Anders was silent for a moment. He never knew Adrian lived with a woman in his mansion. He thought that woman must be someone special, like Miss Harvey, to have the privilege of staying with him. But Leo? He was nobody, and Anders knew his place.Adrian noticed Anders's dilemma and said, "It's fine. Let Leo stay here. I have plenty of servants. He won't be a burden.""Leo's right. Here he can train with me more often.""Besides, while Leo is here, you can focus on finding the ingredients for Kandila Lite."Anders didn't know what to say, but Adrian's decision to let Leo stay with him was beyond ordinary kindness. "Thank you so much, Mr. Reid!""I promise I'll update you as soon as possible."Adrian nodded. "Sure. I trust you."After that, Leo truly stayed with Adrian at the mansion. Every day he trained diligently until his legs no longer trembled at all when walking.Adrian then said, "Leo, your legs are strong enough to stand and walk without shaking. Now I want you to practice walk

Adrian smiled. "That's a very big prize for someone who manages to defeat you, Mr. Farley.""But it makes sense for someone who defeats a nine-time consecutive defending champion."Kieran smiled arrogantly. "But it's still something impossible."Adrian turned to Anders. "Are you interested in joining the Strearia Fire tournament?""Who knows, you might be able to defeat him." Adrian smiled meaningfully.The Strearia Fire tournament was a prestigious fighting tournament at the Strearia provincial level. It was certainly highly anticipated by many fighters in Strearia province.Anders answered firmly. "Of course. I'll register for that tournament."Kieran narrowed his eyes at Anders. "You'll need a lifetime's worth of luck to defeat me in that tournament.""And not long after that, you'll surely die from running out of luck."Adrian chuckled. "You have a unique sense of humor, Mr. Farley.""But because of that, I'm even more curious and interested in joining the Strearia Fire tournament

Evelina smiled as if Ansel's words didn't bother her. Meanwhile, the rest of her family looked pale from Ansel's innocence and spontaneity.Roran couldn't help but be curious. He asked Ansel kindly, "Who is Daddy Adrian, Ansel?""Can I meet him?"Ansel answered proudly, "Sure. He's my daddy. He protects me and heals me!""He's very cool, strong, and great at fishing!"Roran's gaze immediately shifted to Theron, who was struggling to swallow.What is he thinking? Why did he invite me to approach Evelina when she already has another man?With a fake smile, Roran responded to Ansel, "Wow, it sounds like you really admire him."Ansel wanted to say more, but Cressida grabbed his arm and stared sharply at him. Ansel had never seen Cressida look at him like that before. For a moment, he felt afraid, even though he didn't know what he had done wrong.Cressida said, "Don't think too much about what he said. He's just a boy.""The two of them are close, but not with Evelina."Evelina's eyes wid

After passing through the participants' entrance, Adrian and Anders walked down the hallway with the other participants. Then they sat in the designated participants' section.Adrian sat next to Anders. Not far from Adrian, Aurox sat. Among the many participants, he was the most prominent and eye-catching due to his size and intimidating horns.Meanwhile, in the front row of participants, Kieran sat calmly. The aura of a champion radiated strongly from him, even though his physical appearance was not particularly striking.Not long after, a man in a sharp black suit with white hair stepped onto the stage. He greeted the audience, "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!""Today, I am very happy because we can gather once again at the Strearia Fire Combat Tournament!"His hand waved in the air. "I want to hear your spirit!""Give a round of applause for all the participants present here today!"Applause thundered through the stadium."Honestly, every time I step onto this stage, I always

THUD!Not wasting the opportunity, Anders kicked Henry's hand, sending one of his swords flying. Even so, Henry thrust his remaining sword toward Anders.Fortunately, Anders managed to roll away just in time, the sword stabbing into the floor instead.Henry stood up, furious. "Enough playing around, old crocodile!""You're going to die here!"He immediately vanished from everyone's sight. But suddenly, Henry appeared beside Anders, swinging his sword.Anders arched backward again and punched Henry in the solar plexus, sending him flying backward. However, Henry's feet quickly planted on the ground as if anchored. Then he vanished again, launching attacks that were completely invisible.The spectators were bewildered by Anders's ability to precisely detect Henry's location and attack direction. To the audience, all they could see was Anders throwing punches and kicks at empty air. Occasionally, the flexible ring fence would vibrate as if holding an invisible body.BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!Only