CRACK!The marble floor split open, forming a deep crater. Curtois spat blood, eyes wide in disbelief.A fight without a single trace of true energy, yet it was enough to make every family head tremble. Even without spiritual force, Javon dominated purely through physical power.“H-how is that possible…” someone whispered.“Curtois once defeated a Nascent Soul expert, and now…” Devan froze, his face pale. The young man before him wasn’t human, he was a monster wearing human skin.Curtois stared at Javon, fury and fear burning in his gaze. “W-who are you, really?!”“You’re not worthy to know,” Javon replied coldly. He raised his palm, the Nine Frozen Dragons Strike, and a wave of icy energy surged outward.CRAAACK!Curtois managed to form a qi barrier, but the instant Javon’s palm struck it, the barrier shattered. His arm froze solid, then snapped like brittle glass.The cold pierced deep into his bones. Frost crept from his shoulder toward his heart. Curtois screamed, then collapsed t

Queen smiled faintly, a glint of mischief and melancholy in her eyes. “Well then, Mr. Forger, wouldn’t it be rude to turn away a guest who’s just crawled out of hell?”Her voice was soft, but it carried the cutting edge of glass. Javon sighed, rubbing his forehead. “You haven’t changed at all. Come in.”Behind him, Sherly glanced toward Eliana, something unspoken flickering between them.Eliana patted her shoulder gently. “Let her be. Sometimes men need to make peace with their ghosts.”Sherly gave a small, bitter laugh but said nothing.Inside the living room, Queen sank gracefully onto the sofa, crossing her legs. The white gown draped over her like moonlight in motion.Without hesitation, she leaned closer, half her body brushing against Javon’s shoulder. “My dear Forger brother,” she whispered, her voice like silk over steel, “Did you miss your sister all this time?”The chandelier’s light caught in their eyes, two shadows from the same darkness, bound by too many secrets.Outside

Late at night.After Queen returned to her room, Javon stood on the villa balcony. The Salvador wind blew softly, carrying the metallic scent and dust of the city.He couldn’t sleep. Kunlun filled his thoughts, and the image of his father, Gerald Forger, who vanished without a trace.Finally, he stepped forward and leapt. The night air rippled behind him, forming invisible waves.His destination, Vision Hospital, in the heart of Salvador.***On the top floor, Xander Sulivan was sleeping soundly, his wounds nearly healed. The lights flicked on. Before he could open his eyes, a hard slap jolted him awake.“Who?!” When his vision cleared, his breath froze.Javon sat in the chair beside the bed, expression flat, cigarette at the corner of his lips.The guards outside lay unconscious on the floor, felled without a sound.“Javon Forger!” Xander stammered. “W-what more do you want from me? I’ve lost everything!”“Not everything,” Javon replied calmly. “You still have a mouth. And I want ans

West Selvana Village. The sky above the village was gray, as if it understood something terrible was unfolding.In the wide clearing at the center of the village, a line of heavy machinery stood ready. Excavators growled like iron monsters, dust spiraling in the air.In front of one of them, a middle-aged man with a sun-burned, hardened face stood tall. “If you’re going to tear down my house,” he said, “run over me first.”Behind him, his home was half-collapsed. An elderly woman lay weakly on a bed reduced to just its frame, and a young girl stood at the doorway, Lina. Tears streamed down her cheeks, but her gaze was sharp as stone.“Father, don’t step back! This is our home!”The man in a suit leading the demolition team smiled with the arrogance of someone certain his authority would never be challenged. “Your house stands on government land, and you already signed the contract. Refusing now means breaking the law.”“That contract is fake!” Lina’s father snapped. “You changed the c

A few young men who had been lounging around shot to their feet. Hideo’s expression hardened instantly. “Who dares touch a project under the Himalaya family’s name?” he muttered, stepping out of the tent.“He’s a martial artist, Young Master,” the suited man babbled. “And he’s incredibly arrogant!”Hideo didn’t completely believe him, but he still walked. “Fine. I’ll take a look.”On the other side of the clearing, Javon crouched, staring down at Arkana, who writhed on the ground. “Pay,” Javon said. “Or not?”Arkana forced the words out despite the sweat pouring down his face. “If you’ve got the guts, kill me! This project isn’t just the Arkana family! Other major families are involved too! You’ll—”Crack!Javon stepped on his other foot. Arkana’s scream tore across the village just as Hideo arrived at the edge of the crowd. Denhard instinctively tried to cover Lina’s eyes, but the girl brushed his hand away.“Dad, relax… He’s our son-in-law,” she whispered with a mix of pride and awe