"Sir, while the blood of the Xavier family does flow within my veins, the Shaw family is the one that raised me. I'm afraid not even I can decide who to marry. Only the Shaws have the right to decide that for me. "It doesn't matter how I look at it. The Xaviers have no right to do this… Especially when you're asking me to marry an Islander. You're dreaming!"With that, Yvonne added determinedly, "You want me to marry him? Over my dead body!"When Nashon heard what Yvonne had to say, his expression darkened. "Yvonne, don't forget that this is part of our deal. The family has used our yearly privilege to assist you in helping that man and used our men in Dragon Cell to silence the critics. And now, you wish to turn your back on us?"I can make Harvey innocent, but I can also make him guilty. Whether he's innocent or guilty is in your hands. That's why I must ask you to reconsider before speaking another word."Yvonne spat coldly, "If I have to marry an Islander to make free Harve
"Shingen, is it?" Yvonne said as she took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. "Of the Tokugawa family from the Island Nation? The Scion of Shinto Way, the leading school of the Six Schools? The top three of the Top Ten Young Islanders? Did these things give you such confidence and arrogance in our country?""Aren't these enough?" Shingen gave Yvonne a meaningful smile. "Since you know me that well, then you know these aren't all my strengths. If I reveal everything that I have, the entire world will shudder before me."Yvonne said coldly, "Go on, boast some more. Don't forget where you are right now. You're in the territory of the Xaviers of Wolsing, one of the top ten families in Wolsing. One of the most powerful factions in this country. You can kill us, but we will suffer any of your humiliation!"The eyes of some of the members of the Xavier family standing at the side flashed when they heard what Yvonne had to say. A few couldn't help but take a step forward, glaring a
Yvonne laughed when she heard what Nashon had to say, but it was laced with disdain.Nashon continued, "I also want to remind you of one thing. After you have accepted and enjoyed everything the Xavier name has given you, you should understand that you have to pay a price. Fate has given you everything, Fate has also determined that price."I'm not asking you to marry Mr. Shingen. I'm simply informing you. You'll marry him whether you like it or not. Even if you kill yourself right now, I'll deliver your corpse to the Island Nation all the same. Understand?"Yvonne smiled coldly. "You're so shameless, Nashon. Since when have the Xaviers of Wolsing raised me? Since when have I used any of your resources? And here I was wondering what made all of you ungrateful people suddenly change and want to make peace with me."All of that is because you want me to marry some man? The thing I regret the most right now is my desire to rejoin the Xavier family. If I had known, I would've just kept
Yvonne spat coldly, "You didn't hear it clearly enough? I'm saying you're an animal! Or do you want me to tell you that you're even worse than an animal?!"Yvonne fished into her pocket, but Shingen moved his foot and stomped her wrist. He crouched, then pulled out a gun from her pocket."Tsk… A gun especially made against martial arts warriors. Even a True Warrior won't have an easy time if he takes this point blank, right? This is the culmination of Country A's genetic research. The power it possesses is no weaker than the so-called martial arts lethal weapons from your country."Oh, you want to kill me using this? I'm so scared! What should we do if we're afraid? We should, of course, face our fear directly in the eye…"Shingen immediately broke Yvonne's wrist by exerting his weight on his foot.Yvonne grunted, feeling the pain slowly spreading out. Sweat covered her head.However, not only did she beg for mercy at this time, she didn't even scream. She simply looked at Shinge
"It has nothing to do with pity. However, the Xavier family is still a reputable family. If you do something like this before your marriage, even if it's just with an illegitimate daughter of ours, it is enough to damage our reputation," Nashon said with a sigh."For my sake, please don't touch her for now. Once she has married into your family, we won't complain no matter what you want to do to her. Once a woman marries into your family, she is your responsibility, so you have my permission to do whatever you wish. We are all members of high society, so you have to show us this much respect at least."Shingen looked at Nashon, whose face was stern. After a moment, he chuckled. "Fine. I'll let this be for your sake, Mr. Nashon. However, Selene's Blessing has no cure. Let her drink three glasses of amaranth beer each day to suppress the effects of the drugs. The effects of the drugs would compound and burst the day she stopped drinking the beer."However, I believe that day is also
"Testing you?" Jesse muttered under his breath, stunned.Nashon stood up, walked next to the window, and looked at the garden for a while. "None of the Islanders are simple. Often, we have to make costly sacrifices if we want to gain their trust. Shingen must be very suspicious of us offering him a marriage. He thinks we're up to some schemes or this is in preparation for something else."Meanwhile, the Shinto Way requires the help of our family to enter our country. However, he needs to be on his guard in case we're up to no good. That's why we had this performance today. "If I'm someone who values family ties, then he will be sure I won't betray my country for some benefits. But if all I care about is profit and care little for family, it will make me the best partner for him. That's why I'm saying that instead of confirming the date of marriage, he's here to decide if he wants to work with us."Nashon explained all his conjectures one by one, and it was enough to stop Jesse i
"Yvonne has gone back to the Xavier residence last night, but she's not back yet," Ray said quietly to Harvey."The Xavier residence? Does she need to take this long?" Harvey asked. He had a bad feeling about it. Just when he was thinking if he should personally go to the Xavier residence, George's phone started to vibrate as he stood at the sideline silently.George was going to hang up, but when he saw who was calling, he decided to pick it up in front of Harvey. Listening to the voice from the other side, George frowned slightly. He then walked over to Havery and asked, "Sir, we have a problem. Something of interest has occurred while we're keeping an eye on the Martial Arts Alliance."An Islander called Shingen Tokugawa has led the elites from the Shinto Way to challenge the alliance. Out of the 48 so-called prodigious youths that the Alliance has chosen, half have been defeated. Many of them lost after one move. The Country H Martial Arts Alliance has lost all their digni
George continued to explain to Harvey and the others, "Some of them said that the Islanders must have used some tricks to win all 24 challenges. Others said that the so-called young elites from the training grounds and martial arts families were all bark and no bite. They were all used and crushed after just a single move!"There are also some who believe that the so-called martial arts in Country H is simply a performance art and has no place during actual fights. Some even said that the Country H Martial Arts Alliance has no right to be one of the Five Directors, and they should make way for others if they're too weak. In conclusion, the Alliance's reputation is completely ruined after this. "I even heard that a certain Elder Lee from the Alliance almost had a heart attack from the outrage. He only managed to calm down after spending a few hours in the hospital."Ray nodded. "I'm not part of the martial arts community, but I can imagine just how troublesome this will be. If we do
Night fell by the time Harvey and the others returned to Grand City.Kenta had already left midway. It was obvious that he knew following Harvey and the others was pointless now.In the meantime, before returning to Grand City, Harvey had already instructed Clarion to spread the news of Origin Sword Style's extermination back to Grand City and how Earth Hall was instrumental in its destruction.By the time Clarion returned to Grand City, he was immediately enthusiastically welcomed back home. Initially, many people had an issue with him suddenly becoming the leader of Earth Hall. However, they did not expect Clarion to be able to single-handedly handle one of the main pillars of Sky Plane, the Origin Sword Style school shortly after he led the Earth Hall.While many did not know what actually transpired, Clarion and his team brought Isoroku's body back to Grand City. Taking Isoroku's body back was a great achievement on its own as it also means that Sky Plane's overall power would
Isoroku immediately crumpled on the ground. The arrogant master of the Origin Sword Style suddenly surrendered and killed himself. There was only bitterness and regret on his face, as if regretting why he did not simply stay and train in isolation. That way, he would not meet the person before him… Harvey.However, no matter how much regret he had, he needed to commit suicide.That was because he knew very well that Harvey had revealed to him his true identity. If he refused to die, Harvey would turn around and completely wipe out the Origin Sword Style. Now that he decisively made such a decision, Harvey would not return to Sky Plane.Harvey looked at Isoroku's body. With a smirk, he said, "That's why I don't like others to find out who I really am." Then, Harvey planted his foot on Isoroku's longsword. There was a loud clang, and the longsword instantly shattered. Its fragments fired in all directions.All the Origin Sword Style elites had been eradicated completely.A few minut
Isoroku's blade slashed downward. It was so fast that it was barely visible to the naked eye. However, before it could even touch Harvey's body, Isoroku suddenly saw him raise his right hand and flicked, hitting the blade when it was just starting to get close.Clang!It was an extremely simple move. However, Harvey's flick reached the blade first, and he immediately parried the attack. Isoroku's entire body shuddered, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought he was already victorious, but he was left with a shocked expression.He raised his blade and wanted to attempt another attack, but he could not do anything for a long while. Harvey was simply standing there with a calm expression. The two of them were close to each other, and Harvey looked like he was completely exposed. However, for someone like Isoroku, when someone was completely exposed, it also meant that he was not exposed at all. If he was not exposed, his blade could not slash downward at him anymore."You… You must h
"The joy's of youth," said Isoroku with a sigh of admiration. "To be young means to be fearless. It also means that there is no respect, and there is ignorance just how difficult it is for something to be overcome. When I'm in a good and chatty mood, you're attempting to anger me. You think that it's your power that makes me pause when I'm the one who's bestowing you this opportunity. You're simply too naive."Harvey calmly replied, "So you want to use your age to force me to respect you. Don't you understand that it's always out with the old and in with the new? If you don't, you'll really get thrown out one day."While the two of them were calmly exchanging words, the truth was from the moment they met each other, they were already clashing against each other. "Looks like there's nothing more to say."Isoroku sighed and slowly pointed the edge of his blade at Harvey. "I will now kill everyone close to you first before slicing your limbs. I'll make you die as you scream in pain."
Harvey was already making quite a concession. When he left with Sora, he was already prepared to kill him once he had arrived at his destination. But since Isoroku came knocking, he did not mind giving Sora up since he was not that important anyway."You're so confident, Harvey. So full of vigor. However, you forgot that in this condition, you're not in a place to negotiate," said Isoroku coldly. "Even if someone's going to come up with the conditions, that person will be me."Let's see now… Release that disappointing son of mine, and then leave your woman behind. Then, you will personally maim the limbs of your own men and then yourself. Only then will I allow you to leave on your knees. How does that sound?" It was clear Isoroku thought little of Harvey in the end."I'm not in the business of making life difficult for unimportant people like you. But since the Origin Sword Style has lost so many people, I need to get something back for them as their Predecessor, correct?"Then, H
"I've already heard your name even before you step foot in Grand City. That's because the Six Schools are all connected to the Origin Sword Style. By defeating all Six Schools alone, you have disrespected me," explained Isoroku, as if he was in the mood for a chat."What's more, you even killed my beloved student Sverker and even took down my worthless son? If it isn't because my source is very well trusted, I couldn't even believe it. For you to reach this level of power at this age, it's beyond amazing. Perhaps it's true when they say that the youths should never be underestimated!" Isoroku said with a sigh of admiration.Dozens of elites stepped out from the other military helicopters. They were probably Isoroku's personal students. All of them looked at Harvey with suspicion and shock. All of them knew how powerful Sverker was, that was why they found it even harder to believe that Harvey could defeat Sverker.Even if they put Sverker's defeat on one side, Sora was accompanied b
The opposing force got out of the helicopters after they landed, armed with weapons. Some were melee weapons, some were firearms, and they looked high and mighty all the way.Kenta had no choice but to step up. He raised his hand and yelled, "I'm from Fujihara…"But before he could even finish, someone from the other side had already pulled the trigger. A bullet streaked through Kenta's hair, and he finally broke a sweat when he realized what had just happened.Harvey knew very clearly that they were coming for him after seeing what happened. That was why he decided not to stay still anymore and stepped forward. He coldly said, "You're here for me, aren't you? Tell Isoroku to come talk to me."I have to say you are quite brave, Harvey. Calling me by name without any honorifics," A stern and cold voice came from a helicopter right before them. The door opened, and an islander slowly walked out. It was a man with white hair and beard.His figure was thin and even looked sickly, defi
"You're someone who has experience, too. You know that you'll need at least three hours to prepare to get this many military helicopters deployed. It's not something that you can do in an instant. It means that while you're still fighting with Sora and his men, Isoroku has been standing by in this place."Not to mention that we Fujiharas will never work with them before getting what we want. Which means that the Origin Sword Style elites already knew that you will most likely survive even if you're at a disadvantage. That's why they've been staying here for a long time."While everyone knew that Kenta was probably just spewing nonsense, Clarion was still partially convinced when he heard how Kenta made his argument sound plausible. Could it be that Kenta was not the one pulling the strings here?Harvey narrowed his eyes and waved his hand. "At the very least, Kenta's right about his social standing being insufficient to work with Isoroku. Not to mention that now that they have obtai
At this time, the helicopter was passing through rows of mountains and valleys. This area was uninhabited. After passing through this uninhabited area, one would arrive at the Golden Triangle. Once one passed through the Golden Triangle, one would reach Hyperborea and finally Grand City.It was around this time that Harvey could feel a burst of murderous intent."Crap! Everyone, brace yourselves!" Clarion suddenly yelled as he looked in front of him from the front seats. He even took out a cigarette, lit it up, and took a deep huff to increase his mental focus as his expression darkened.Harvey quickly walked over to the front and narrowed his eyes. Then, he saw a swarm of helicopters flying in mid-air in a tight formation. Harvey looked at the flag on the helicopters with a smirk and gave Kenta a glance. "This is your so-called guarantee?"Kenta's expression also darkened as he looked in front in disbelief. After a while, he finally spoke in a shaky voice, "Forget about the helico