Chapter 1175 Collaboration
Jace had gained fame a long time ago and had always been recognized as the most talented martial artist among the younger generation.
As such, he had always commanded respect and had countless followers.
On the other hand, Jared’s name had just surfaced recently.
A netizen wrote: I’m really looking forward to a battle between Jace and Jared. With that, we would be able to tell who’s better.
When that comment appeared, the entire forum was hyped up again.
Anonymous netizen replied: Yes, yes! Let them compete against each other so that we would know who’s more formidable.
Someone else wrote: Jace has been around for ages and was already a Semi Martial Arts Marquis one year ago. Why would he need to compete with Jared?
Another netizen replied: Well, I think Jared is really strong. If Jace is not up for the challenge, it’s probably because he’s afraid of losing to Jared and losing his place on the leaderboard.
With all those comments flooding the forum, two people who wouldn’t have crossed paths under normal circumstances suddenly turned into enemies.
Jace’s expression grew darker when he saw the barrage of comments on the forum.
During the past year, the man had gone into solitary training and had just risen to the level of a Martial Arts Marquis from a Semi Martial Arts Marquis.
In fact, Jace had wanted to compete against someone to test his upgraded capabilities. At the same time, he wanted to let everyone know that he was still as strong as before, even though he had not been active for the past year.
It seemed like Jared was the best candidate for that.
Therefore, Jace announced: I will be inviting Jared to compete against me on New Year’s Day, but whether or not he’ll dare to accept the challenge is not up to me.
Jace shut down the computer after posting that comment.
News of Jace’s challenge to Jared traveled fast.
However, Jared was completely unaware of the matter.
He had not expected to gain one additional enemy suddenly for no reason.
At that moment, Jared was on his way back to Jadeborough.
He was expecting to encounter some obstacles on his journey. After all, there were many sects and clans who had been targeting him.
However, to Jared’s surprise, he was able to enjoy a peaceful voyage with no one sneaking attacks on him.
Even Coby from the Rowling family in Marsingfill was quiet.
However, what Jared was unaware of was that Coby had already arrived in Jadeborough a few days back but had not gotten any news about Jared.
When Coby heard that Jared had eliminated the leader of Malison Sect, he decided to act with caution.
That day, Coby made a trip to the Norton residence in Jadeborough.
If he really were to compete against Jared, he would require some help from the Norton family.
Even though there were some conflicts between Coby and Skylar previously, he believed that the enemy of one’s enemy would be one’s friend.
As Skylar hated Jared to the core, if the Norton family were willing to collaborate with Coby, Jared would definitely be doomed!
However, even though Coby had reached the Norton residence one hour ago, he had only been drinking coffee in the living room as no one from the Norton family had appeared to receive him.
There was absolutely no trace of Skylar.
“Mr. Coby, it’s obvious that the Norton family is ignoring you intentionally. Why are we still staying here?” Coby’s subordinate, who had accompanied him there, asked in annoyance.
“I know that Skylar is ignoring me intentionally. But in order to achieve our goal, we have to be patient and not act recklessly. Let’s just wait here!” Coby said before taking another sip of his coffee.
He had already drunk a few cups of coffee by then.
Meanwhile, in the room behind the living room, Skylar was observing Coby quietly through a gap in the door.
The Norton family and the Rowling family had no dealings with each other. Besides, back then, in Xenhall, Coby had also offended Skylar.
As such, Skylar had decided to assert some dominance over Coby since they were in Jadeborough.
Initially, Skylar had expected Coby to leave out of pride. As such, he was surprised to see the man still sitting there after an hour of waiting.
“Mr. Norton, shall I go and chase them away?” the Norton family’s butler asked Skylar softly.
Skylar waved a dismissive hand and replied, “No need. I will meet Coby since he is showing so much sincerity.”
After Skylar finished speaking, he stood up and straightened his clothes before walking out.
“Mr. Coby, I wasn’t aware that you’re here. Sorry for my lack of hospitality…” Skylar said smilingly as he entered the living room.
