Philip did not continue his line of questioning, and Fennel quickly left the manor. During this time, Philip remained in the manor and kept guard at the entrance leading to the secret chamber. He could sense the vast, chaotic energy and power of rules inside the secret chamber. His father’s condition was not that good. Half a day later, Fennel returned. His expression changed rapidly as if he was heavily burdened. “So, what did you find out?” Philip sat on the sofa in the living room and asked. Fennel sat down, drank a cup of tea, and said, “The situation is not too good. Zeus is in seclusion now. According to the information from the scouts, Zeus’ injuries are not light. The sacred city is under martial law now, and the fight between Leo and Amos has moved from the dark out into the open. The sacred city has been divided into two forces. They’re now in the process of seizing the power of the chief god.” Hearing this, Philip fell silent. After thinking for a while, he sai
With a smile on his face and looking as handsome as ever, Steven spread his arms as soon as he entered. He exclaimed, “Oh, Young Patriarch Clarke, Lord Apollo, it's good to see you again.” Philip embraced Steven slightly, but Fennel declined. Steven was not concerned and merely smiled. Philip asked, “Steven, how did you find this place?” Steven raised his eyebrows and said, “I’m here to send you some intelligence, of course.” Intelligence? “Information about my sister?” Philip was full of excitement. Steven nodded and took out a delicate small box from his pocket. He opened the small box, and inside was a USB flash drive. He said, “Young Patriarch Clarke, this is the information about that organization collected by our Smith family. However, I must state in advance that this is only a part of the information. I have no access to further information. I need to go back and ask my father for his opinion.” Philip frowned and said with a laugh, “Steven, your Smith family i
This declaration revealed Philip’s determination. He chose to prepare for a long struggle with that organization in the following days. According to Steven’s information, that organization was very pervasive with large and complex forces. He could not strike easily or it would cause unnecessary trouble. Steven smiled and said, “By the way, Young Patriarch Clarke, Lord Apollo, there’ll be a private party tonight. I wonder if you two are interested in attending.” Philip shook his head and refused. “I still have some personal matters to attend to, so I won't be going.” Fennel also refused. Steven smiled and said, “No, Young Patriarch Clarke, you must attend. Do you know what this private party is about?” Philip was at a loss and frowned. He looked at Steven and asked, “What do you mean?” Steven said, “Young Patriarch Clarke, don't you want to learn about the Lovelace family?” The Lovelace family? Philip’s eyes suddenly became solemn as he asked, “The party tonight, i
Fennel nodded inwardly and said, “The Lovelace family seems to be quite powerful. To have such a large castle and invite so many people, it seems that they’re determined to get the position of the new god.” Steven stood next to the two and said, “The Lovelace family is quite influential in the West, and they do stand a chance for the god position. Especially Shane. He reached the realm of the gods long ago. According to the Smith family's intelligence, his chances of becoming the new god are on par with the Underground Bounty Society. He’s the most popular candidate right now.” Philip nodded inwardly. The Lovelace family had almost disappeared from the country, but unexpectedly, they were doing quite well in the West. “This way, please.” Steven made an inviting gesture. The three walked inside. Soon after, an uncanny laugh came from behind them. “Hehe, Steven, how dare you show up here?” The three of them looked back and saw Louis XXVI from Kester Manor walking toward
Louis XXVI was startled by that slap. Next to him, Alice was also shocked. She covered her mouth, and her eyes popped wide open. “Louis, are you alright?” Alice still cared about Louis XXVI and quickly stepped forward. She held his arm and asked with concern. At the same time, she stared at Philip angrily and scolded, “Why did you hit Louis? Although he said something rude, you can't hit him like that! He’s the youngest duke in Country Y and my future husband!” After saying that, Alice stared at Steven with resentment in her eyes and said, “Steven, I had changed my mind about you at first and wanted to give you a chance. But seeing as how you’re hanging out with such a reckless and rowdy Easterner, I’m disappointed in you! You’re as mean and hateful as they are!” Alice reprimanded Steven, causing Steven's face to turn ugly and aggrieved. He did not expect Alice to act this way, which completely overturned the image he had of her as a sublime goddess in his mind. The cur
At this moment, Louis XXVI arrogantly pointed at Philip and roared. “Damn it, you must apologize to me in front of everyone! I’ll also break that hand of yours! That’s the price of your disrespect to me!” However, Philip stared indifferently at the furious Louis and said, “Duke Louis, in my opinion, you’re nothing more than an ordinary person. Your so-called dukedom poses no threat to me at all.” “What? How dare you look down on the Louis royal family?” Louis roared. Beside him, Alice also chided. Seeing this scene, Steven's heart was broken. Fennel gently patted Steven's shoulder and said, “Steven, you must understand that in Alice's eyes, you may not be worth a dime. Don’t cheapen your love. Since she looks down on you as a viscount, why do you still want to be her lapdog? There are plenty of good women in this world. You should learn to give up.” Steven glanced at Fennel before he looked at Alice, who had completely lost her poise as a princess and started spewing curses
Philip, Fennel, and Steven gave the high and mighty Louis XXVI a thorough beating! The youngest duke of Country Y had lost his entire noble image and fell to the ground wretchedly. He covered his head and shouted desperately. “Ow, f*ck, stop! I'm Duke Louis XXVI! Steven, you damned viscount! This is insubordination! You're finished! Your Smith family is finished!” Louis XXVI roared. “I must return and tell the Queen about this! I want the Queen to revoke the noble rights of your Smith family!” “Louis XXVI, you b*stard, how dare you threaten me? I’ll kick you to death!” Steven was furious. Once he started, he could not stop. He lifted his foot and kicked Louis XXVI, who was lying on the ground covering his head. He cursed, “Do you want to complain about me? Do you think the Smith family can be messed with?” In the face of Steven's ferocity, the onlookers erupted in discussions. “Oh my, what did I see?” “Steven is so scary. He even dares to beat Duke Louis?” “It’s ove
Steven smiled, nodded in response, and said, “I'd better call you Mr. Clarke.” Philip was not bothered. They stood at the entrance of the castle and watched the intoxicating pool party inside. Many prominent figures in the West were at the scene, mingling and chatting. Philip and the others also found a corner and sat down for the time being. A waiter walked over and served them wine. Philip looked at the frolicking crowd nearby, then asked Fennel and Steven in a low voice, “Is the private event tonight this pool party? Is the election of the gods such child’s play in the West?” Without waiting for Fennel to speak, Steven explained, “Mr. Clarke, you’ve misunderstood. This is just an appetizer before the private party. The main event will come later. What you see now is just the prelude. The real big shots are usually inside.” As Steven said that, he motioned with his eyes for Philip and Fennel to look at the second floor of the splendid castle. Philip looked up. Indeed,
“What do we do with him?” Carlos asked. He wanted to skin the hooded man alive. Rabbit bared his teeth. “Kill him! Take off his clothes and hang him outside for everyone to see!” At this time, Alain finally noticed the commotion on this side. They were very noisy, so everyone kept looking over, trying to see what happened. Alain saw a familiar man lying on the ground. “What’s going on?” He walked over for a closer look and saw the hooded man! “What’s this? How could this happen?” Alain was dumbfounded. The onlookers had been watching, so they knew the situation. “What happened?” Alain asked in agony, wondering what happened. A kind onlooker explained, “Oh, don’t you know? That rabbit knocked the hooded man out!” Alain was taken aback by that remark. “How is that possible?” Alain was full of disbelief and thought someone had done something behind the scenes. Although he knew that the rabbit was powerful, he did not think it was strong enough to deal with the hooded
“You went too far! I’m well-respected wherever I go. How dare you treat me as a pet?” Although Rabbit had lost his memories after turning into an inanimate puppet, he could still deduce what had happened from Philip’s remarks. The hooded man was embarrassed to hear a rabbit reprimanding him. “If I can take you as my pet, that’s just a testament to my ability. If Philip couldn’t control you, what’s the big deal if I took you for my own?” The hooded man had always seen Rabbit as a pet, never a friend. Rabbit’s only purpose was to entertain him and fight for him. “Philip, leave this guy to me.” Rabbit was eager to take care of this guy. Carlos glared at the hooded man, certain that he had never seen him before. The hooded man also turned his attention to Carlos. From the match earlier, he knew that Carlos was from the Celestial Palace. In that case, he would have no reservations. He wanted to get to know someone from the Celestial Palace anyway. He ignored Philip and Rabbit
“What?” Carlos suddenly felt that maybe that rabbit in the hooded man's arms was Philip’s pet. “Stay here. I’ll take a closer look. I have a feeling that the guy is more than meets the eye. I think he was the one sneaking around my house.” After saying this, Philip walked over briskly. He had never seen such an arrogant thief. The guy was bold enough to appear in public after stealing someone’s rabbit. “Did you steal that rabbit from me?” Philip approached that man and asked solemnly without beating about the bush. The hooded man was taken aback by Philip's direct approach. “When did you appear behind me?” The hooded man was horrified to know that someone had snuck up behind him without his knowledge. It was as if Philip was immaterial. Feeling Philip's strength, the hooded man dared not say another word. He thought he was undefeatable, which was why he decided to watch the fun in person, but he got careless. “Are you saying that this rabbit belongs to you? Why don’t you
Jeff sneered at this scene and knew that it was time for payback. He did not plan to kill Hogster at first. After all, he was the young heir of a guild and represented the Hexa Guild. However, Hogster had pissed him off thoroughly. He had to kill Hogster at all costs. Thinking of this, Jeff raised the sword in his hand and stabbed Hogster. With that, everything was over. Alain closed his eyes at this scene. He shook his head in helpless agony. Due to the technique that he practiced, he could not have another child. Although he had been working hard to groom Hogster over the years, he had not stopped trying to get another child either. However, none of the women could get pregnant! Hogster was his only child so far. Unfortunately, his only son was dead. Under Jeff’s attack, he turned into dust and vanished without a trace! “How did things turn out this way?” Alain aged drastically all of a sudden and looked very haggard. The hooded man watched the scene warily, shocked
“What's going on? What drug did he take? It’s so powerful!” Jeff exclaimed in horror. All his attacks were ineffective, so what about Hogster’s attacks? At this time, Hogster attacked Jeff. His invincible mode would only last a few minutes. He had to seize the opportunity to take Jeff down. However, Hogster was not worried at all. In his opinion, dealing with Jeff was just a matter of seconds. “Go to hell!” Hogster made his move. He launched a killing move without holding back at all. Jeff was no match for Hogster at all. He was sent flying and fell to the ground miserably. Everyone looked at him with pity. Jeff spat a mouthful of blood and looked at Hogster in horror. Hogster had become so strong that he was no match for him at all. “Hehe, is that all you can take?” Hogster sneered. He was about to kill Jeff when the latter took out a pill from his pocket and swallowed it. It was the same pill he had taken earlier. Sure enough, Jeff was back to normal after taking
“Wow, I feel so good as if I just had a massage.” Jeff praised Philip in his mind. After taking the pill, he recovered instantly. Even the ailments he had been suffering from in the past were healed. He was in such good shape that he could face Hogster with no problem. He even felt that he could resist Hogster’s attack this time. Philip nodded. Jeff was quite good. He had thought that Jeff was already defeated and would not even be able to move. However, Jeff forced himself to take out a pill and swallowed it. “He’s quite good at persevering and has a bright future. You can consider grooming him,” Philip said to Jamie. Jamie was surprised to hear such a high assessment from Philip. Jamie attached great importance to Philip's suggestion. Since Philip said so, he would develop Jeff properly. “Aren’t you very full of yourself? Keep going.” Jeff rushed forward and started beating Hogster up. Hogster was already dying and could not put up a fight at all. “Stop!” Hogste
The Hexa Guild had lost the earlier match, so Hogster was upset about it. Their guild should be undefeatable. They should have made a name for themselves by now, but everything was ruined. Although Hogster did not know why the Celestial Palace was so powerful, he had a feeling that they were cheating. “I’m the pride of the Hexa Guild while you’re just an ordinary member. Don't even think about resisting me,” Hogster said calmly, clearly looking down on Jeff. Of course, Jeff was not to be outdone. “My favorite hobby is to beat someone while they're down. Your guild's reputation is so bad anyway. Why bother holding on to it?” His remark struck the Hexa Guild’s sore spot, and all the members scowled at him. Indeed, the Hexa Guild had a very bad reputation. They could only recruit ordinary people who could not join other guilds but yearned to practice. “Hehe, cut the crap. We’ll know the outcome after a fight!” After saying this, Hogster charged at Jeff with a weapon in han
It would do the Hexa Guild no good to keep Vanna alive, so they would not allow it to happen. Although the members of the Hexa Guild were angry, they quickly cheered up. There would be several matches with the Celestial Palace to go. They could not lose their fighting spirit because of this trivial matter. “Let’s see how powerful the Celestial Palace is. I refuse to believe that we’re no match for them.” Hogster decided to take the stage because the upcoming opponent was just an ordinary member of the Celestial Palace. They were not very strong. In his opinion, an ordinary member could not be very strong. It would be easy to win this match, and it would save him a lot of trouble too. It would be bad if he faced a dark horse like the previous match. The hooded man saw the performance of the Celestial Palace and was surprised by their extraordinary strength. However, he did not notice anything unusual. He simply thought that it was their usual strength. Since they were so str
“This is interesting.” The hooded man glanced at the people discussing this matter and felt expectant. He could not wait to meet Philip. On the other hand, Philip was watching the competition and had no idea what was going on. “Oh, I see, you’re the young lady of the Celestial Palace. I thought you were very powerful, but this is all there is to you.” Vanna’s opponent was an ugly woman who was very upset with her beautiful appearance. Vanna looked at her mockingly. “The outcome has yet to be determined. I don’t think you’re any better either.” After saying this, Vanna looked at the other party, waiting for her to make the first move. The ugly woman was furious at Vanna’s provocation. “Very well. Since you don’t know what’s good for you, let me show you what I’m capable of!” After saying this, she attacked Vanna as if she were ready to get rid of her. She had received an order from the guild leader to deal with Vanna properly. The Hexa Guild had initially planned to qu