Category: A Man Like None Other

Chapter 952 Fate

At the mansion at Dragon Bay, Horington.

It was day ten. Yet, the shimmering lights coming from Jared’s room had never stopped. At the moment, Jared was still going for the final breakthrough.

Endless amounts of spiritual energy were swimming around Jared’s body. He was able to maximize the potential of the Focus Technique. The spiritual energy in the elixir field had formed into frost. On top of the elixir field, there was a tiny piece of thing that was sparkling.

That was the prototype of the golden elixir. Now that Jared had reached the crucial moment of his breakthrough, he was also at his most vulnerable stage. If someone were to attack him right now, all of his efforts would go to waste, and he would perish.

As the changes within Jared were taking place, his body was experiencing subtle changes as well. Golden scale-like things were appearing on his skin. It looked as if he was wearing a suit of armor. However, that layer of scales disappeared very soon before showing up again. It was a process that kept repeating itself.

“Mr. Deragon, it has already been ten days. Do you think Jared is all right?”

After discovering that Jared went into seclusion, Josephine had been waiting at the mansion. By day ten, she was extremely worried.

“Relax. He’ll be fine. It’s just that Jared is at the most critical point of his breakthrough now. We cannot allow anyone to disturb him,” said Rayleigh.

“That’s right. With us around, no one will disturb Jared. There is hardly anybody in the entire Jazona who can beat us, let alone when it comes to Horington. Besides, we have Snowy too,” said Lizbeth confidently.

She then beckoned to the white wolf. When the white wolf came to her side, she caressed its head.

Now that the white wolf had become a Fifth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster, there was no one in the whole of Jazona who could outfight it.

Rayleigh kept quiet and frowned. “I’m not worried about Jazona. Now that Jared is in the most precarious situation, there will be lots of people who are after him. To top it off, he has been selected for the Trial. To many people, the Trial is a great opportunity. But for Jared, it will be a minefield.”

“Mr. Deragon, the Trial is in three days’ time. Do you think Jared will be able to break through by then?” asked Melanie.

“That will depend on his fate.” Rayleigh was not too sure if Jared would be able to achieve his breakthrough and regain consciousness in three days’ time.

Awooo!

All of a sudden, the white wolf howled and dashed out of the mansion immediately.

Everyone was taken aback, but very soon, their expressions changed.

That was because they could feel a few terrifying auras enveloping the entire mansion.

It made no sense for such horrifying auras to descend on a small city like Horington. The few of them also rushed out of the mansion after the white wolf.

Outside the mansion, they saw five men dressed in black robes with their faces covered with masks. They were standing there quietly.

Those five men were the five guardians sent by Ryker to capture Jared.

“Altan, do you feel the aura in the mansion?” asked the leader of the guardians, Enoch, who was standing in the middle at that moment.

“Yes, I can feel it, Enoch. This is a very strong aura, but it’s also very unstable. At times, it’s strong. Other times, it feels weak,” answered Altan, the second guardian.

Enoch continued asking, “Then, do all of you know the reason for this?”

The rest of the guardians were caught off-guard by his question. However, Altan replied, “Such an aura will only exist when the cultivator is close to a huge breakthrough. Right now, someone in the mansion must be close to a breakthrough, and he has reached the most crucial stage.”

The five guardians exchanged glances and asked, “Could it be Jared?”

Just then, Rayleigh and the others rushed out, and the white wolf bared his teeth at the five guardians.

Chapter 951 Praise

Jared still had a long way to go before he could annihilate the Deragons and rescue his mother.

To make matters worse, the Deragons were very powerful in Jadeborough, and their connections were complicated. They carried a lot of weight even in the Warriors Alliance. If Jared wanted to go against the Deragons, it would mean going up against the entire martial arts world in Jadeborough.

After the five guardians left, only Ryker and a few elders from the Deragons remained. There was no way Godrick would dare to do anything, and he certainly had no right to.

“Mr. Deragon, if there is nothing else, I’ll go and get ready.”

Godrick could not stand the pressure and wanted to leave.

“Hold on.” Ryker continued, “Godrick, which level are you at right now?”

“Mr. Deragon, I have already attained the third level of a Martial Arts Grandmaster. If I continue to cultivate, I’m pretty confident that I will achieve a breakthrough and become a Fourth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster once the Trial has ended,” replied Godrick with confidence.

“Becoming a Fourth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster at your age is quite impressive,” praised Ryker.

Godrick’s face was beaming with pride when he said, “Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Deragon!”

It was a rare thing for Ryker to praise anybody including his own son, Edgar.

“Don’t thank me just yet. Given your current capability, will you be able to capture Jared alive if you bump into him?” asked Ryker bluntly.

Godrick froze before shaking his head. “Mr. Deragon, I won’t be able to do that. Since Jared was able to kill Ichiro, his level must be higher than mine.”

Godrick was an honest man who would not conceal his own inadequacies. Truth be told, his abilities were nowhere close to that of Jared.

“My biggest worry is that you may lose your life in the Trial given your capabilities and gain nothing in return,” said Ryker worriedly.

When Godrick heard that, his heart almost stopped. He knew he might lose that golden opportunity.

“Mr. Deragon, for the Deragons, I’m willing to sacrifice everything, including my life.”

Godrick started to make promises.

Seeing Godrick’s expression, Ryker consoled him, “There’s no need to be so agitated, Godrick. I will still send you to the Trial, but I have also asked Edgar to return. When the time comes, the two of you will participate in the Trial with your respective teams.”

Godrick was disappointed when he heard that, but there was no way he could turn the offer down. As far as the Deragons were concerned, he was just one of the many descendants. In fact, in the eyes of the higher-ups, he was nothing.

Regardless, Godrick was also secretly relieved. Although this meant that Edgar had become the main focus of the Trial, at least he was still able to tag along. Right now, what Godrick needed was the opportunity.

“As you wish, Mr. Deragon,” Godrick responded respectfully.

He dared not show an ounce of displeasure on his face.

“All right then. Go get ready.”

With that, Ryker dismissed him.

The moment Godrick walked away, the humble demeanor on his face was replaced with a cold and vicious expression.

As one of the younger generations of the Deragons, Godrick had attained the level of a Martial Arts Grandmaster with limited cultivation resources. He had been striving hard so that one day, he might become the head of the Deragons. With that, no one would ever look down on him again.

Currently, his status was no better than that of a servant. He had to watch what he did and said. Any wrong move would infuriate Ryker, and he could be ruined.

Godrick was well aware of how Ryker became the head of the family. He reckoned if he could hold on long enough, it would only be a matter of time before he would take over Ryker’s position.

Chapter 950 Capture Him

Three days later, Zion posted blasting news on the Warriors Alliance forum.

“An imperial mausoleum was found in the suburbs of Jadeborough. This is the biggest mausoleum to have ever been found. After some investigation, we found that there were no traces that it was robbed. The Warriors Alliance has decided to hold the Trial at the imperial mausoleum, and we will be sending out the invites later. To the prominent families and clans, kindly prepare yourselves as the Trial will be starting in ten days.”

The news sent the whole of the martial arts world into a frenzy. An imperial mausoleum had actually been found in Jadeborough. Besides, it was also the biggest one to have been found. One could only imagine the magical items that could be found in a mausoleum that was never robbed.

Almost all the great families and clans were getting restless as they began their preparations. Everyone of them hoped that they would be invited to the Trial.

In the meantime, Ryker had gathered all of the higher-ups of the Deragons in the hall of their residence.

The Trial this time was unlike the other ones, so it was only normal that the Deragons would prioritize it.

“Godrick, I want you to tell the elders the information you got,” Ryker said.

“Yes! I’ve brought some men to inspect the place, and it is indeed an imperial mausoleum. Once we dug up the mounds on the tomb, revealing the door, gusts of wind started to blow, and we could hear noises from the inside. No one knows what is in there. However, the Warriors Alliance have already sent their men there, so we can only get near it during the Trial. I’ve sent President Zeigler some gifts and got an invitation list from him. Here, please take a look, Mr. Deragon, elders.”

As he spoke, Godrick pulled out a stack of documents and put one in front of everyone.

One had to know thyself and thy enemies if they wanted to reap the greatest benefits from the Trial.

Scanning through the list, Ryker’s brows began to furrow further.

“Is there something wrong, Mr. Deragon?” Godrick asked anxiously.

It was a hard-earned opportunity for him to be able to participate in the Trial. He couldn’t let anything go wrong.

“Jared is also on the list?” the former asked.

“Yes. I’ve already asked President Zeigler about it. Apparently, Mr. Sanders had instructed it. After all, Jared was the one who found the mausoleum and told him about it. Jared has many enemies. If he attends the Trial, there’s no way he can leave the place alive with the little capability he has.”

Ryker’s face darkened at that. He needed the man alive because only then would Jared be of use to him. If he died in the mausoleum, he would be worthless.

“Then, should we protect Jared during the Trial?” Godrick asked carefully.

“No. This Trial is no small matter. How could we waste energy to protect him? With such a huge imperial mausoleum, there must be a lot of magical items in there. We’ll have to snatch up everything as soon as possible. Otherwise, the other families will take everything,” Ryker said, shaking his head without hesitation.

“Then, what should we do?” Godrick was torn.

After thinking about it for a moment, the latter looked over at the elder on his right and said, “I need the help from the five of you. I need you to head to Horington and capture Jared. However, you’ll have to do this in secret. It is best not to reveal yourselves. We can’t have him attending the Trial.”

“Understood,” the guardian replied before leaving with the rest of the guardians.

The five of these guardians had powers surpassing a Martial Arts Grandmaster. Their powers were equivalent to that of a prominent clan, and it was evident how powerful the Deragons were.

Chapter 949 Closed

At Dragon Bay.

Upon getting news that Josephine and Lizbeth were returning, William and Walter were all rushing to get back.

It had been a long time since William had last seen his daughter. Seeing that she was finally back, tears streamed down his face as he pulled her into a tight hug.

Josephine noticed that her father seemed to have aged tremendously, and she blamed herself for it. After all, she had neglected her own father when she was busy following Jared around.

“I’m sorry, Dad. I’m so sorry for making you suffer alone…” she said, apologizing profusely.

“Silly girl. I know that you were doing great things with Jared. Even I can tell the change in you now that I’ve gotten a look at you.”

William felt so happy for his daughter. Anyone would be glad to see their children achieve great things.

At the same time, Walter was holding Lizbeth’s hand tightly. His favorite granddaughter had also changed a lot, and he was relieved to see her like that.

Jared was deeply moved by the scene before him. He didn’t know whether it was right or wrong of him for having Josephine and Lizbeth leave their families to travel around with him, and he wondered if he had been too selfish.

Fortunately, they were all gathered together now and having a rare moment of bliss.

He also introduced Rayleigh to William and Walter. They were both so grateful when he told them that the man had been taking great care of the two ladies.

At night, William purposely prepared a feast at Glamor Hotel, and the group happily sat together to have a meal.

After dinner, Josephine and Lizbeth returned to their own homes to rest, while Jared brought Rayleigh, Lyanna, and Melanie to his mansion at Dragon Bay.

He planned to let Rayleigh live there from then on. Even though Horington was a small city, Dragon Bay was still quite a beautiful place and was a great place to stay after retirement.

Once everyone had settled down, Jared took out a beast core. It was from the Heaven Devouring Beast, and since he was now a Top Level Senior Grandmaster, he might be able to achieve the rank of a Martial Arts Grandmaster after eating the beast core. Then, a golden core could finally be formed in his body.

Once he explained everything to Rayleigh, he returned to his room and sealed the room. He was planning to close himself off for some time so that he could have a breakthrough as a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Since Mr. Sanders has spoken up, this period of time should be safe. But I don’t know how long this safety net can last, so it’s best if I take this time to cultivate.

Although Rayleigh had lost his powers, white wolf, along with Josephine, Lizbeth, and Lyanna were around. If an enemy were to confront him, they could protect him. That was why he had nothing to worry about.

After taking a look at the crystal clear beast core, the man then swallowed it without any hesitation.

Immediately after, spiritual energy exploded in his elixir field. A golden light began illuminating from the draconic essence in him as it seemed to have been attacked.

The spiritual energy from the beast core and the draconic essence was about to rupture Jared’s elixir field, and it continued to pierce through his body.

He quickly activated the Focus Technique, constantly absorbing these spiritual energies. Cold sweat covered his forehead, and his body was expanding and contracting as though it was a rubber ball.

Feeling an immense discomfort, the man’s brows knitted tightly together. He knew that both his mind and his body would have to go through a great test in order to achieve such a great feat. If he was unable to persist, it might even backfire, leaving him dead as a result.

A golden light began illuminating from his body, and the Golem Body was used to its limit.

Relief surfaced on Rayleigh’s face when he saw the golden light coming from inside the room.

Chapter 948 Relaxed

Seeing how the man was acting, Theodore realized that he had changed a lot. He used to look down on the young man, but he did not even realize that he had started to look up to him.

Meanwhile, Ryker was on his way back to the Deragon residence with a grim expression on his face.

“Mr. Deragon, Mr. Sanders has already spoken up. What should we do?” Godrick whispered.

“We’ll do what needs to be done. All Mr. Sanders said was to not kill Jared, but he didn’t say that we can’t capture him. What I want isn’t his life. I just want his identity. Do you understand?” the former said.

“Understood!” Godrick said with a nod.

There was no point in killing Jared. All Ryker needed to do was capture him and confirm his identity. Then, he can use Jared to threaten his sister, Beatrice. His priority right now was to find out the secret he had been trying to find out for more than twenty years.

“Bring some men with you and head to the place Jared mentioned to have a look around. Bring some stuff with you and give them to President Zeigler if you’re sure that the Trial will be held there. If it’s an imperial mausoleum, then there must be quite a lot of treasures in there,” he said coldly.

“Understood. Don’t worry, Mr. Deragon!” Godrick said.

He would be attending the Trial this time. Everything that was being done now was for his own sake, so there was no way he wouldn’t take it seriously.

Jared didn’t stay in Jadeborough for long after the celebratory party. Instead, he returned to Horington with Rayleigh and the others.

Before arriving at the city, the man stopped by the Medicine God Sect to make some jet melding cream.

He then left for the hospital once he was done making the cream. Tommy and Phoenix’s subordinates were elated when they saw that he had arrived.

Once he entered the ward, Jared saw the pair lying in their beds. Though they were still unable to move, they had finally regained their consciousness and were able to communicate normally. They were just unable to move about because the bones in their bodies were all broken.

There was even a cigarette hanging on Tommy’s lips. A subordinate stayed by his side and helped him flick the ash from his cigarette from time to time. The man looked so relaxed despite his condition.

“Tommy, you’re now crippled since all the bones in your body have been crushed, but you’re still in the mood to smoke?” Jared asked with a chuckle.

“You can resurrect the dead, Mr. Chance. As long as I’m still breathing, I’m not afraid,” the bedridden man replied with a cheeky grin.

All the former could do was give him a resigned smile before pulling the tub of jet melding cream out. “You seem sure that I can save the both of you. Let’s see if you can still smile if I have no way of saving you.”

Once he was done speaking, he passed the cream to the subordinate beside him. “Divide this into two parts. Leave one part for them to eat, and another part for them to apply. Remember to do this once every day!”

“All right, Mr. Chance!” the subordinate said politely as he took the cream.

“What’s that, Mr. Chance? Why does it look black and sludgy? It’s not bad for our skin, is it?” Pheonix asked worriedly.

Jared did not expect the woman to be worried about her skin when she was in such a condition. He couldn’t stop himself from laughing. There’s no way of guessing what she’s thinking at all.

“This is jet melding cream. It can help to regrow and heal your bones. Besides, it can even enhance beauty, making your skin as smooth as a newborn baby’s.”

Hearing that, the woman couldn’t help but feel excited. “Leave more of that jet melding cream for me. You can just leave a part for Tommy to eat. There’s no need for him to apply it. Look at his dry and flaky skin. It’s going to be useless on him,” she said to the subordinate holding the tub of cream.

At that, Tommy rolled his eyes, and the two of them began bickering with each other.

A resigned smile surfaced on Jared’s face at that. He finally left after staying for some time. With the jet melding cream, Tommy and Phoenix would only need a week and they could finally start moving about again.

Chapter 947 People You Offended

Kristoff covered his face and said with an upset tone, “So I lost my arm for nothing?”

“Don’t worry. Since we can’t kill Jared openly, we’ll do it in secret.”

Steinar’s eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Meanwhile, Zion and Ryker had just exited the Department of Justice. They froze for a moment when they saw Jared. It was obvious that there was something they wanted to say to the man, but none of them said anything.

Right then, Blake shouted furiously at Jared, “You bast*rd! You stole my thunder. You’d better give me an explanation today.”

He was the one who found the ancient tomb originally. However, the latter had gotten ahead of him and announced to others first. Therefore, it was only normal that he would get so angry.

“Be more specific, Blake,” Zion said when he saw the angry man making his way over.

Even though Blake had roughly spoken about what had happened at the celebration party, it was evident that Mr. Sanders didn’t believe in his words. Otherwise, the latter would never have given all the credit to Jared.

“President Zeigler, I was the one who found the ancient tomb. I was inspecting the tomb when that bast*rd found me,” Blake started to repeat the timeline of the incident in detail. Then, he continued furiously, “But he went ahead of me and told everyone about the tomb first. Doesn’t that mean he stole the credit that was supposed to be given to me? I hope you can stand up for me, President Zeigler…”

Taking a look at Jared, Zion said, “Is he telling the truth, Jared? If he is, then I think we should have a discussion with Mr. Sanders regarding this issue.”

“Yes,” the former said and nodded his head without any hesitation. “However, he didn’t actually inspect the tomb. I was the one who did it. If he had really inspected it, why didn’t he report it to you immediately after I left? Could it be because the Henckle family wanted to keep the tomb for themselves?”

“What a load of crap! I… I…”

Blake had no idea how to explain himself. After all, a few days had already passed since this incident happened. He knew all too well why he didn’t report to the Warriors Alliance right away.

“There was no way you could confirm that it was an ancient tomb. After I left, you must have gone and checked it out yourself. However, you still couldn’t tell if it was an ancient tomb. That’s because I used an arcane array to hide it. There was no way you could locate it.”

Jared instantly exposed him at the sight of how agitated he was.

“I… You…” Blake was left speechless. In the end, he seethed through gritted teeth, “Just you wait, you bast*rd! I’ll teach you a good lesson sooner or later!”

With that, he left in a huff of anger. As for Zion, he was looking at Jared with a knowing look and said, “You’ve revealed too much of yourself, and that is not a good thing. Even if there are people protecting you from behind, it will not guarantee your safety. You’d better watch out.”

He left after he was done speaking, and Ryker stayed silent throughout, not saying anything to Jared. All he did was look at the latter with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

Everything was peaceful once more when everyone finally left.

“Mr. Chance, even though Mr. Sanders has spoken up, it is still better if you be careful. I realize that you’ve offended quite a lot of people…” said Theodore, looking at Jared helplessly.

“The road to cultivation is long, and there will always be obstacles in the journey. If everything went smoothly, I’m afraid there’s no way we can grow,” the latter said with a slight smile.

Theodore couldn’t understand why Jared did that. He guessed he was only doing this so that he could get more resources. There was no way he could avoid any of these if he wanted to get stronger.

Jared was unable to take a long time to cultivate because his mother was still suffering. Even though he had never met her, he knew that she loved him. As her son, it was his responsibility to save his mother.

Chapter 946 A Favor

However, Jared pretended as if he had seen nothing and continued to say to Mr. Sanders, “This royal tomb site is right beside the current site, underneath the small hill. If I am not mistaken, the small hill is actually the heaped earth of the undiscovered royal tomb site.”

His remarks sent the crowd into another uproar. The current royal tomb site had practically become a tourist site and was filled to the brim with visitors. How was it possible for the alleged royal tomb site to go unnoticed?

Mr. Sanders leveled a stare at Jared. “Chance, are you for real? Do you know the repercussions that await you if there is nothing there?”

“Mr. Sanders, I am willing to bear the responsibility for my words,” Jared said calmly.

At the sight of his confident manner, Mr. Sanders started to believe in him, and the others were swayed as well.

After all, nobody would be that foolish to lie about such a thing to Mr. Sanders on such an occasion. Moreover, Jared was not a moron.

“Mr. Sanders, there truly is a tomb site underneath the small hill. However, I am not sure if it’s a royal tomb site. I discovered it a while back. When I wanted to find out more, I bumped into this young man. He disrupted my investigation when I was using the Seven Star Formation. Otherwise, I would have reported my findings much earlier,” Blake said as he rose from his seat.

Blake was the first to discover the tomb site, and he planned to scavenge the place secretly. However, he did not expect to bump into Jared there. Now, Jared was going to use the discovery as a favor to Mr. Sanders.

Blake felt indignant that Jared had taken his credit in the matter. Hence, he rose from his seat and tried to claim the credit for himself.

Everyone started to believe in Jared’s claims right then. After all, the Henckle family explored tombs and graves for a living, and no other families could surpass them in the matter. Now that Blake had verified the location of the site, it was almost guaranteed that Jared’s claims were true.

Mr. Sanders cast a glance at Blake and did not believe his claim that he would report his findings. He knew for a fact that these great families would not openly share the resources that they have found. However, Mr. Sanders said nothing.

“Okay. I will send someone to investigate. If there is truly a royal tomb site, you will have made a great contribution, Jared,” Mr. Sanders said before he strode outside.

At the sight of Mr. Sanders leaving, everyone stood up to send him off.

Theodore brought Jared along to see him out.

“Jared, you have to be most careful when you’re at the pinnacle of success. Others’ protection would only last a short while. You are the only one who could truly protect yourself,” Mr. Sanders remarked as he patted Jared’s shoulders before getting into his car.

Jared understood Mr. Sanders’ message and nodded slightly.

He knew he would have to be stronger to survive in the cruel society. Depending on others’ protection was not a sustainable plan.

The others left the hall one by one after Mr. Sanders had taken his leave. If not for Mr. Sanders, the Department of Justice would not have been able to invite such a respected crowd.

“Jared, don’t think that I will forgive you just because you’ve found a strong backup. I will never let you off the hook for cutting off my arm. Just you wait and see,” Kristoff gritted through his teeth.

“Whatever,” Jared said nonchalantly.

Kristoff boiled with fury at his response. However, he dared not strike Jared at such a place, especially after Mr. Sanders’ warning.

“Kris, let’s go.”

Steinar called out after his son to leave. He was afraid that Kristoff might not be able to restrain himself and hit Jared.

“Dad, are we going to let Jared off the hook just like that?” Kristoff asked indignantly after leaving together with his father.

Slap!

Steinar slapped him across the face just after Kristoff asked him the question. “B*st*rd! Did you know you almost sent us all to die back there? How dare you question Mr. Sanders? Haven’t you seen that Zion Zeigler dared not even let out a breath in front of that Mr. Sanders?”

Chapter 945 Not For Jokes

“You’re right, Mr. Sanders. I shall put more emphasis on maintaining the order of the martial arts world…” Zion nodded repeatedly.

“Oh, there’s one more thing. I wish to inform everyone that the Trial this year will be postponed in view of the lack of an appropriate venue and ancient ruins. I hope that all of you can keep your eyes peeled on the next possible venue for the Trial,” Mr. Sanders said impassively.

Murmurs and whispers spread in the crowd as everyone heard that the Trial was going to be postponed.

Leviathan immediately glanced at Jared and gave him a look.

He wanted Jared to report his findings of the ancient tombs. It would be great if the location was suitable for the Trial. That way, Jared would have made a greater impression on Mr. Sanders.

“Mr. Sanders, I do know of a place. However, I am not sure if it’s suitable for the Trial…”

Jared understood the look that Leviathan was giving him and rose from his seat.

Everyone stopped talking as they turned their attention to Jared.

“Mr. Chance, not every place is suitable to hold the Trial,” Theodore reminded Jared in a low voice.

He was afraid that Jared might suggest a mediocre cultivation venue and become the laughing stock of others.

“Jared Chance, right? Could you tell us more about this place?” Mr. Sanders asked curiously, obviously interested in what Jared had to say.

“Mr. Sanders, the place is right at the outskirts of Jadeborough,” Jared replied.

Everyone went into an uproar after listening to him.

“Jared, do you even have any idea what kind of place was suitable for cultivation? How dare you utter nonsense here? So many great families are on the perimeters of Jadeborough. Do you think that they would not have found out about the places that were suitable to hold the Trial?” Steinar quipped.

“What nonsense are you talking about? It’s still plausible that you’ve found some ancient ruins or tombs. But that’s impossible in Jadeborough. We’ve looked everywhere here.”

“He’s talking through his hat! I could travel all around Jadeborough even with my eyes closed. How could I have not known of such a place in Jadeborough?”

“Young man, don’t get all cocky just because you’ve killed Ichiro Watanabe and earned the admiration of Mr. Sanders. How dare you utter nonsense here?”

Everyone engaged in hushed whispers as they judged Jared. Nobody actually believed what he said.

“Jared, do you know that this is no place for jokes? I think you still have no idea what the Trial is. Please take your seat!”

Even Mr. Sanders also did not believe in Jared.

It was not possible to find a place that was suitable to hold the Trial in the perimeters of Jadeborough as they had scoured the place in search of such a venue.

However, only one person cast a perplexed look at Jared—Blake Henckle. It was as if he knew the place that Jared was talking about.

“Mr. Sanders, even though I do not know the place suitable to hold the Trial, the place that I am suggesting is a royal tomb. If it was not ravaged by tomb robbers, I am certain that there would be a lot of things in there.”

Jared did not sit down and continued to make his case.

“A royal tomb? Are you delusional? How is it possible that there are still undiscovered royal tombs in Jadeborough?” Kristoff chided Jared, as did others.

They thought he was a truly boastful man who did not know any better.

However, Mr. Sanders’ face turned dark as Jared’s remarks were making him look bad.

They had scoured the whole Jadeborough countless times. The royal tombs that had been discovered were mostly their discoveries. The fact that Jared had discovered another site in Jadeborough meant that the others were utter trash.

“Mr. Chance, please don’t be ridiculous. There are no more royal tombs in Jadeborough…”

Theodore hurriedly gave Jared a look to signal the latter to stop talking.

Chapter 944 Revenge

“Mr. Sanders, do you mean that Jared could take out on others as he sees fit, but we cannot kill him?” Kristoff, who had lost an arm, stood up and demanded.

Everyone turned their attention to him as he made his remark, shooting confounded looks in his direction.

“Who is this young man? How dare he question Mr. Sanders?”

“I think he’s from the Shalvis family. I bet the Shalvis family is going to be finished.”

“What an inexperienced fool!”

Everyone chattered among themselves.

Steinar was shell-shocked that he broke out in cold sweat.

“You fool! Sit down right now!” Steinar slapped Kristoff across his face and hurriedly turned to Mr. Sanders and said, “I apologize for his impudence, Mr. Sanders. Please do not get angry.”

“Don’t worry about it, Mr. Shalvis. Please let your son finish. I see that he is already a Martial Arts Grandmaster at such a young age. What a remarkable talent!”

Mr. Sanders was not infuriated but smiled instead.

Just when Steinar was about to say something, Jared interrupted and said, “Mr. Sanders, Jared cut off one of my arms. I cannot let him off the hook. How are you going to appease the martial arts world when you favor him so?”

“B*st*rd!” Steinar bellowed as he shook with fury. He slapped Kristoff across his face yet again.

“Stop!” Mr. Sanders’ face darkened slightly. With a wave of his hand, Steinar’s body leaned back slightly as he was sent back to his seat.

Steinar was a Level Seven Martial Arts Grandmaster, and it was a piece of cake for him to break apart mountains and stones, as well as move freely in the air. However, he was sent back to his seat like an insignificant fly with just a light wave of Mr. Sanders’ hand.

Jared was floored at the sight. It seems like cultivation is truly a lifelong practice after all. I need to be strong myself to earn the respect of others.

Jared had never longed for power and strength more than he did at that moment.

“Do you take me for nothing if you wish to take him out right in front of me?” Mr. Sanders said impassively.

His words sent chills down Steinar’s spine. Tension hung in the air of the hall.

“Of course not, Mr. Sanders,” Steinar said as he wiped the cold sweat that broke out on his forehead.

“Don’t worry, young man. Just continue to voice out your concerns,” Mr. Sanders said with a smile at Kristoff.

“I… I am not displeased about anything else!”

Kristoff shook his head in regret. He knew he acted rashly when he stood up and questioned Mr. Sanders. After Kristoff calmed down, a crippling sense of fear overpowered him.

“Since you have nothing else to say, I will start to explain myself. I never play favoritism. I only hope that the martial arts world will abide by the rules and benefit from benign competition and development. What I do not wish to see is factions fighting to the death over some resources. If you do have disputes, please go through the proper channels to disseminate your concerns. Why do you think the Warriors Alliance has been established?” Mr. Sanders said and turned to Zion. “President Zeigler, why don’t you enlighten us on the main mission of the founding of Warriors Alliance?”

Zion quickly rose from his seat and explained, “Mr. Sanders, our main mission is to maintain the order of the martial arts world and to mete out punishments for Demonic Cultivation and heresy.”

“Great. Then do you think Warriors Alliance could handle the problem that the young man mentioned?” Mr. Sanders asked.

“Yes, I will be sure to deal with it in an appropriate manner. We can settle the matter by organizing a duel. The results of the duel shall be honored and any actions taken to settle personal grudges thereafter will be prohibited,” Zion added.

“Yes. We have to abide by the rules to prevent more conflicts down the road. Do not for a second think that I am oblivious to what’s going on inside your heads. Sometimes, I just think it too tedious to deal with these matters,” Mr. Sanders said as he scanned everyone present in the hall.

Everyone who was able to take a seat was a formidable presence, and yet all of them kept their heads low and dared not utter a single word.

Chapter 943 Lucky

“Mr. Chance, what’s the matter with you?”

Theodore, who was standing beside Jared, could sense the subtle, albeit unmistakable, murderous aura off Jared and posed the question.

“Nothing!” Jared snapped and shook his head.

Theodore did not egg Jared on, seeing as the man was reluctant to talk about it.

After some time, Mr. Sanders was still nowhere to be seen even after Jermaine had arrived. In the end, Theodore and Jared could only get inside first.

The hall of the Department of Justice was fully occupied with formidable people. Some of them were conversing with each other, while some were just resting with their eyes closed.

Among the people, Jared had spotted some familiar faces. Blake Henckle the graverobber and Kenneth Carrall from Thunderstorm Sect were also there. However, Jared did not know whether they followed their families there, or they were there upon his invitation.

However, the Baileys and the Coopers were nowhere to be seen, whether it was Samuel or Sean. Jared reckoned that maybe they were deemed unqualified to be present.

After about half an hour later, the bustling hall quieted down. A middle-aged man made his way inside, followed by four men in uniforms.

The middle-aged man exuded an intimidating aura and no one dared to look directly into his eyes. Instead, everyone shot up from their seats upon catching sight of the man.

Meanwhile, Jared widened his eyes in shock when spotted the middle-aged man.

It was not that Jared did not recognize the man. Rather, Jared knew the four men in uniforms behind the man.

He met the four men during his first meeting with Rayleigh back at Jared. After Rayleigh saved him, the four men made their appearance, and Captain Xenos was one of them.

After witnessing the four men’s prowess, he revered them. Hence, he was startled by the fact that the four men were practically only the middle-aged man’s bodyguards.

“Mr. Sanders…” everyone addressed him as such.

“Haha, sorry for being late. I had something to tend to…”

Mr. Sanders waved his hands and let out a chuckle, signaling for everyone else to take their seats.

“Mr. Chance, he’s Mr. Sanders whom I talked about. He’s representing that secret department,” Theodore whispered to Jared.

Jared nodded. He needed no introduction from Theodore as the man naturally commanded respect from the crowd.

The four men behind Mr. Sanders were already formidable opponents to many in the hall.

The celebratory ceremony commenced. Mr. Sanders took out his drafted speech and started to recite it. Even though nobody was truly interested, everyone still kept quiet and listened.

After some pleasantries, Mr. Sanders shot a brief glance at Jared and smiled slightly. “We have Jared Chance to thank for our spectacular success in the international competition this time, especially the killing of the impudent Ichiro Watanabe. The martial arts world should learn to be the bigger man and prioritize national matters, much like Jared,” he said.

“I know that established martial arts families like all of you here do not like the idea of being restricted after becoming part of the government. I will not force you guys either, seeing as everyone is entitled to their own pursuits in life. However, I wish that the martial arts world would stop the killing over the fight for resources. I heard that many established families are hunting down Jared because of a single vial of draconic essence. Don’t you guys get enough resources from the Trial that we organize every year for the martial arts world? Since Jared has joined the Department of Justice, he is already one of the officials. I believe that all present here should be well aware of the repercussions that come with the murder of Jared.”

Mr. Sanders’ remarks sent waves of murmurs and whispers among the crowd.

Ryker’s face darkened. He had not expected that Jared would be able to join the Department of Justice, much less garnering the attention of Mr. Sanders to support him.

The Shalvis family was startled as well. Just when Kristoff was thinking of seeking revenge on Jared, Mr. Sanders had given out a warning to all of them. How could the Shalvis family take out on Jared then?