Lorenzo suddenly hissed with venom, "With the extent of his injuries, he'll be half-crippled for the rest of his life. His body is ruined everywhere, and he won't even have a shot at breaking the seal in his energy core, let alone ever squeezing his way into the ranks of top-tier fighters again."Guillermo nodded. "That part you actually got right. The two martial emperor elders from the Divine Alchemists and Sergio all severely injured him. There's no way he'd ever recover from that. Even if he survives, he'll only be a second-rate fighter from now on, and he definitely won't be a threat."His tone shifted abruptly, and his face turned utterly sinister. "But… Weeds must be pulled up by the roots. I can't do anything about Reginald fleeing overseas. But Andrew? I will snuff him out completely. Only then will I feel settled."Lorenzo rushed to ask, "Mr. Vazquez, do you have a plan?"Guillermo answered coldly, "He's going to Mount Lourneau to find Luther and beg for a way to break th

Valerie nodded. "Yeah. That woman asked me to pass on a message to you. She said from now on, stay put in Chetvine and stick with the Lloyd royal family. Stop stirring up trouble everywhere and putting Mr. Lloyd Senior in a bad spot. She also said…"Valerie opened her mouth, but suddenly stopped.Andrew asked calmly, "What else did she say?"Valerie looked dim. "She said your energy core seal was impossible to break. She already tried helping you, but nothing worked. So she told you to accept the fact that you might end up living like an ordinary nobody. "Mr. Lloyd Senior built a huge business empire overseas, and you probably won't be able to take it over in the future. That's why she wants you to give up those unrealistic dreams. As long as you stay alive, that's the best thing you can do for Mr. Lloyd Senior." Andrew smirked. "That woman really likes to meddle, huh? She's even planning out my life for me. Sounds like she's one of my dad's people."Valerie nodded. "Yeah, that

Mount Lourneau stood tall and pristine, a place famed for producing generations of elite martial artists. Even after 1000 years, its reputation still carried unmatched weight.Technically, it was not located in Northern Holtrien, but in the eyes of traditional fighters, Mount Lourneau was still considered one of the giants of the Northern Martial Union.Because of that, Luther Johnston, the head of Mount Lourneau, was regarded as the Union Leader. Of course, that title only belonged to someone with overwhelming strength.Besides, Luther was indeed acknowledged as the strongest fighter alive since he was ranked first on the Titan List.Typically, ancient sects such as the Advanced Medical Institute, the Divine Alchemists, and the Thunder Sect did not consider themselves part of the modern martial world.The reason was simple: pride.Take the Divine Alchemists, for example. Julius never wanted his name on the Titan List because he felt it was beneath him. To these ancient sects, mar

Valerie wiped away her tears, her eyes still red. "Don't think saying these things will make me forgive you! Andrew, you're really infuriating. What you did to me before… I still remember it!"Andrew assumed she was talking about the time he had stripped her clothes off, so he just smiled and did not press the issue.However, Valerie was actually thinking about the time at the foot of the Advanced Medical Institute's mountain when Andrew had shaken the peach blossoms for her. For Luna, he had gently shaken the blossoms with his hand. For her, he had just kicked the tree.It was such a tiny detail, but for a girl in love, it cut deeper than any wound.Valerie had always acted brash and carefree, but once she fell for someone, she became so fragile it would make anyone ache for her. That moment had stuck in her heart like a splinter she could not pull out. Even so, she also did not dare bring it up, because she feared Andrew really had seen her as less than Luna.If that were true

Valerie looked at him and could not help but feel her heart tighten. She stepped forward, gripped Andrew's hand, and said softly, "No matter what happens, I'll be by your side. So don't worry!"…"Sir, someone's here asking to see Mr. Johnston!" An apprentice holding Andrew's handwritten letter bowed to the figure ahead.The man turned around. He was tall and elegant with long hair cascading over his shoulders. He said flatly, "Harlan, don't you know Mr. Johnston is in seclusion? I already told you, he's not seeing anyone. Tell them to leave!"The man was Roman Lawrence, one of Mount Lourneau's senior elders. He was Luther's eighth junior apprentice and currently managed Mount Lourneau's secular affairs.Harlan Kopernik, the apprentice who had come forward, replied respectfully, "Sir, I know Mr. Johnston is in seclusion, but Ms. Reyes has come again. I figured since she isn't an ordinary person, I thought you should make the call."Roman snorted. "So what if she's from the Reye