The young master was so surprised that for a moment he didn’t know how to react. He never ever suffered like this, let alone was insulted by a puny Void god. Even his servants were stronger than the void god, and yet today a void god humiliated him like that.

"How dare you, lowly human!!!" He roared with anger as he couldn’t describe how he felt.

Boom!

The terrifying pressure shook the entire Fletcher estate. The halls trembled violently, cracks spreading across the walls as if the entire territory were on the verge of collapse.

His aura was very terrifying, as he was a peak half-step transcendent. He expected William to be on his knees shaking, coughing blood, facing the soul-crushing pressure of his but what he thought didn’t happen.

"What?!"

The young master’s eyes widened.

William remained standing calmly, facing the terrifying pressure as though it were nothing. Not even his expression changed. Shock flickered across the dragon heir’s face.

He was a peak half-step transcendent, not an ordinary one but a terrifying being who subtly surpassed the half-step transcendent level and could be considered closest to the true transcendent level. Not to mention Void God, even peak eternal gods wouldn’t be able to handle his aura, but now a Void God easily remains standing, unaffected by it.

His mind seemed to be blown away seeing this, but he didn’t believe it was possible; only using some treasure could it be possible.

"A treasure."

"Yes... it has to be some kind of treasure," he thought inwardly. With this, though, he tried to find the treasure on William, but he couldn’t find anything.

Grandpa William, on the other hand, was equally shocked; it was just that he was quite smart and was quick to react and didn’t show it outside. He also couldn’t understand how he was able to remain unaffected by the young master of the crystal dragon clan’s aura.

But he quickly accepted, not because he believed himself extraordinary, but because he knew it had to be related to his grandson... or granddaughter.

In fact, what he thought was actually the truth. And none of them noticed within William was an invisible sword energy which seemed to have enveloped Grandpa William. It was so profound and mysterious that even a peak half-step transcendent like the young master failed to sense it.

That sword energy existed on an entirely different level.

Its mere presence prevented the Young Master’s aura from even approaching William.

Grandpa William’s confidence increased as he taunted, "What are you trying to do? Intimidate me?" he mocked. "Tch, but it seems your strength is not so great."

The young master of the crystal dragon clan can only watch as his aura seems to be unable to do anything.

"Young master, calm down. Why let yourself lower yourself to the puny human level?" The hunched-back servant quickly said while sweating, as while the most pressure from the young master’s aura was focused on William, he was still under pressure standing close to him.

He also believed that William was alright because of some extraordinary treasure. For a fleeting moment, greed flashed within his eyes—but he quickly suppressed it.

After all, he stood directly beside the young master.

"How dare you, human, be arrogant in front of the young master?" And then he suddenly attacked, raising his hand. He knew there might be eternal gods in the Fletcher estate, but he now had the support of the young master of the Crystal Dragon clan. So, he wasn’t afraid; instead, he thought it was his chance to show off and earn some good points.

Grandpa William was shocked by the sudden attack and was a bit late to react, but just as the attack was to land, the invisible sword energy within seemed to burst out.

Boom!

The invisible energy seemed to go beyond heaven and earth, tearing through the attack like nothing, but it didn’t stop. Its aura seemed to burst out, and finally, everyone within the hall felt its terror.

What—?!"

The servant froze. The young master froze. Every other attendant standing behind froze. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

At that moment, they all felt the same thing—death.

Before anyone could react, the sword energy swept through them. There was no earth-shattering explosion.

No dazzling phenomenon. Only absolute power seemed to annihilate.

Szzzz

The space seemed shattered, and all the subordinates who were standing behind young master Crystal Dragon seemed to have evaporated and turned into dust.

As the shattered space calmed down, only the young master of the crystal dragon clan remained. His clothes were torn, and he appeared to be severely wounded, barely standing.

He was shocked and terrified; if it weren’t for the protection of the crystal armour of the ancestor, he would also be annihilated like others.

"What kind of sword energy was that?! Fear overwhelmed him.

"No, he had to escape..."

He didn’t care about his wounds or even look back to try to find from where this sword energy came or whom it was; he ran as quickly as he could and as far as he could. All he wanted was to return to his clan, as he knew he seemed to have messed with someone he shouldn’t have.

He tore through the space and disappeared, leaving Grandpa William shocked.

Grandpa William was shocked, but a bright smile appeared on his face. "Tch, my grandson is really terrifying."

From beginning to end, neither Apollo nor Astraea had appeared, even when the Young Master released his aura.

It was as though they simply did not care to deserve their attention.

A half-step transcendent—an existence capable of dominating entire regions—meant nothing to them. They seem to know the outcome from the beginning.

Thousands of miles away, the heavily wounded young master of the crystal dragon clan appeared, tearing through space. His aura was very weak, like he would die any moment, but he still held on.

"It looked like the crystal bloodstone mine wasn’t something I could swallow alone." His fists clenched tightly. "It seems I have to contact family."

The thought filled him with unwillingness.

Once the clan became involved, he would no longer be able to monopolise the mine or use its resources to rapidly increase his own strength.

But compared to that loss, the humiliation he had suffered was far worse. He felt deep anger and hate as he looked towards the Fletcher estate.

"I will definitely have my revenge for this humiliation!"