There were always stronger people out there, always another level beyond what someone thought they understood.Hudson had spent so much time teaching others that lesson, warning people not to become arrogant, not to think they were untouchable. But somewhere along the way, he had unknowingly become exactly that kind of person himself.What right did he have to lecture anyone?For the first time in a long while, Hudson seriously reflected on himself.The old man had once told him that self-reflection was one of the most important lessons in life. No matter how powerful a person became, they had to constantly examine themselves, or sooner or later they would lose their way.Julo understood exactly what Hudson was thinking, so he wisely stayed quiet. He sat on the couch and waited without disturbing him.Half an hour later, Hudson finally turned around. He picked up the small glass vial that had been prepared on the table, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and slowly began condensing

At that moment, Hudson finally understood what it meant for two fists to be unable to fight four hands.Even though his punch collided head-on with the woman’s attack, the others struck immediately after. There was no chance to counterattack. He could only rely on his body to endure the barrage.One heavy blow after another slammed into Hudson like he was a punching bag. His body was sent flying across the ground, rolling several times before finally stopping.The power of the formation was no joke.And before Hudson arrived at the Nelson estate in Los Angeles, Apollo and the others had clearly planned everything carefully.This time, unlike earlier, the thirty-six people didn’t attack all at once. Only half of them moved first.So the moment Hudson barely climbed back to his feet, the remaining half launched their attack immediately.The impact exploded through the courtyard.Hudson was blasted away again, rolling several times across the ground. His clothes were ripped apart, and fo

A figure appeared in the courtyard in the blink of an eye, moving so fast it looked almost unreal, like something straight out of a movie.“Dad!”Apollo shouted excitedly. He never expected his father, who had spent years traveling across the country, to return at such a critical moment.After Edan died, Apollo had tried sending a message to an old contact number for his father, even though they hadn’t spoken in years. He hadn’t truly expected a response. Since leaving home long ago, Elijah had almost completely disappeared from the family’s life.A moment ago, Apollo had been drowning in despair.But now, hope surged through him again.His father was a half-step Grandmaster.If Hudson had been at full strength, Elijah might not have been able to win. But now? Hudson was exhausted and heavily injured. Killing him should be as easy as crushing a bug.The more Apollo thought about it, the more excited he became.“Dad, it was him!” Apollo shouted furiously. “He’s the one who tore Edan ap

Hudson opened his eyes and, sure enough, saw a young woman beside the tub, her hands resting against his chest.“Who are you?” he asked.As he spoke, he instinctively moved to stand up, but quickly stopped himself after remembering he was completely naked and standing in front of a woman.“I-I…”The girl clearly hadn’t expected him to wake up so suddenly. Her face instantly turned bright red, and she stammered nervously without managing to finish a sentence. In the next second, she spun around and ran out of the room.“Strange…”Hudson muttered to himself as he glanced down at his chest.Had she really been touching his muscles just now?He honestly didn’t expect people to still be that obsessed with abs and chest muscles these days.“Master Hudson, are you awake?”Vicente’s voice came from outside the door.“I’m awake. Give me a minute,” Hudson replied.He began washing the remaining blood from his body. Earlier, he’d been too exhausted to clean himself properly and had fallen asleep

Vicente froze in shock because an invisible force suddenly stopped his arm from coming down.Realizing Hudson had not actually punished Viena, Vicente quickly lowered his hand and nervously explained, “Master Hudson, please let me discipline her myself. She’s been spoiled since she was little and never listens to me.”“I already told her not to disturb you, but she insisted on coming anyway.”“I can overlook other things, but not this!”Hudson looked at Vicente helplessly and said, “Disciplining your daughter is fine, but at least understand the situation first. How are you so sure she came here to bother me?”“I was testing her just now.”Only then did Viena fully react. She hurriedly said, “Dad, Master Hudson said that if I passed his test, he’d accept me as his disciple!”“What?”Vicente’s entire body trembled.Shock was quickly replaced by excitement and disbelief. He swallowed hard before asking nervously, “M-Master Hudson… does that mean… my daughter passed?”As her father, he h