Isabelle and Laura clearly knew each other, and their relationship was fairly amicable—after all, Lisa’s constant antagonism had often pushed them into the same camp in the past.After exchanging a few casual words, Laura’s gaze shifted to Albert at the side and she said, Commander Albert, we meet again.Meeting Laura’s gaze, Albert smiled and replied, Speaking of which, I still haven’t thanked you for holding back last time, Commander Laura. Your side clearly won, yet you gave us a draw out of courtesy.Laura studied Albert’s handsome face and said earnestly, You’re formidable. At the Perfect Soul Realm, you’ve managed to lead the First Courtyard to its current standing. I think if you take the next step and break through to the Soul Body Realm, the First Courtyard might even crack the top five.I’m really looking forward to fighting you with no holds barred when that time comes.A flicker of fervor ignited in her eyes. When their two legions had clashed before, her side had emerged

Albert had no interest in staying either. Though Baron had shown no outward sign of it, his proposal had been publicly derailed by Albert and Laura—there was no doubt resentment smoldered in his heart. Albert had no intention of engaging in empty pleasantries with him, wasting his energy on such pretense.So he nodded to Isabelle and Dale, and the two followed him as he took his leave.As he exited the hall, Baron—who was chatting and laughing with the other commanders—glanced at his retreating figure from the corner of his eye, the smile on his lips fading ever so slightly.Baron’s proposal might have fizzled out in the end, but the banquet continued on all the same. After all, the feast was the main event of the night, and his proposal had been no more than a brief interlude.On a balcony on the second floor of the golden palace, Albert leaned against the railing, gazing out at the vast lake before him. Night had fallen all around, yet beneath the bright lamplight of the palace, the

Albert smiled helplessly. He’d known stepping into this circle full of girls would lead to this—he had quite a high opinion of his own looks, after all.Isabelle was quick to defend her brother. Don’t even think about it. He’s already engaged, and I hear his fiancée is unrivaled in both beauty and talent, no less than Verity herself.She’d never actually met the fiancée Albert spoke of, but a little boasting never hurt anyone.Naturally, her girlfriends didn’t believe a word of it, bursting into laughter at what they thought was an obvious lie.Still, Albert, even though the First Courtyard Legion has made such rapid progress, you yourself are only at the Perfect Soul Realm. That makes you the weakest commander among the Twenty Legions. So you really need to step up your cultivation. The First Courtyard Legion is just an external force, not something you possess in your own right. Someday, if you’re ever without it, you’ll have to rely solely on yourself. The pretty young woman in the

The moment her words left her lips, a look of regret crossed many faces in the crowd, and a sharp sense of disappointment hung in the air. This had been the highlight of the evening’s feast, yet Albert had single-handedly killed the mood.It stirred a flicker of resentment toward Albert in countless hearts.Baron’s brows furrowed too. As the host of this feast, he was plainly displeased with how things had unfolded.Albert shot Verity a glance. Her jade-pale face glowed with an irresistible allure beneath the moonlight, yet he could not shake the feeling that she had come for him—and him alone.Indeed, it might even be that she had attended this feast for no other reason than to see him.This was no infatuation with his looks, of course; it stemmed from the tangled grudges between their elders.Albert had no proof of this, only a gut feeling.He smiled and asked, You seem quite set on having me fight for you, Miss Verity?Verity smiled a radiant smile. I merely follow the choice of my

This collapse must have originated from Odom himself, for they detected no fluctuations of clashing energies between the two.Yet why had Odom crumbled? No one could fathom the reason. And as they stood dumbfounded, Albert—who had slapped Odom into the lake with a single blow—smiled faintly. He glanced at the blood-red bracelet on his wrist and nodded in quiet satisfaction.Odom’s collapse moments earlier had come about because he had been overwhelmed by the malevolent aura of the Three-Tailed Sky Wolf, his resolve shattered by sheer terror.The Three-Tailed Sky Wolf had now advanced to the Divine Realm, and its malevolent aura was utterly terrifying indeed. For a mere Light Soul Body cultivator like Odom, caught off guard, it was next to impossible to withstand such an aura.Simply put, Albert had harnessed the Three-Tailed Sky Wolf’s malevolent aura to deliver a mental shock to Odom.Odom had failed to endure it, and his mind had instantly slipped into chaos, leaving him at Albert’s