All Chapters of The Hidden Sovereign Rises after Divorce: Chapter 181
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Chapter 181: A minor inconvenience
Alistair finally looked up, his eyes locking onto Harold's. "The fact that you use cinnabar as a primary binding agent tells me your 'Sun-Flare' pills are nothing more than slow-acting heavy metal poison masked by a temporary adrenaline spike. Your patients aren't being healed; they’re being preserved while they’re still alive."Harold’s jaw dropped. The murmurs in the room shifted from disdain to sharp, whispered curiosity.To diagnose a pill's composition just by the scent of the maker was a level of mastery most in the room only dreamed of—or feared."You... you arrogant brat!" Harold sputtered. He raised a hand, his fingers twitching as if to reach for a hidden pouch of flash-powder. "I’ll have you thrown out of here before Adam Smith even steps foot in the—""That’s quite enough."A voice, crisp and commanding as the snap of a whip, echoed from the grand staircase. The crowd parted instantly.A man in his late forties descended, dressed in a sharp, slate-grey suit that screamed o
Chapter 182: Competition begins
In the cultivation world, most cultivators mostly picked one path to study.There was the combatant path, the healer path, the alchemist path, and other more niche paths. It was hard to find cultivators that focused on two paths and even harder to find one that focused on three.So, Alistair, who studied all cultivation paths, was a bona fide anomaly. “My family is known for healing but I don't have any desire to continue in the family trade. Isaac is there to do that. I chose to become an alchemist instead.” Joan explained. Alistair nodded in understanding. “I see. So that's how it is.”“And you?”Alistair sighed. “Well let's just say I'm a jack of all trades.”Just then, someone spoke up. “A jack of all trades?” Both Alistair and Joan glanced at him only for Joan's expression to darken as she recognized the young man who had approached. “This is a competition that requires those who have studied alchemy to the highest level yet here you are, with your half-baked knowledge, tryi
Chapter 183: The Heaven-Transcending Pearl
Suddenly, a low, melodic hum vibrated through the room. It wasn't coming from the fire—it was coming from the cauldron itself. Alistair’s internal energy, his Golden Core Qi**, was vibrating at such a high frequency that the bronze was generating heat from the inside out.While the others were struggling to maintain an even external flame, Alistair was creating a perfect, uniform heat-field within the vessel."Master Harold! Look!" one of the attendants cried out.Harold glanced over, his eyes bulging. "The Frictionless Void Refinement? No... that’s a myth! That technique was lost a long time ago!"Alistair ignored the commotion.With a flick of his wrist, the ingredients flew into the cauldron in a precise, rhythmic sequence.He didn't stir. He didn't fan the flames.He simply stood there, his eyes closed, his fingers moving in subtle, intricate mudras.Inside the cauldron, the Obsidian Vine didn't burn; it dissolved into a pure, obsidian-colored liquid that merged seamlessly with t
Chapter 184: A clear result
“What the hell are you guys talking about? We all saw him refine the pill, so how can you say he cheated?” Joan quickly said.“Joan, stop defending that nobody! Do you really think this will score you favors with anyone here?” Randall scolded her but Joan wasn't about to back down. “I don't care about scoring favors with anyone here. All I care about is ensuring that an innocent man is not bullied for being exceptional. He did not cheat in any way so stop trying to blame your mediocrities on him!”Her words left everyone speechless, unsure of how to respond. The silence in the manor was so absolute that the soft hum of the rotating Heaven-Transcending Pearl sounded like a roar.Adam Smith didn't wait for his butler.He vaulted over the marble railing of the balcony, landing on the ground floor with a heavy thud that finally broke the trance of the onlookers. He ignored the scorched cauldrons of the failing alchemists and marched straight toward Alistair, his eyes fixed on the glowi
Chapter 185: Pushback
Nodding in understanding after listening to Adam explain the situation, Alistair inquired. “Tell me something, how are you certain that it's the Void severing needle that's troubling your family?”“That was the diagnosis I received from a powerful spiritual healer,” Adam admitted.Alistair nodded. “I might have to carry out a preliminary analysis on the three of them before I decide if they truly have been struck by the void-severing needles.” “Is there a need for that?” Adam asked. “Just a precaution.” Alistair remarked. “Wouldn't want to make any mistakes.” As they spoke, they soon arrived on the second floor where it turned out that Adam's family members were waiting.Most were Adam's brothers and sisters, people who had gathered to support Adam during this tough phase. “Adam, is the competition over?” Adam's elder brother, Jonah, asked. “Yes, it is.” Adam replied with a warm smile. “This is the winner, Grandmaster Zen.”“Hmm? So quickly? And Grandmaster Zen?” Jonah immediatel
Chapter 186: Please, save my family
Alistair reached out and pinched the glowing ember of the incense stick, extinguishing it instantly. "Then Master Malachi is either a fool or an accomplice. This isn't Spirit-Anchoring Incense. It’s Ghost-Calling Resin mixed with a drop of Corpse-Aconite. It doesn't anchor the soul; it numbs the body so the soul can be extracted without resistance.""What?!" Adam roared, his face turning a thunderous shade of purple.Alistair ignored him, moving to the first bed where Leah lay.He placed two fingers on her carotid artery, not to check for a pulse, but to sense the flow of her Qi. Then, he moved to the two daughters, performing the same check."Your 'powerful spiritual healer' diagnosed them with the Void-Severing Needle?" Alistair asked, a cold, mocking smile playing on his lips."Yes," Adam said, his breath hitching. "He said their meridians were severed at the source.""He lied," Alistair said, stepping back. "If it were the Void-Severing Needle, their bodies would be cold. They're
Chapter 187: A meddling piece of shit
“What gave you the right to think you could speak to me? Do you think I won't dare to have your tongue cut out this instant!” Jonah bellowed, his gaze filled with fury. Alistair chuckled. “Your aggression is quite telling, Mister Smith.”“What do you mean by that?” Jonah questioned, prepared to command the guards to attack Alistair if he spoke out of turn,. “Jonah, that's enough,” Adam said, bringing the verbal confrontation to a close. “I have agreed for Grandmaster Zen to do what he wants to do to save my family. Don't worry, if anything happens, I will bear the consequences.”Jonah snorted. “Fine then, since you've decided to send your wife and kids to an early grave, count me out. I'm leaving.”“Jonah.” The other Smith family members tried to stop Jonah, but Jonah remained stubborn.“Before I go however, you'll have , to sign these documents,” Jonah said, taking out a few papers as he approached Adam. “I wouldn't want to come around after your family is dead to have you sign the
Chapter 188: Don't let go
Alistair moved through the guards like a ghost through a graveyard.He didn't use flashy kicks or powerful punches; he used their own momentum against them, striking pressure points with the butt of the baton and his free hand.In less than ten seconds, all six guards were on the floor.None were dead, but all were paralyzed, clutching limbs that refused to obey them or gasping for air as their diaphragms temporarily seized.Alistair stood in the center of the carnage, his breathing perfectly even, not a single hair out of place.He tossed the stolen baton onto the pile of documents Adam was holding."Your security is as mediocre as your incense, Jonah," Alistair remarked.The room was paralyzed with shock.Adam looked at his brother, then at the fallen guards, and finally at Alistair with a newfound sense of awe—and a hint of terror.Jonah backed away until he hit the wall, his face pale. "W-Who... what are you?"Alistair walked toward him, each step echoing like a funeral knell. "Yo
Chapter 189: Save my daughters
Adam gripped Leah’s wrists, his knuckles white. "I'm ready."Alistair took the Heaven-Transcending Pearl and held it directly over Leah's chest, right above her heart.He closed his eyes and began to hum a low, dissonant frequency that seemed to make the very air in the room vibrate.Slowly, the nine dragon-veins on the pearl began to glow with a pulsing, golden light."Look!" one of the sisters whispered, pointing at Leah’s chest.Underneath the skin of Leah’s sternum, something moved.It was a rhythmic, sickening bulge, as if a second heart was trying to beat its way out. The grey discoloration on her face deepened into a bruised purple, and her eyes suddenly flew open—not with consciousness, but with a terrifying, blank red glow."Gah—!" Leah let out a guttural, inhuman shriek, her body arching off the bed with such force that the mahogany frame groaned."Hold her!" Alistair barked.He lowered the pearl until it was barely an inch from her skin. The golden light intensified, turni
Chapter 190: Murderer
“As I said, your wife and children weren't pierced by a void-severing needle,” Alistair remarked, addressing Adam. “Instead, they were subject to a parasitic hex. If you had gone ahead with your original plan, your wife and children would have died horrible deaths and their ghosts would have haunted you to death.”“This… no, this doesn't make any sense,” Adam muttered. “Master Malachi claimed that the needles had pierced my wife and kids. Are you saying he lied?”“You would have to find that out yourself.” Alistair casually remarked before then shifting his attention to Jonah who was still staring blankly at the jar in Alistair's hands, the same one that contained the parasitic hex that had been in Adam's wife and children.“Mister Jonah, I believe it is time to honor our agreement, don't you think?” Alistair said, jolting Jonah from his thoughts.“This… no, no way!” Jonah loudly remarked in utter disbelief. “I refuse to accept that anything that you just did is real. What? You think