Naturally, Cameron thought he had already given Harvey enough respect…And yet, Harvey still acted this pompously without gauging his own ability.Cameron wouldn’t allow someone to be more impressive than him. That was why he hoped for Harvey to give up.“Since you did this out of goodwill, I won’t slap you aside. If you were someone else, you would’ve been dead by now. You understand?” Harvey said.Cameron chuckled angrily after hearing Harvey’s words.“Oh? Do you think you’re actually impressive or something?“Do you realize just how many people would want to be servants for the family? Do you know the kind of suffering people endured just for a chance to be a part of us?“Besides, a lot of these people are heirs of wealthy families! They pride themselves on being a part of the family! It’s your greatest blessing to be a part of us!“You should be serving the family well so you can earn our protection! Your ancestors have been praying for such an opportunity for the longest t
Cameron froze after hearing Yuri’s words; he felt utterly embarrassed.“What do you mean by that?! You’re not scared of my father? I’ll make you kneel after I call him!”Naturally, Cameron had to defend his family’s honor. If not, his family’s reputation would be thrown out of the window after being disrespected like this.“I did lose against your father before, Cameron.“But that was ages ago. Today’s different!“You better stop interfering! Or else, I’ll take you out too!”Yuri was clearly getting impatient. Since Harvey wasn’t a servant of the Lloyd family, Cameron running his mouth was simply disrespectful to him.Besides, the Lloyd family’s reputation was completely inferior compared to the Five Royal Gates.Yuri would only have one more enemy if he went against Cameron… But if he disobeyed Ibuki’s order, he wouldn’t be able to survive in the Island Nations in the future.After realizing that, Yuri decided to ignore Cameron’s warning and deal with Harvey before anything e
Harvey crossed his arms.“I still have a lot to live for. I’m not interested in dying.”Cameron thought Harvey would give up after he did just that. He covered his face while he shook his head, feeling nothing but disdain.‘He’s no match against an Islander like Yuri, but he should at least put up a front like me!‘He needs to protect his reputation even if he gets slapped around!‘How does he not understand that?! I’d rather die standing than kneel to another person!‘Is he actually planning to beg for mercy?!’Naturally, Cameron had already forgotten he didn’t fight back against Yuri after freezing in fear. He was ridiculing Harvey in secret, thinking that he still had his pride intact.Indeed, he was proficient at comforting himself at the cost of others.He believed he had the right to look down on Harvey.After all, he figured that Harvey had nothing to compare himself with.Yuri ignored Cameron, and squinted at Harvey with a smile.“You don’t want to die? I’m sorry, b
“A God of War?”Yuri frowned, but then felt relieved.“I was wondering why you’ve been acting so high and mighty!“You think you’re impressive just because you have a God of War on your side?“I don’t think that an upstart God of War will be enough to go against me!“This young man was probably playing with dirt when I made a name for myself back then!”Harvey smiled, and waved at Kairi. He walked back to the pavilion, then poured himself some hot tea before taking a sip.“Is that so?“But have you heard of the saying? The young is always stronger!“You’re both Gods of War. No matter how strong you actually are, what do you think you can actually do?“The new will always replace the old! If you don’t give up now, I’m afraid that you won’t get another chance.”“Heh! How naive!” Yuri scoffed; he couldn’t be bothered to talk to Harvey anymore.He quickly pounced right at the pavilion, wanting to teach Harvey a lesson by giving him a deadly slap to the face.Clang!Elias char
Clang, clang, clang!Yuri’s attacks grew more ruthless and sporadic after he got the upper hand, fiercely pushing Elias back.After every swing, Elias would leave heavy footprints on the ground, as if that was the only way to dissipate the heavy pressure attacking him.Yet, he remained stable despite looking like he was at a disadvantage. No ordinary attack would be able to break his defenses that easily.After some time passed, Yuri started to get annoyed. He quickly jumped back, revealing a copper cylinder in his hand. He twisted it while aiming right in Elias’s direction.Boom!A flurry of shuriken flew right at Elias at the speed of light.Elias’s face darkened instantly. “How shameless can a grandmaster like you get?!”He spun his sword around like a windmill, deflecting a huge amount of shurikens and redirecting them to the ground. Even so, a few still managed to lodge themselves right into him.The shurikens were doused in poison.“You use poison?!” Cameron couldn’t he
Cameron was boiling with anger after hearing Harvey’s words.“You’re going to teach him? With what?“You think you can lecture Elias just because you know a thing or two about martial arts?“No matter how weak he is, he’s still a God of War! You have no right to even shine his shoes!”Clang!Harvey casually picked up a fruit knife before throwing it forward. The glimmer of its blade resembled a ray of moonlight.Cameron watched in shock as Harvey released his aura as soon as the fruit knife and Yuri’s sword clashed.Clack!Yuri’s sword shattered to pieces. His hands exploded, and he was sent flying as well. Blood gushed out of his mouth as he slammed into the wall.Only after that did he finally come to his senses. His body trembling, he raised his head and looked at Harvey in fear.‘He took me down immediately?! He looks just like a kept man; I almost killed him before…‘And yet he crushed me instantly when he got just a bit more serious?!’Yuri was filled with despair; he
Harvey casually stood beside Elias. He blocked Elias’s veins before pulling out the shurikens and forcing the poison out of the latter’s body.“Don’t you think that you’re being a little funny? You think you have the right to talk to me like that?” he said while looking back at Yuri.“Not just you, even your master wouldn’t dare talk to me this way.“You’re not the first sword saint that I took down, either.“I don’t see the rest of them coming at me.“What? Do you think you’re special?”Yuri froze. “You were the one who took out Akio Yashiro and Miyata Shinosuke?!”Harvey frowned.“Sounds like them. But why would anyone remember people that they took down?“You sword saints aren’t that impressive, anyway.“Nobody would care as long as you hide in your own homes.“The ones who show off in Country H would often die horrible deaths.“You’re lucky. At least you get to pick a spot to be buried in.“But you probably have a lot of enemies, judging from the arrogant look on your
When Yuri was dragged away, the rest of the Islanders were detained as well. Once the ground was cleaned up, Harvey went back to the pavilion for his tea.“I’m sorry, Sir York! I was ignorant! Please forgive me!”Although Harvey didn’t make things harder for Cameron, his eyes twitched and he hurried to Harvey while gritting his teeth.His high and mighty attitude had vanished completely. When he looked at Harvey, his gaze was filled with nothing but fear and respect.After all, martial artists admire combat strength the most.A young and powerful God of War like Harvey would definitely be worthy of Cameron’s respect.That was why Cameron was being extremely careful—he was deeply afraid of Harvey coming for him.He had been showing off the entire time, after all. He even demanded Harvey to be his family’s servant!Harvey took a few sips of tea before glancing calmly at Cameron.“You’re not that good of a person. But since you’re here to help… I’m willing to let this go.”A sma
Soon, Harvey and Alexei walked into the auction hall discreetly with their heads low.The auction hall was incredibly spacious. It resembled a grand stadium, with individual seats placed all over. In the middle of the stadium was a tall auction platformThere was still some time before the start of the auction, but most of the guests were already there. Everyone nodded toward each other and started chatting. Not only was this an auction, but a lot of people also treated this as a place where they could socialize.Harvey and Alexei had been brought to seats at the corner by the staff. Harvey didn't mind this location. He picked up a tablet in front of him and started to swipe it. The content was mostly about the items up for auction."Hello, everyone! It is good to see all the familiar faces in Grand City's Charity Auction once more," said an old man with a cool expression in traditional garb as he appeared on the platform. His voice wasn't loud, but it was crystal clear.There w
Harvey frowned. "Isn't that a little too far-fetched? An Oracle Text that can predict the future?"Alexei shook his head. "Don't underestimate the Hierophant, Big bro. Few people throughout history could decipher the Book of Changes so thoroughly. "It was said that there was a prince from some oil-producing country who managed to get an Oracle Text that showed the word Chaos."It was predicting that his country would fall into chaos. That prince made early preparations. Half a year later, that country fell into chaos, but the prince managed to prepare for it and suppressed the chaos. He even gained a lot of benefits from it. "After that, the Hierophant's Oracle Text became extremely popular!"Alexei spoke as if he were explaining to Harvey some ancient secrets. He glanced around sneakily, like he was worried that someone would hear him gossiping about the Hierophant.After Harvey heard it, he became curious. "Looks like this Hierophant really has something unique about him. No
Around ten in the evening, Alexei took Harvey to the Grand City's Charitable Auction. The auction was organized by the priesthood. Every time they had an auction, they would invite the socialites to attend.To the socialites, the mysterious Grand City would only show a little bit of itself around this time. In this auction, everyone used H dollars. Of course, there were times when bartering was possible, with the preface that both sides found the trade agreeable.Harvey had also learned about the details of the auction before coming. The mayor was at the top of the social hierarchy, followed by the Seven Families. However, because Wenzel had been missing for all these years, the Hierophant had been leading the Seven Families. That was why the Priesthood's social standing was far higher than before, despite being just a non-essential body in the past.For example, the one who chaired this auction this evening was the so-called Priestess. Harvey had heard plenty of rumors about
"While Country H is said to have existed for so many years, the people can be quite narrow-minded. They'll act all arrogant because they have a bit of talent. Not only that, but they also refuse to accept the rest of the civilized world. There's no need to get angry with these people," Juliana said to Hawk's men, her tone filled with concern."All of them say they love their country, but the truth is that they'll leave for greener pastures as soon as opportunities present themselves. Despite agreeing with your values, I'm still part of this country. I wish I could really be part of you!" Juliana said, envy and disappointment on her face.Hawk and the others smiled when they saw Juliana's attitude. If most of the people from Country H acted like this, their cultural victory would be assured. At this point, all of them smiled widely and abandoned whatever upset feelings they had from just now.-About ten minutes later, Harvey took Alexei back to the Dragon Gate Training Hall. Va
When Juliana and the others saw Harvey and Alexei leave, all of them could only grit their teeth in anger despite being genuinely surprised. They didn't expect Harvey's call to be enough to remove Hawk's status as a Knight Templar with one call. His quick action had humiliated Hawk and his men.Normally speaking, they would never believe that Harvey would be able to do such a thing. They didn't expect that reality could be so cruel to the point that it was choking them. Harvey was so influential that they found themselves struggling to breathe."Calm down, Hawk. Don't feel down. I don't think that what happened is real," Juliana said as she subconsciously consoled Hawk. "His reputation is built on boasts. He doesn't understand just how powerful your culture is! There's no way he can affect the powerful Knights Templar."I suspect he's working with someone else and got a fake number, so that he could intimidate and trick you! In other words, you can't let this confuse you! Even i
Harvey narrowed his eyes and said calmly to Hawk, "If you're really that powerful, you won't be wearing that expression when you see me."The so-called top from their side would not only treat him with respect, but they would also get the hell out of there as fast as possible.However, Hawk didn't understand what Harvey was trying to convey. He smiled coldly and said, "You don't understand what the Knight Templars mean, do you? Before this name, even dragons and beasts must fall! And when it comes to someone like you… The moment I showed you my identity, you won't even have the privilege to bend your knee!"Harvey refuted calmly, "If you're really that influential, won't it humiliate you completely if I can make you bend your knee with one call?"Hawk's expression turned brutal. "Oh? You're going to make a move? Come on, then! Show me just how good you really are!"Harvey nodded and pulled out his phone as he looked at Hawk. "Since you asked for it, I guess I have no choice but
Harvey scoffed. He couldn't be bothered by wasting his breath speaking to someone like Juliana, who obviously had been hit on the head. Instead, he turned to Alexei. "I'm leaving now. You either leave with me, or you can stay here and be a simp. But remember—if you stay as her simp, don't appear in front of me again. A man who has no pride and a backbone doesn't have the right to stand in front of me."Hearing that, there was a hint of hesitation on Alexei's face.When Juliana saw that Harvey didn't agree to her demand and even changed the subject, she smiled coldly. "If you have a death wish, then I'll grant it to you. I won't pull my punches from here on out. And you, Alexei. You can try and leave with him… As long as you can bear the consequences of that!"Alexei's expression was filled with even more hesitation. In the end, he gritted his teeth and left together with Harvey.Juliana's smile turned icy when she saw what had happened. "Good, Alexei! You'll regret this! From n
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault! My entire fault! I shouldn't have forced you!" Alexei said, lowering his head dejectedly. Seeing this, Juliana walked over and extended her hand, raising Alexei's chin. She said coldly, "It's good that you know you're making a mistake. Now, Hawk and I will need to get some rest at the hotel. We'll also be going to a charity ball later. Since we're very busy, we don't have the time to pay for our meal. Remember to pay for it and our presidential suite as well. Understand?"While Juliana looked down at Alexei, she didn't mind making Alexei pay for everything. From her perspective, it was a matter of course.When Alexei heard it, he still nodded despite the dark expression on his face.He wanted to take his wallet out, but Harvey quickly stopped Alexei and took his wallet instead. "If you have the money for a woman, why don't you come with me and eat something at the nearby stall? Don't waste your life and time on a woman like this."Harvey dragged A
After Alexei heard what Harvey had to say, his expression was filled with hesitation. It was obvious that he did have feelings for Juliana. However, there was also fear. He didn't know what he should do.He was afraid that Juliana might really abandon him. At the same time, he was really afraid that Juliana was cheating. Alexei felt like he was stuck between a rock and a hard place."Alexei? Why are you here?" At this time, a cold and arrogant voice could be heard. "Are you here to ambush me? So that you can annoy me?"Harvey instinctively turned around and saw Juliana and Hawk walking out from the restaurant hand-in-hand like a wealthy couple. Behind them were their secretaries, lawyers, and bodyguards. They looked like important people; on the other hand, Alexei looked like a beggar by the street.Alexei quickly ran over, forcing himself to smile despite being upset. "I heard you're back, Juliana, so I came over to pick you up. You must be tired now. I've arranged for a pre