcendence. Even if he could crush ward in a one-on-one fight, it was almost impossible to kill Ward. He would face a Tier 4 counter-attack on the verge of death. At that time, both sides would be injured. Or a Tier 4 who was determined to escape would not be able to stop him at all. But now¡­ Nelly had cast some kind of terrifying spell and killed Hua De so cleanly that he did not even have time to save him. The finger attack just now made white feel that he was half a step away from transcendence¡­ No, it should be the aura of an extraordinary expert! ¡°Hehehe, it¡¯s just some minor spells. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Nelly waved his hand and said, ¡°Now, it¡¯s a one-on-one. It¡¯s very fair.¡± After hearing it, White¡¯s eyes burst with a shocking fighting spirit. He said in a clear voice, ¡°Okay! Let¡¯s fight!¡± .. On the city wall below. ¡°Laylen! Hurry up and let brother Jeffrey Out!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The tier 4 battle will be over soon. If you let Jeffrey Out Now, you might be left with a complete corpse later. Otherwise, you won¡¯t even have a complete corpse.¡± The youths of the two cities looked at Laylen and threatened. Because Jeffrey had been slapped into the magic killing formation. This was a Tier 4 killing formation. Killing a tier 4 expert was nothing to it, even if Jeffrey was a genius, he did not have enough experience fighting at this level of strength yet. Now that he had fallen into the killing array, his situation was worrisome. A circle of people were afraid that Laylen would control the Thunder Spear and directly kill Jeffrey. If Mayor White were to return triumphantly later and see his proudest son die, he would definitely be furious. Therefore, no matter what, they had to protect Jeffrey¡¯s life. Jeffrey was trapped in the magic array and surrounded by countless thunder spears. Cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead, but he forced himself to calm down and said, ¡°Laylen, let me out. I can spare your life later.¡± Jeffrey felt the power of these thunder spears. If the magic array was activated, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand it. ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re already in my magical formation. Where does your sense of superiority come from now?¡± Laylen said unhappily. He directly controlled the token and launched an attack. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Six of the countless Thunder Spears split out and attacked Jeffrey. Of course, Jeffrey wouldn¡¯t just sit around and wait for death. He put in 120% of his energy, and magic rings flickered around his body. This was a type of magic used for defense. Unfortunately, the level of this defense magic was too low, and it was simply unable to defend against the Thunder Spear¡¯s attack Chi chi chi chi! Seven Lightning Spears that had solidified stabbed into Jeffrey¡¯s body. Jeffrey grunted and trembled. His clothes were immediately dyed red with blood. Moreover, looking at the countless lightning spears lined up in front of him, a look of despair appeared in Jeffrey¡¯s eyes. However, just as he thought that he would definitely die, the lightning spears that filled the sky suddenly dissipated. ¡°Is this the power of the Magic Killing formation?¡± The group of people outside were completely dumbfounded. Jeffrey¡¯s combat strength was formidable. He was the number one genius of the border city. Although they knew how terrifying the magic killing array was, they had never seen it with their own eyes. This was the first time today. The power of the magic killing array was countless times more terrifying than they had imagined. Even a genius like Jeffrey was severely injured in just one exchange. ¡°Laylen! The magical formation isn¡¯t his own ability! What a loser! If you really have the ability, come out and fight me!¡± Someone in the crowd shouted. ¡°That¡¯s right! Shameless!¡± ¡°Come out and fight me!¡± Very soon, countless people responded. Laylen curled his lips and said, ¡°I¡¯m only at tier 2, and this person is already at tier 4, which is two realms higher than me. If he wants to kill me at all costs, isn¡¯t he the one being shameless?¡± ¡°This¡­¡± Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, the youths were all choked up, unable to speak anymore. Rumble! At this moment, a corpse fell from the sky. It smashed onto the ground, stirring up dust. Before the dust even dispersed, people already started cheering. ¡°Laylen! Nelly Vader is already dead!¡± ¡°Hurry up and come out and accept your death!¡± ¡°Die! Die! Die!¡± The cavalry below the city gate also shouted in unison. In their eyes, the one who was killed was definitely Nelly Vader. The mayor of Vader City was dead. The results of the battle are already out. Chapter 36 The young men and women of the two cities laughed wantonly at the side. Now that Nelly was dead, even if Laylen had balls of steel, he wouldn¡¯t dare to kill Jeffrey using the Magical formation. Not to mention them, even Jeffrey, who was still in the array, let out a sigh of relief. But before he could laugh for long, the dust dispersed. When the people saw the corpse on the ground clearly, their faces became fearful. ¡°That, that is!¡± ¡°It seems to be mayor Hua De!¡± The corpse¡¯s face was very miserable. Not only was it covered in blood, but there were also a few shoe prints on it. And the bloody hole in the center of the glabella was a fatal wound. The corpse¡¯s eyes widened, and it died with its eyes wide open.. ¡°Father!¡± Hua De¡¯s two children, John and Phil, cried out at the same time. They could not believe their eyes. They had thought that the corpse that had fallen from the sky was Nellie, but who knew that it was their father. The people of both cities were stunned. Two tier 4 experts had gone to attack one tier 4 expert, and the one who had died was one from the side with two. This was a fact that everyone could not accept. Especially the two brothers, they were about to go crazy, because the one who had died was their father. The guards of the mayor¡¯s manor heaved a sigh of relief. This meant that not only could the city lord fight two people at once, he had even killed a Type 4 expert. Only Laylen remained calm. He had expected this outcome. Laylen looked at the guards beside him and said, ¡°Those who have broken through to tier 4, come here.¡± Only two or three people walked out. ¡°Young Mayor, we have broken through to the 4th rank.¡± The three of them looked at Laylen and said respectfully. ¡°Just the three of you?¡± Laylen was a little unhappy. After eating the flesh of the Starry Night Lion, only three guards had broken through to tier 4. To be honest, this result made him very unhappy. The rest of the guards lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Laylen. He had given them the flesh of the Starry Night Lion to improve their physiques, but only three of them had broken through to the 4th rank. This made everyone feel that they had let down Laylen¡¯s expectations of them. ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s just so-so.¡± Laylen randomly picked a guard. ¡°Go in and fight that person to hone your battle experience. Now is the time to test all of you.¡± Laylen had never thought of fighting these people because it would be too boring. This group of people could be used to test the strength of the guards these few days. Even if they could not win, if they were injured, it would help their bodies absorb the blood of the Starry Night Lion. ¡°Yes, Young Mayor.¡± The person who was called out said. ¡°Laylen, let me out! If you have the guts, let¡¯s fight to the death!¡± Within the barrier, Jeffrey¡¯s eyes were red as he roared. He finally understood that the Lightning Spears did not directly kill him. It turned out that Laylen had deliberately kept him alive so that he could be the sparring partner of the mayor¡¯s Imperial Guards. At the side, the group of geniuses felt that their worldview had been destroyed. After all, this was the first time they had seen a new tier 4 mayor¡¯s son being used as the training partner of an ordinary guard. At this moment, the people were still immersed in grief. For example, the John Brothers, as well as the geniuses from Sand Iron City. Hua De¡¯s death did not have much of an impact on the people of the border city. However, they had a bad premonition in their hearts. Two tier 4 guards had surrounded and killed one of them. Now that it was a one-on-one battle, they did not know if mayor White could defeat the traitor Nelly. Laylen opened a crack in the barrier and allowed one of the guards who had just ascended to tier 4 to enter. He then stopped the magic array and allowed Jeffrey to be a sparring partner for the guards. He then smiled and said, ¡°My imperial guards are useless. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to train them properly.¡± When Jeffrey heard this sentence. He almost fainted from anger. His eyes were cold as he pounced on the imperial guards. He was prepared to get rid of these imperial guards as quickly as possible. He wants Jeffrey to become the guards¡¯ sparring partner? Impossible! Jeffrey mobilized his magic power and dived over. At the same time, he began to form a seal and chant a spell. Violent energy overflowed in his hands, and he was full of power. Then, he threw a punch. The Imperial Guard, who had just ascended to tier 4, could be considered as someone who had been through hundreds of battles. Facing Jeffrey¡¯s ferocious attack, the imperial guard chose to temporarily dodge the attack. Unfortunately, Jeffrey¡¯s figure was too fast under the support of magic, and he did not have time to dodge. ¡°Pu!¡± The punch landed on the Imperial Guard¡¯s forearm that was crossed in front of his chest, but it made him spit out blood and fly backward. Tier 4 was the same realm, but there were differences in strength. For example, Jeffrey, who was the son of the mayor, had been well-groomed since he was young. All of his abilities were personally taught by White. Among those in the same realm, Jeffrey was definitely one of the stronger ones. ¡°Magical explosion!¡± Jeffrey roared in anger, and the violent energy continued to wrap around his fist. The power he emitted seemed to want to destroy everything in front of him. After the Imperial Guard was sent flying, he rolled around on the ground. However, the violent energy ball flew out of Jeffrey¡¯s hand and continued to hit the Imperial Guard¡¯s body. The Imperial Guard immediately coughed out another mouthful of blood and was sent flying. The main reason was that Jeffrey¡¯s magic was on a completely different level from the magic of the guards. That was why he was injured in the first exchange. Jeffrey¡¯s eyes were cold. He originally thought that two spells would be enough to kill the guard, but he did not expect that the other party was still alive. One had to know that the [ explosive spell ] he used was a tier 3 spell. It could extract the magic power in the body and release it in the form of an explosion. The damage was not ordinary Normally, a person who had just ascended to tier 4 would explode after taking a punch. However, the guard in front of him had only received a few injuries after taking two of his attacks. However, just as Jeffrey was about to launch his third attack and was about to kill him in one move, a dozen lightning spears condensed beside him. They blocked in front of him. Feeling the chill from the Thunder Spears, he hurriedly retreated. Jeffrey waited for Laylen, anger surging in his heart. He was so angry that his body trembled, ¡°Quickly let me out! If not, when my father kills the traitor Nelly, I will make sure I destroy your body!¡± The barrier in front of the guards split open. He was stunned for a moment and took the opportunity to exit the barrier. At the same time, the crack closed once again and was completely undamaged. ¡°Young Mayor, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯ve let you down.¡± The guards who had exited the barrier looked at Laylen and said with shame. Laylen ignored Jeffrey¡¯s shouts and said to the guards, ¡°No matter what, he¡¯s the son of a mayor. It¡¯s natural for you to lose to him. Go to the side and summarize your experience.¡± ¡°Come, next.¡± Laylen pointed at the second guard and motioned for him to enter. ¡°I¡¯m so angry!!¡± Jeffrey¡¯s entire body was trembling and his face was red. White smoke was even coming out of his head. This damned Laylen is actually treating him as a whetstone for the guards. Magic power once again surged from Jeffrey¡¯s body as he flew over and attacked the new guard. This guard performed even worse. He did not even have the time to resist before he was struck by Jeffrey¡¯s series of attacks until he vomited blood. Just as Jeffrey was about to kill this guard once more¡­ A thunder spear condensed beside Jeffrey once again. The thunder spear slashed across his arm and a burning smell spread out. Helplessly, Jeffrey could only retreat once more The guard beside him took the opportunity to escape the magic array. The people around could not bear to watch. The son of the mayor of the border city had actually become a whetstone. Before they came, the guards of Vader City had been their whetstones. Who would have thought that the reality was reversed. Their people had instead become the whetstones of the mayor¡¯s guards. Furthermore¡­ why was the battle in the sky not over? As the battle dragged on, some people had a bad premonition. Chapter 37 Could it be.. Everyone thought of a terrifying guess, but this thought was immediately rejected. The mayor of the border city, White, was at the late stage of Tier 4. He had once fought a half-step extraordinary person to a draw. There was no way he would lose to Nelly. Thinking of this, everyone relaxed a little. At this time, Laylen could see that Jeffrey was not afraid of a one-on-one fight. He then said to the two injured people, ¡°You guys go and heal up first. Later, the three of you will go up and fight that guy.¡± When Jeffrey heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.. His gaze became colder and colder. When the battle in the sky was over, he would definitely bring Laylen to the arena of the border city and let those people there enslave him. Whatever Laylen had done to him, he would take revenge ten times over. Right at this moment, there was a loud rumble. A corpse fell from the sky once again, landing heavily on the ground, landing right next to the dead ward. This scene instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Who could it be that had fallen from the sky? Everyone¡¯s eyes were filled with fervour. However, before the dust dispersed, people suddenly cried out, because another person had fallen from the sky. This person wasn¡¯t White, but Nellie. Nelly¡¯s breathing was a little hurried. His face was pale, and there was still a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. White was very strong. He must have cultivated some kind of body refining technique. His body was very strong, and he couldn¡¯t be separated from Nellie¡¯s killing. If it wasn¡¯t for Nellie relying on the speed of flying lightning,. He might not have been White¡¯s match. He had to use the God-destroying finger twice before he was able to kill White. However, White¡¯s final counterattack had also dealt a fatal blow to Nelly. His internal injuries were extremely serious, but he had managed to kill White. ¡°The mayor is mighty! Long live the mayor!¡± Seeing that it was Nelly who had won, the group of guards shouted out in unison. Each and every one of them had a look of excitement on their faces. Their mayor had created a miracle, fighting one against two and killing two tier 4 experts before returning in triumph. If such a result were to be spread out, it would definitely shock the world. On the other hand, the faces of the elites and geniuses of the two cities were all pale, as though their parents had died. Of course, the three of them, brother John and Jeffrey, had really lost their father. ¡°No¡­ This is impossible!¡± The group of people¡¯s eyes were filled with despair, especially Jeffrey, who was inside the barrier. His body swayed slightly. The person who had returned was Nelly Vader, so there was no need to guess who the corpse that had fallen was. Sure enough, after the dust had dispersed, the corpse lying on the ground was a man in silver-white armor. He had died in the same manner as ward, with a bloody hole between his brows. Everyone could not believe what they were seeing. Two tier 4 experts attacking one expert, only to end up getting killed instead. This was a result they had not expected before they set off. Following that, in the eyes of these youths. Boundless fear spread out. The moment the two mayors died, they had lost all protection. If a late-stage tier 4 expert wanted to kill them, he did not even need to make a move. Just by relying on his mental strength, he could easily kill them. Laylen asked casually, ¡°Old Man, are you alright?¡± Nelly nodded, ¡°I¡¯m alright. White gave me a blow before he died. It will take about half a month to recover.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Nelly looked at the young geniuses who came with the two city lords. His face was cold. Getting rid of weeds and roots was a skill that every superior needed to know. ¡°Mayor, spare our lives! We will never come to Vader City to take revenge!¡± ¡°Mayor, please let us go.¡± Before Nelly could make a move, the group of people quickly knelt down and begged for mercy. If they did not wait for Nelly to make a move, they would not even have the chance to beg for mercy. Some people even ran to the tightly shut city gates and knelt down, begging for mercy. Only the sons of Hua De had a face full of hatred, ¡°Nelly Vader! You killed my father! You must pay with your life! My master will avenge me!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget, my master is Swordsman Bei Lie! A top-notch half-step extraordinary expert!¡± Although the two of them were saying harsh words, and even wanted Nelly to pay with his life, they seemed to be fearless of death, but in reality, they were more afraid of death than anyone else. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have used the name of their master. After hearing the brothers¡¯ words, Nelly frowned. He now realized that even though he had learned two saint-level spells,. It was still far from enough, especially the first half-step transcendence below transcendence. Swordsman Bei Lie, Nelly had naturally heard of this person. He was a swordsman. He was known as the top fighter under the king. He had even suffered considerable injuries when dealing with a late-stage tier 4 White. If he were to face a half-step transcendence, it would not be enough. The gap between the two was simply too great. This was not something that any high-end magic could easily make up for. ¡°Should we kill him?¡± Nelly turned to Laylen and asked. Although Swordsman Bei Lie¡¯s reputation made him somewhat fearful, they had already declared war on the king. After offending the king, were they afraid that there would be an additional half-step transcendent? When brother John heard Nelly¡¯s words, a trace of fear flashed across their eyes. In the end, they were still afraid of death. They were afraid of death. ¡°We won¡¯t kill them.¡± Laylen shook his head. When the group heard this, they immediately heaved a sigh of relief. They now felt that the young mayor Laylen was much more pleasing to the eye than before. At least, he looked much kinder than mayor Nelly. ¡°Thank you, Young Mayor.¡± ¡°Thank you, Young Mayor, for sparing our lives.¡± The group of people forced out a forced smile. Now, they had no choice but to use a respectful tone. Their mayor was dead, and their lives were still in the hands of the Vader father and son. ¡°Lock them up and use them to train these guards. I realized that their combat strength is too weak. They need life and death training.¡± Laylen said. As soon as he said this, everyone who was originally relieved was dumbfounded. ¡°Split up and escape!¡± At this moment, someone shouted and everyone immediately turned around and ran. However, there was the sound of thunder. Nelly, who was originally behind everyone, instantly appeared in front of them. Powerful spiritual power spread out and enveloped everyone. Everyone felt a sharp pain in their heads, before their vision went black, and they lost consciousness. As for the cavalrymen below, they were all killed. After doing all this, a group of imperial guards walked over, using special shackles to tie everyone up and lock them in the prison. This time, Nelly had killed two Tier 4 powerhouses alone, making the imperial guards feel at ease. In the future, the king might send another Tier 4 powerhouse over, but they were not afraid anymore. As the geniuses from the two neighboring cities were taken away, there was another person in the berserk thunder formation who was distracted, and that was Jeffrey. With his father¡¯s death, Jeffrey felt that his faith had collapsed. At the same time, he knew that he was finished. With his father¡¯s death, he would have nothing left, and would be reduced to a prisoner. ¡°Young mayor, young mayor!¡± ¡°Not good, are those two mayors besieging us? !¡± At this moment, the two old men, Liszt and Evelyn, rushed over. They looked at the mess on the ground and said in surprise. Laylen could not help but roll his eyes when he saw these two people. Once these two people fell into the field that he loved, they would completely forget about the trouble that they were about to encounter. Now that the matter had been settled, the two of them ran out. ¡°Formation master, the two tier 4 experts who came have been killed by the mayor!¡± A guard said excitedly. Hearing this, the two of them were instantly dumbfounded. Chapter 38 When the two of them heard this news, they could not believe it. Following this, their faces were filled with excitement and excitement. The mayor had killed two tier 4 experts. The two of them were truly excited. After that, the two of them returned to continue studying the items that Laylen had given them. After all, they were only at the peak of Tier 3. Moreover, they were not the type to fight. One was researching magic arrays, while the other was researching potions. Both of them were more supportive. Now, there were more and more people who had broken through to tier 4 in the imperial guards. There was no need for the two of them to fight the enemy. . Seeing the two of them leave, Laylen did not mind. After all, if there were really strong enemies attacking, they would not be able to help. Unless it was said that Liszt could produce a tier 4 or a potion, or that Evelyn could carve a Tier 5 magic array. Only then would the two of them have a bad value. .. The news of the Tier-4 battle that broke out in Vader city spread. Although the location of the battle was more than a thousand meters above the city, the battle was intense, and all kinds of explosions could be heard. The battle between Tier-4 could not be covered up, and there was no need to cover it up. The news of the two city lords being killed by Nealy alone spread rapidly with Vader city as the center, spreading to the vast Borodin kingdom. ¡°What? Both the city lords of border city and Iron Sand City were killed by Neelie Vader alone?¡± ¡°Two tier 4 city lords against one, and they were killed in retaliation? Do they know how to play?¡± ¡°Is this Vader City Lord trying to defy the heavens? First, his son Laylen insulted his majesty, and then he himself killed two tier 4 City Lords.¡± ¡°With this, the reputation of Vader City¡¯s father and son will probably shake the entire Borodin Kingdom.¡± The outside world was shaken, and this time, it was extraordinary. It was much more shocking than the previous times. This was because this time, two tier 4 experts had died. Moreover, these two tier 4 experts were the city lords, and they had a certain reputation within the kingdom. However, now, they were all killed by Nelly alone. This was a high and mighty tier 4 big shot. Many ordinary people spent their entire lives wandering between the second and third-tier. In the Borodin Kingdom, aside from the king who lived in the palace, the fourth-tier realm was already the top fighting strength. They could completely walk unhindered in the duchy. In the beginning, many people did not believe it. For example, the Imperial Academy of Magic Professor, Manticore, could not calm down for a long time after hearing the news, he said firmly, ¡°Impossible, this is definitely fake news. The city lord of the border city is in the late-stage of Tier-4, while the city lord of sand iron is in the middle-stage of Tier-4. Even I would not be able to defeat them if they worked together.¡± ¡°And that Nealy is only in the middle-stage of Tier-4. Even if he broke through in the past few days, he is only in the late-stage of Tier-4. How could he be killed by Nealy?¡± Manticore was unwilling to believe this piece of news, believing that it was fake. Beside him, a student wearing a school uniform had a look of fear in his eyes, he said, ¡°Professor, the news is true. The battle that day was sensed by countless people, and those young geniuses of the two cities were captured and used as grindstones for the city Lord¡¯s guards.¡± Hearing his student¡¯s words, Manticore could not help but stagger a few steps back. Nellie¡¯s strength had already reached such a level? For some reason, Manticore suddenly felt lucky. Luckily, Nellie did not attack him the last time they met. Otherwise, he might have died on the spot. In the border city and iron sand city, everyone could not believe that this was true. They roared, ¡°Impossible! Our Castellan¡¯s combat strength is extraordinary! He even joined hands with another tier 4 expert. How could he die? !¡± However, the news quickly spread. The citizens of the two cities finally confirmed that their castellan had died. The news of the two tier 4 experts dying naturally spread to the imperial city At this time, within the Borodin Duchy, some of the top powers began to take an interest in the city lord of Vader, who had always been a nobody. Nellie Vader was actually able to take on two of them by himself. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary Type 4 divine warrior. With this failure, who knew which half-step transcendent His Majesty would order to head to Vader City to kill Nellie. The four dukes under the king were all top-notch half-step extraordinary experts. However, to their surprise, no one from the palace showed up. Soon, they received another piece of news. Among the group of captives, there was a student of the Swordmaster, Bei lie. Bei lie, the name of the Swordmaster. This was a name that would terrify even people who were at the same level as him. One had to know that the swordmaster, Bei Lie, had once killed a half-step extraordinary expert with a single strike. Who wouldn¡¯t be afraid of such an existence? Now, City Lord Nelly had imprisoned Bei Lie¡¯s last student. This matter basically didn¡¯t require his Majesty¡¯s intervention. Bei Lie would also go to Vader City to take a stroll. .. In Vader City, no one paid any attention to the news that was flying all over the outside world. At this moment, in the training grounds of the mayor¡¯s residence. The sound of intense fighting could be heard from within the Berserk Thunder Magic Array. Three imperial guards who had just ascended to tier 4 were surrounding Jeffrey. All sorts of magic lights and shadows were flashing as they attacked Jeffrey, Jeffrey spat out mouthfuls of blood one after another. Jeffrey roared furiously. His eyes were filled with madness. Although he was an expert of the same realm, he could not withstand the number of people on the other side. A few days ago, he had already started to fight against three people by himself. At the start, he was able to gain the upper hand. However, after a few days, the three imperial guards who had just ascended to the 4th rank summed up their experience of failure and started to fight with him. After a few days, they actually started to suppress him. One had to say that these three people had improved very quickly. Jeffrey¡¯s heart was filled with hatred. He was the son of a city lord, yet he had become a prisoner and a sparring partner for the imperial guards. However, no matter how angry Jeffrey was, he could not change this fact. Half an hour later, Jeffrey could not resist anymore. He fell to the side and spat out blood. ¡°Kill them. There¡¯s no use keeping them,¡± Laylen said calmly. Chi, Chi! A guard took out his long knife and stabbed it into Nelly¡¯s heart. Laylen said, ¡°Bring out the brothers John and give them to the rank 3 guards to train.¡± There were only three people who had broken through to rank 4, but there were a lot of rank 3 people. Most of them were already at the peak of rank 3. They were only a step away from rank 4. Very quickly, the sons of Hua De were brought out. ¡°Laylen, I advise you to let us go.¡± ¡°The matter has already spread. My teacher will definitely come and save me.¡± ¡°My teacher is Swordsman Bei Lie! A half-step transcendent expert. If you treat us like this, we will take revenge a thousand times over!¡± The brothers threatened coldly the moment they saw Laylen. ¡°You¡¯re so noisy.¡± Laylen dug his ears and said, ¡°Chop off one of them.¡± Chi! A guard at the side raised his knife and chopped off one of the heads. The head fell to the ground. His eyes were still filled with shock. He could not believe that Laylen would kill him so decisively. Beside him, John also had a terrified expression. He looked at his brother, who was a headless corpse in the border city, and his body trembled violently. His heart was filled with anger and grief, but he did not dare to say a word. Following this, Laylen said, ¡°Untie him and let the five rank 3 guards fight him.¡± ¡°Young mayor, I, I, I! I¡¯ll go!¡± ¡°Young mayor, I want to go too!¡± The group of guards fought to speak. ¡°You, you, you¡­¡± Laylen ordered the five people in order. Those who were not selected immediately revealed disappointed expressions. Seeing this, Laylen said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. These people are all tier 3 experts. There are still more than 20 of them locked up. You all have a chance.¡± Chapter 39 At the side, John almost blew his lungs out. At the same time, his heart was filled with grief and helplessness. Like Jeffrey, he had become a sharpening stone for these imperial guards. First, his father was killed by Neili, and just now, Laylen did not hesitate to let the imperial guards kill his younger brother. John¡¯s hatred for Laylen had reached its peak. Now that he had been freed, he was not in the magic array. John had set his eyes on Laylen, who was leisurely not far away. He wanted to seize the opportunity when the people around him were not paying attention, and Laylen was very relaxed, to kill Laylen directly. At this moment, killing intent flashed in John¡¯s eyes. The tier 3 aura on his body exploded, and he even seemed to be on the verge of reaching Tier 4. . However, John couldn¡¯t care less at this moment. His entire body was like a divine sword that had been unsheathed, emitting a sharp aura. Everything that he had learned from the Swordmaster bei lie¡¯s ten years of cultivation exploded at this moment. ¡°Laylen! Die!¡± John roared in anger. A long sword condensed from magic power appeared in his hand. The long sword emitted a bone-piercing chill. The chill spread. Even though it was noon and the sun was scorching, the surroundings felt a bone-piercing chill. The long sword emitted a blinding white glow as the chill circulated. The aura on John¡¯s body became sharper. He stepped forward and charged towards Laylen. Seeing this, the surrounding guards blocked in front of John, wanting to block him. However, they were unable to block John¡¯s sword at all. The long sword formed from mana burst out with a shocking sword intent. The sword aura swept across, but the guards who were hit by the sword aura were all sent flying, spitting out blood and leaving a long wound on their bodies that was so deep that their bones could be seen. Even though most of the imperial guards around were above the intermediate stage of Tier 3, and there were even quite a number of them who were at the peak of Tier 3, they were unable to take down John, who was also at the peak of Tier 3. This was the terror of swordsmen. Every swordsman was an existence that could fight against more than one person. ¡°Ten thousand sword arts!¡± John roared. The power of the longsword in his hand increased greatly. As he brandished it, the Longsword actually let out a series of sounds and split into more than 20 bright sword lights. Sword lights flew everywhere. However, when the imperial guards came into contact with the sword lights, there would be a wound so deep that one could see their bones. ¡°Everyone, attack him together!¡± Heat, who was slightly injured, gritted his teeth and said. Although they were afraid that John would go crazy, they still fearlessly surrounded him and blocked in front of him. John held a long sword in his hand and was incomparably fierce. Despite being surrounded by everyone, John did not stop moving forward. His sword light was extremely sharp and was not something these imperial guards could withstand. Laylen continued to watch the scene in front of him leisurely and did not pay any attention to these imperial guards. This was because after eating the starry night dragon and Lion Meat, their physiques had improved greatly and their recovery abilities were many times stronger than before, there was no need to worry about the lives of these imperial guards. More and more imperial guards joined the siege on John. From the initial dozen or so people, there were now more than 30 people. Every one of them was at the middle or late stage of the third stage, and there were quite a few at the peak. However, these people were still forced back by John¡¯s terrifying sword light. ¡°All of you, move aside. You are not his match.¡± At this moment, Laylen finally spoke. Hearing Laylen¡¯s words, the surrounding imperial guards finally dispersed. They looked at John with fear in their eyes. This was because John¡¯s strength was too terrifying. It was useless for so many of them to surround and attack him. All of them were injured by the sword light. John stared at Laylen fiercely, his killing intent gone. He was only ten meters away from Laylen now. He was confident that he could take Laylen¡¯s name in a breath¡¯s time. Because Laylen¡¯s aura was only at the second rank, second rank, not even at the initial stage of the third rank. And he was at the peak of the third rank, and now he was half a step into the fourth rank in shock. In addition, he was a swordsman. If he had a magic conductor that could defend against mind power, he could even touch a real tier 4 expert. This was not a joke. A swordsman was that terrifying. ¡°Who taught you the Technique of 10,000 swords?¡± Laylen asked curiously. ¡°Go to hell!¡± John did not pay attention to Laylen. He was afraid that Nelly would suddenly attack. When that time came, he would not have the chance to kill him. John shook the long sword in his hand. His whole body was like a bolt of lightning, aiming straight for Laylen¡¯s throat. It was too easy for a peak-stage stage three swordsman to kill a person with only stage two aura. Ding! Just when John¡¯s sword tip was less than a meter away from Laylen¡¯s glabella, the sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out, and Sparks immediately flew. John was shocked. He had thought that Laylen would become a ghost under his sword, but the truth was not what he had expected. A huge force was transmitted from the sword in his hand to his arm, causing him to feel a numbness in his hand that was holding the sword. He took a few steps back. John¡¯s eyes widened with a look of disbelief. Because in front of Laylen, there was a sword floating in the air. This sword was the same as the sword in his hand. It was cast directly by magic power and did not have a real body. This was magic, [ magic materialization ]. This was a magic that could be learned even at the level of an apprentice at the first level, but it was very difficult to learn. However, everyone who learned it was a swordsman. ¡°The ten thousand sword technique can split sword lights with magic power. As long as you master it to the highest level, you can split ten thousand sword lights. I heard that you practiced the sword at the Swordsman Bei Lie¡¯s place for ten years, but you only split a hundred or so sword lights. You have just started, and you are still far from the realm of ten thousand sword lights. To be honest, this makes me very disappointed.¡± Just as John was bewildered, Laylen¡¯s regretful words were heard. At the beginning, Laylen¡¯s words made his heart rise and fall. How could this Laylen be so familiar with the technique of 10,000 swords? However, the following words made his eyes burn with anger. How could this person know how difficult the path of a swordsman was? Even though his teacher had once said that he was extremely talented, he had only comprehended about a hundred sword lights after ten years of sword training. He wanted to reach the true 10,000 swords. The road ahead would be even more difficult. However, even if he had only comprehended a hundred sword lights, his combat strength far surpassed those of the same realm. It was enough for him to look down on his peers. ¡°Watch carefully. This is the true technique of 10,000 swords.¡± Laylen said indifferently. He stretched out his hand and held the long sword that was materialized from magic power. The lazy aura on his body completely disappeared. What replaced it was a soaring sword intent that was as if a sharp sword had been unsheathed. Compared to John, it was hundreds of times more terrifying At this moment, Laylen¡¯s entire body was like a sword. He waved his sword, and the long sword that was emitting a faint light evolved into the ten thousand sword technique in his hand. The long sword vibrated, and rays of sword light split out. One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, Ten Thousand! The sword light filled this area of the training field. Each ray of sword light carried an unparalleled aura. John¡¯s eyes widened and he was petrified on the spot. Laylen took a step forward. As he took a step forward, all the sword lights in the surroundings started to move, emitting a cold light. They turned into a sword rain and flew towards John. John stood in a daze on the spot. He looked at the ten thousand sword lights that were charging towards him, as if he had forgotten how to dodge them. Chi chi chi chi! The ten thousand swords instantly pierced through John¡¯s body. They did not even leave behind a bloody mist. They directly turned into nothingness. Chapter 40 Everyone¡¯s eyes widened. This scene caused their hearts to sway and their hearts to tremble. They couldn¡¯t even get close to an expert of John¡¯s level, getting suppressed and beaten up very quickly. They were all extremely miserable. However, when the young mayor made his move. Tens of thousands of sword lights gathered around and instantly turned John into ashes. The young mayor was indeed too strong. One had to know that the young mayor was not tier 4, but just like them, he was only tier 3. However, when they recalled how the young mayor had killed another expert at the peak of tier 3, it was also within a breath¡¯s time. Thinking about this, the guards felt much calmer.. The young mayor was even more monstrous than a genius, and they were just ordinary people, unable to compare to him at all. In the distance, Nelly was a little confused. The technique of 10,000 swords that Laylen used was the famous move of Swordsman Bei Lie. How did this brat know how to use it? Furthermore, he had also practiced it to perfection. After killing John, Laylen looked at the guards beside him and said, ¡°Go and spread the news that brother John was killed by the technique of 10,000 swords. I want to meet this so-called swordsman and see how strong he is.¡± ¡°Young Mayor, this¡­¡± The guards hesitated, their faces turning pale. The Swordman, Bei Lie, was the most powerful expert at tier 4, not weaker than the king at all. Although they were challenging the king, he was still the king of a country. It was impossible for him to personally go to the battlefield. However, Bei Lie was different. His two disciples, John and his brother, were both killed here, and now he wanted to spread the news. Wasn¡¯t he just trying to attract the Swordsman here? Although the mayor could fight two people at once, and his combat strength was extraordinary, the title of Swordsman Bei Lie was deeply respected and powerful. He was a half-step extraordinary at the peak of tier 4. It was rumored that he had fought with the king before, and had even fought dozens of times with him without losing. One could imagine how terrifying he was. Laylen then said calmly, ¡°Vader City¡¯s strength is still weak, we need to rope in a few tier 4 experts to fight King Borodin.¡± Laylen¡¯s words caused the surrounding guards to be stunned. What did the young mayor mean? Rope in Swordsman Bei Lie? Bei Lie¡¯s two personal disciples had just been killed by the young mayor, how could he possibly rope him in after that? Was the young mayor confused? ¡°Are you sure you can rope Bei Lie in?¡± A gust of wind blew, and Nelly silently appeared beside Laylen. Not to mention the surrounding guards, even Nelly could not figure out how Laylen was going to rope Bei Lie in. And how was he so sure that he could rope Bei Lie in? Nelly¡¯s eyes flashed. If he could really rope in this first tier 4 expert, then even the king would have to think twice. He did not dare to casually make a move. After all, the power of a Swordsman could not be questioned. Laylen said indifferently, ¡°He¡¯s just a half-step extraordinary. It¡¯s his honor to be my subordinate.¡± Hearing this, the corners of Nelly¡¯s mouth twitched slightly. Where did this brat get such a big tone from? If Bei Lie really heard these words, he would definitely beat him to death. Was he trying to rope him in or make him his subordinate? Even the surrounding guards were stunned. Even the king could not recruit Bei Lie to be his subordinate, so how could the young mayor have such confidence? ¡°Oh right, old man, I need to go out for a few days. Hmm, I will be away for about two to three months.¡± Suddenly, Laylen said. Nelly asked, ¡°Where are you going?¡± Laylen¡¯s expression was calm as he said, ¡°I heard that the Saintess of the Aurora Temple is the number one beauty in the entire eastern continent. She¡¯s only twenty years old this year and is extremely beautiful. I happen to be short of a maid, so¡­¡± Even before he could finish his sentence, his will was self-evident. Nelly sternly scolded, ¡°Shut up!¡± After saying that, he carefully looked around and warned, ¡°No one is allowed to spread what he has just said.¡± The surrounding guards were all stunned. The young mayor¡¯s bold words made them unable to keep up. Following this, Nelly glared at him and said, ¡°Brat, you are getting more and more daring. How dare you say such frivolous words. Do you know how much trouble it will cause if word gets out about what you have said here?¡± At this moment, Nelly¡¯s heart was in turmoil. This unfilial son¡¯s mouth was too good at stirring up trouble. Not to mention the king. After all, he could still resist a little. However, the Aurora Temple was the number one power in the eastern continent. Its strength was so powerful that it made people despair. It was a power that could be addressed with the word ¡®Saint¡¯, however, they were all existences that were like real monsters. Any one of those people could repeatedly ravage the Borodin Kingdom hundreds of times. Moreover, the Saintess was the representative figure of the temple. Even if it was a verbal offense, if it was known, it would invite the destruction of their entire clan. If they were to provoke such a power, they would definitely die. ¡°Don¡¯t say such words again,¡± Nelly warned. Laylen shrugged and said indifferently, ¡°Old Man, don¡¯t be afraid. Isn¡¯t it just capturing a saintess to be a maid?¡± ¡°Are you serious?¡± Nelly stared at Laylen. Because when Laylen said this, it didn¡¯t seem like he was joking. Laylen then said with a serious face, ¡°Do I look like I¡¯m joking?¡± ¡°I want to cut ties with you!¡± Nelly said angrily. Laylen was speechless. Actually, he knew what Nelly was thinking. The main reason was that the Aurora Temple was too terrifying. It was definitely not something that extraordinary-level forces could compare to. The old monsters in the temple were all extraordinary-level and saint-level. If a big shot of this level jumped out and stamped his foot, the entire eastern continent would tremble. Nelly¡¯s expression had never been so serious before. He said, ¡°The temple master of the Aurora Temple is awe-inspiring in the entire eastern continent. He is truly an ultimate powerhouse who can dominate the entire continent. You¡¯d better not act recklessly.¡± It was unknown how many descendants of the top families or descendants of the king had joined the Aurora Temple. This made the Aurora Temple truly the number one temple in the eastern continent. Any transcendent from the Aurora Temple could easily destroy the Borodin Kingdom. Now, this brat actually wanted the Saintess of the temple to be his handmaiden. This was really courting death. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m confident.¡± Laylen waved his hand and said. The next day, he left Vader city and changed his appearance. He left silently. Nelly did not even see him the next day and was anxious to the point of going crazy. Could this brat really have gone to the Aurora Temple? He hurriedly ordered the imperial guards to capture him. However, even after the imperial guards searched Vader City through a few times, there was still no sign of him. .. At the same time, Laylen had already used the teleportation spell to leave the Borodin Kingdom. After a few teleportations, he left the Orsi Empire. The main reason was that he had felt something recently. He was about to break through to tier 4 and lay the foundation for becoming a transcendent in the future. Hence, he left ahead of time and headed to the Aurora Temple. Five days later, Laylen arrived at another human empire on the eastern continent, the Northern Ming Empire. The Northern Ming Empire was the neighbor of the Orsi Empire. Although they were neighbors, the border between the two empires was at least another 50,000 kilometers. Moreover, the border was inaccessible. The environment there was harsh and the climate was cold. Laylen set off from Vader City and had arrived at the Northern Ming Empire, which spanned millions of kilometers. Even teleporting through a large city would take a few days. Moreover, the Northern Ming Empire was stronger than the Orsi Empire. The Orsi Empire only had three Saint-level powerhouses. But the Northern Ming Empire had seven. This was a truly top-tier empire. At this moment, the place where Laylen was was called Buluo City.