Chapter 474: He is a Member of Hall of Jade
It was said at the eleventh hour, but it happened in a flash. The distance of a mere ten meters, for the Complete Stage ancestor of the Steer family, was almost instantly bridged. Just as the descendants of the Steer family stood ready and the disciples of the Buddha Academy observed quietly, and even as the one-eyed elder of the Hall of Jade secretly observed, and as the onlookers held their breath, the ancestor of the Steer family appeared before Sean like a ghostly figure. He swung the dragon-headed cane in his hand, using it as a blade, fiercely slashing towards Sean!
However, contrary to everyone’s expectations, Sean did not choose to confront the Steer family ancestor head-on. With a swift movement, he dodged the Steer family ancestor’s attack. The reason was simple. Sean’s current target was the Hall of Jade. He was not certain whether this commotion had caught the attention of the Hall of Jade. Among the vast crowd, he was unsure if there were spies from the Hall of Jade. If he were to easily defeat the Steer family ancestor, wouldn’t it all be in vain?
So, in the next few minutes, a very strange scene unfolded in front of the Steer family mansion. The previously arrogant “Great Monkey” now seemed hesitant in action, contrary to his boastful words. He kept evading without counterattacking, disappointing the onlookers.
Whispers erupted.
“What’s going on?”
“Damn!”
“Could this old guy be all bark and no bite?”
Discussions buzzed through the crowd.
“Master Zhong!” The disciples of the Buddha Academy couldn’t help but frown, addressing the leading instructor of the Buddha Academy. “Something seems off. This old guy rallied a lot of people to come here. He should be confident, but now…”
Onlookers watch the excitement, experts watch for clues. The disciples of the Buddha Academy naturally noticed that Sean wasn’t exerting his full potential.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
“Be patient,” the Complete Stage Buddha Academy instructor also felt doubtful. However, he merely shook his head and murmured, “Battles between Complete Stage practitioners are rare. It’s an opportunity for you all. Every move, every attack and every defense, is worth studying.”
“Yes!” The disciples of the Buddha Academy glanced at each other and swallowed the rest of their words.
Boom!
At that moment, as the Steer family ancestor attacked Sean, he casually split open one of the coffins. In an instant, the coffin shattered, and wood splinters flew out like darts, causing the onlookers to retreat, injuring several who couldn’t dodge in time.
Osvaldo Steer!
The person trapped in the coffin was none other than Osvaldo Steer. However, at this moment, Osvaldo Steer no longer bore the majesty of a young lord. His face was as pale as paper, his breath feeble, lying there like a dead man, even after the coffin was split open by the Steer family ancestor. He made a feeble move but couldn’t stand up.
“Osvaldo!!!” The Steer family ancestor glanced down, almost exploding with rage. He then swung his dragon-headed cane, enveloped in a vigorous dark energy, not towards Sean, but at another coffin beside him!
Sean didn’t stop him.
Boom!
With a deafening sound, the other coffin was also shattered by the Steer family ancestor, and wood splinters scattered, forcing the onlookers to retreat once more, chaos erupting.
“It’s him!”
Amidst the chaotic atmosphere, Sean noticed the one-eyed old man hidden within the crowd!
Little did he know, during these few minutes of evading the fierce attacks of the Steer family ancestor, Sean had been attentively observing the movements within the crowd, all in an effort to find the spies of the Hall of Jade!
Originally, without the release of their aura, finding the spy among the vast crowd would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
However, the Steer family ancestor’s actions, breaking the two coffins and causing chaos, led the one-eyed old man to silently retreat along with the crowd. For an ordinary person, this might not seem suspicious, but to a Bright Realm practitioner like Sean, it was different.
In an instant, Sean could tell that the one-eyed old man was a consummate practitioner of dark energy. Moreover, the attire of the one-eyed old man, seemingly ordinary, was unique to the members of the Hall of Jade. This, Sean knew, was thanks to Lord Snow.
Lord Snow himself was one of the three thousand generals of the Hall of Jade. Although he had always stayed within the Shirine Empire and had hardly been summoned by those responsible for the Shirine Empire, North Kingdom, and other countries, he still knew a lot about the rules of the Hall of Jade, including how to identify the members of the Hallof Jade.
“Has he arrived?”
“Heh!”
“Good, he’s here.”
With a cold gaze sweeping over the one-eyed old man, to avoid raising suspicion, Sean didn’t stare too long. Yet, he couldn’t help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Finding the spy of the Hall of Jade meant that the first step of his plan had succeeded.
“Casimir!!!” After the second coffin shattered, seeing Casimir Steer covered in mottled blood and completely unconscious, the Steer family ancestor roared. His eyes turned somewhat bloodshot as he looked at Sean again. The aura around him was no longer just murderous; it was an indescribable hatred. It was as if… Sean had put a green hat on him, and he suddenly realized that neither his son nor his grandson were his bloodline!
“You! You came to settle the score with me, didn’t you? What’s with all this dodging? If you have the guts, come and fight me! Today, I won’t rest until I’ve flayed your skin, pulled your tendons, and turned you to dust!!”
Boom! In an instant, the Steer family ancestor pushed his dark energy to the extreme, akin to a mad dog, once again lunging at Sean!
At this moment, Sean chose not to continue dodging. According to the King of Night’s words earlier, the Hall of Jade would seek out Complete Stage practitioners from all over, especially those wandering without a foundation. They tempted such practitioners to join the Hall of Jade, using them as experimental subjects.
Evidently, the one-eyed old man had set his sights on Sean. If Sean survived this battle, he would likely receive an “invitation” from the one-eyed old man and gain the opportunity to enter the Hall of Jade.
Therefore, now that the one-eyed old man’s identity was confirmed, Sean naturally had no need to waste any more time with the Steer family ancestor.
“Is that so?” Faced with the Steer family ancestor’s curses and attacks, Sean sneered and said, “I gave you ten chances just now, hoping to give you a chance to turn over a new leaf!”
“Since you insist on courting death, then…”
“I’ll grant your wish!”
Boom! The moment his words landed, Sean also erupted with his potent dark energy, directly smashing his fist against the Steer family ancestor’s dragon-headed cane.
Under the watchful eyes of the Buddha Academy instructor and the one-eyed old man, Sean intentionally suppressed his realm to the Complete Stage. Naturally, he didn’t use the slightest bit of his Bright Energy from his core. However, even so, dealing with a mere Steer family ancestor was well within his capabilities.
Is he finally fighting back?
Seeing this, whether it was the Steer family’s descendants or the people of the Buddha Academy, including the one-eyed old man, all of them had their pupils constrict, staring fixedly at Sean, wanting to see how capable he truly was!