"I agree that your son is stupid. But aren't you being too hard on him, sir?" Samuel asked."What are you saying? Who even called you?"Samuel ignored him and turned his attention to Bodaz."I'm sorry. I owe this family a debt, so I can't allow you to hurt anyone here today.""You bastard! Who do you think you are?"Bodaz lunged forward in anger, intent on teaching the arrogant young man a lesson.Samuel smoothly stepped backward, easily dodging the spear thrust.Then he countered decisively. His leg shot forward and connected squarely with Bodaz's head, sending the old man stumbling several steps backward.Bodaz's eyes widened in disbelief. He steadied himself and stared at Samuel, finally realizing that this young man was no pushover."Who are you?""I thought you said I was a bastard. How come you suddenly don't know me anymore?" Samuel asked with a smirk.Jacob, Sonia, and even Bradley stared at him in disbelief.He's already this strong? What the hell is this Samuel? It's better

Many people went in and out of Gild as Samuel and Bradley walked inside."Lead me to the place where they sell the stones," Samuel said."Is that not Bradley?""Yes, that's him. That bastard. What's he doing here?""I heard he raped Bodaz's daughter. What a pervert."The whispers came from different directions, but Bradley pretended he didn't hear any of them. His expression remained unchanged as he continued walking beside Samuel.They entered a huge hall that stretched far into the distance and was incredibly wide. Numerous stalls filled the hall, with stones heaped on display, ranging from the smallest pieces to the largest and most premium stones.Some stalls displayed their stones openly, while others had them arranged in wooden boxes or placed on raised platforms. Customers moved from one stall to another, inspecting the stones carefully. Some picked them up and examined their surfaces, while others used various methods to determine whether they were worth buying.The hall was f

"I have something you might deem valuable." Samuel brought out two boxes.Dave took one of the boxes from him."And what's inside this?" he asked, his fingers already moving to open it."See for yourself first.""Well, I can see it's a pill," he said after opening it slightly. Though the box was barely open, the pill's strong fragrance immediately filled the entire hall.Everyone could smell it. Even a single whiff made them feel as though a surge of energy had coursed through their bodies.Dave quickly closed the box and held it tightly in his hand."This is a very high-grade pill. Tell me, what type of pill is this?" he asked seriously."It's a Nascent Realm breakthrough pill. Anyone at the Nascent Realm can break through one realm after consuming it. However, it can only work once. Once consumed, it cannot be used to break through a second time, and it has no side effects. It's extremely rare," Samuel replied."This is indeed very rare. Alchemist Gingu charges a fortune for this, a

An Earth-grade gemstone was a tier higher than a Mystic-grade gemstone. For comparison, the starting price for Mystic-grade gemstones at auctions was around one hundred to one hundred and fifty thousand mid-grade energy stones.An Earth-grade gemstone, however, had an auction starting price of one million mid-grade energy stones! That meant Samuel's single stone was already worth more than all of Dave's gemstones combined."This is amazing. According to the rules, if you can get one Spirit-grade gemstone or above, or two Mortal-grade gemstones, you will automatically be declared the winner of this bet," Kennedy said.Even though Samuel's one stone was more valuable than all of Dave's stones combined, he couldn't be declared the winner with just one gemstone. The rules had been designed this way to keep the competition fair and prevent someone from winning based solely on one exceptionally valuable find."What type of dogshit luck is this? He got an Earth-grade gemstone on his very fir

"No need to count up to ten, man. I already decided your fates," Samuel said."Wait, don't you understand? We are the ones deciding someone's fate here, not you..."He hadn't even finished his sentence when Samuel's figure blurred.In the next instant, Samuel was already in front of the bald-haired man. His leg whipped upward, and his foot slammed into the man's face with explosive force.Bang!The bald-haired man's head snapped backward as his entire body was lifted off the ground. He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through one tree after another. Trunks snapped under the impact, branches shattered, and leaves exploded into the air as his body was hurled deeper into the forest.Samuel landed smoothly, his feet barely disturbing the ground as he drew his sword.The two Level Six Nascent Realm experts immediately pulled out their weapons and attacked.One blade came from the left while the other swept in from the right, their attacks converging on Samuel from opposite direc