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Adrian nodded and pressed on. “So—do I now have the standing to inherit Smiling Yama?”The trio exchanged helpless smiles. “Mr. Doyle, you are indeed stronger than the three of us. But to be frank, among the Ten Ghost Kings, we rank at the tail end. If you want to assume the mantle of Smiling Yama’s Shadow Venerable, you’ll need the recognition of at least half the Ghost Kings.”Adrian wasn’t surprised. He inclined his head. “Since I’ve been named a candidate for Shadow Venerable, that seat is as good as mine. Take them a message for me: anyone who wants to challenge me is welcome to try. I’ll make them concede without a word.”The declaration set their blood alight. They nodded, visibly stirred.“If there’s nothing else, we’ll take our leave,” White Reaper said, slipping an arm under Black Impermanence. The three of them were badly hurt and needed a place to recover.“Hold on. Your injuries aren’t light. Left to mend on their own, you’ll be out ten days at least. Let me treat you.”N
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Iris Lloyd nodded. “True. We’re still far from where we need to be. But as long as we stay at Adrian’s side, sooner or later we’ll stand on the same tier.”Octavia opened her mouth, then thought better of it. This wasn’t the time to sap their resolve.With Iris Lloyd and Emptiness withdrawing, the full weight of the fight settled on Adrian.He stood proud and unflinching, eyes cold on the trio before him. “Now it’s just the four of us. Show me your best. Prove you have any right at all to demand that token back.”His words lit a fuse. All three lunged at once.“Netherworld of Impermanence!” Black Impermanence unleashed a full-force strike.White Reaper followed on its heels. “Prison of Death!”Death Blade vanished without a sound. A heartbeat later, he materialized behind Adrian, dagger flashing for Adrian’s heart.The onlookers nearly cried out, catching themselves at the last instant, palms clamped over their mouths so as not to distract him.Twin prisons snapped shut around Adrian
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Adrian’s pupils tightened. He truly hadn’t expected that the heretical physician who had passed him the legacy was the former Shadow Venerable under the last Smiling Yama.“Kid, we’ve said all there is to say. We’re here to reclaim the token. Hand it over and spare yourself a world of trouble—why make this hard?”White Reaper toyed with a lock of her hair, the curve of her brows carrying both warning and killing intent.Adrian’s voice was cold. “Forget the token. I won’t hand it over—and I couldn’t even if I wanted to. If it’s a fight you want, then fight. Last time I didn’t even go all out. Even together, the three of you aren’t my match.”Emptiness and Iris Lloyd stepped forward to stand at his sides, eyes blazing with battle lust.Octavia froze, stunned. She truly couldn’t fathom why they’d risk their lives for a mere token.Adrian was strong, yes—but look at who stood across from them.These were apex predators of the assassin world.Three Ghost Kings from Smiling Yama, the number
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The remark jolted the crowd awake.“Baka! What did that brat mean by all that? And he forced our Hinoku physicians to kneel and apologize? Utter humiliation!”“Even the Color Medicine Hall lost. Looks like his skill really is formidable. Is there no one who can step up and crush him?”The mood in Hinoku sagged into a heavy gloom.On the outskirts of the Hinoku capital, a secluded estate lay quiet.Over the gate: Color Medicine Hall.A dense fragrance of herbs drifted on the air, the medicinal fields sprawling far and wide. Healers hurried to and fro within.In a small courtyard, an old man and a young one were playing Go.The elder placed a stone, brows knit. The younger followed without even thinking.Just as the old man considered taking back his move, a junior apprentice burst through the door.“Master, bad news!”The elder frowned. “Speak.”“Word just came in. The four physicians we sent to the Novaland Republic—all defeated. And by the same man.”Yoshida Motojima’s voice turned c
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That roar made his stance unmistakably clear.The crowd’s spirits surged as one.They shouted with Adrian, “That’s right! Hand over the loser’s list! Apologize publicly to Skyline City’s medical community!”“Own your loss! Or can’t you Hinoku men stomach defeat?”The words were familiar—once flung by those four whenever they upended clinics across Skyline City. Now that the barbs were turned on them, they finally tasted how bitter they were.Kudo Ono fumbled in his pocket, then pulled out the carefully kept loser’s roster and tossed it to Adrian. “There’s your list. Satisfied? We’re leaving. See you at the Grand Medical Tournament.”They turned again to go.“Gentlemen, aren’t you forgetting something? The list is right here. You haven’t apologized to the heads of our clinics. Do it. Now.”Adrian’s resolve stiffened everyone’s spines.Kudo Ono ground his teeth. “Know when to stop, boy. Don’t push your luck.”With so many cameras rolling, an apology wouldn’t just shame the four of them.
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“I get it now. Mr. Doyle kept giving them head starts because his confidence is absolute. Against that, these four Hinoku doctors look like clowns.”“There’s no suspense left. Mr. Doyle’s won again.”Amid cheers, the fifteen minutes vanished in a blink.Both sides stopped and stepped apart.Counting the herbs took more than ten minutes.Kudo Ono’s face was like stormclouds. “Mr. Honda has to win this one. If not, we’ll have no face left.”“In our Color Medicine Hall, Mr. Honda is the unrivaled nose—few can match him. That kid cannot be his equal. Mr. Honda will win!”“The tally is complete. Mr. Honda identified eighty-three herbs, with two mistakes. Final count: eighty-one.”A score to be proud of—until Adrian’s number was read.“Mr. Adrian identified one hundred and eighty herbs. Not a single error.”They had expected him to win, but the result still sent a shock through the crowd.What kind of medical prodigy was this—exceptional on every front, in ways that defied reason? And he lo
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