From beginning to end, Nine You Zhenjun did nothing.

He only did one thing, and that was drinking tea.

The Sword Qi hadn’t even approached Nine You Zhenjun before it disappeared.

Vanishing into thin air.

It seemed as if all of Faust Beaumont’s techniques had failed.

"How can this be!" For the first time, Faust Beaumont, who had always been confident, felt disbelief.

He had faced masters and even dared to confront Julius Reed directly.

But now, an unknown person left him without a chance to make a move!

Faust Beaumont felt fear.

In fact, if he had acted normally, Nine You Zhenjun wouldn’t have been able to beat him unless he used mental Telekinesis.

But the issue lied with Faust Beaumont himself.

After learning the contents from the Lotus Shadow, he disregarded what he previously learned.

To him, these were divine blessings.

Far superior to martial arts methods.

But crucially, these things were left by Nine You Zhenjun, using Nine You Zhenjun’s methods to deal with Nine You Zhenjun was impossible to win.

Faust Beaumont was essentially abolishing his own martial arts.

But he was completely unaware.

Taking advantage of Faust Beaumont’s daze, Iwan Martinez leaped forward, his wooden sword piercing through the air!

Faust Beaumont dodged sideways but was still a moment too late as the wooden sword pierced through his shoulder!

It stabbed in!

"Retreat!" Faust Beaumont grabbed the wooden sword, with electric light entwining around him!

Even Iwan Martinez felt a tingling in his body and instinctively pulled back the sword.

As he withdrew his sword, Faust Beaumont’s figure flickered and vanished.

"I must catch up with him to find out who that guy really is." Nine You Zhenjun stood up and said very seriously, "I once thought I was the only one left from that era. It seems that another’s mental Telekinesis has survived. Like me, he also thought of abandoning the flesh body."

"Are you certain you can handle it yourself?" Julius Reed asked. "Otherwise, do you want me to go with you?"

"I’ve fully taken over this body, but that guy can only interfere with him. If I truly encounter him, I have full confidence, and even if an accident happens and I can’t win, I can escape."

Nine You Zhenjun patted Julius Reed on the shoulder, "Don’t worry, I’ll go by myself."

After speaking, he left the teahouse.

Quickly disappearing from everyone’s sight.

In the teahouse, Iwan Martinez became the focus once again.

He stepped on the corpses of the apostates from the congregation, walked to the counter, picked up a jug of wine, and drank heartily.

But his clothes were already in tatters.

Even his chest was a bloody mess.

After drinking two jugs, Iwan Martinez wiped his mouth, picked up the wooden sword, and left, heading towards the Lu family.

He needed to recover quickly to face the upcoming competition.

Silvio Reed sent him here, absolutely not merely to investigate Trent Marsh using the Commander’s Seal to gather guards casually.

Silvio Reed’s sending him meant that Silvio Reed had decided to make this society spill more blood.

Otherwise, Jin Chan should have appeared.

And not Iwan Martinez, who left no survivors upon taking action.

"This guy’s name is Iwan Martinez. We’ve investigated before, his background is mysterious."

"Indeed, I just received a notification from the sect, saying to avoid provoking anyone named Iwan Martinez if encountered."

"Better be cautious. However, this Lu family’s event will gather many strong individuals; I want to see if Iwan Martinez really thinks he’s the best in the world?"

While some chatted idly, others reported the news to their sects.

After all, a member of the Beaumont Family being killed and Faust Beaumont being repelled wasn’t a trivial matter.

This news, at any other time, would certainly stir the martial arts world.

But now, it’s just a big news item, because people are dying daily, sects are being wiped out.

In chaotic times, everyone has gotten used to anything happening.

Julius Reed’s phone rang.

He took it out and saw a message from Hiddy.

The message was brief but very shocking.

’Within the Hanxue Ridge, yellow sand is surging. Some areas of Obsidian are being eroded, and the area is increasing.’

Marcellus Lopez!

Julius Reed immediately thought of the general of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance.

The expansion of the sand indicates that Obsidian has already been eroded, so Marcellus Lopez seems to be able to leave Hanxue Ridge!

’Find out the truth, report back quickly.’

Julius Reed rapidly replied to the message, while contemplating the cause of these issues.

Without any reason, Marcellus Lopez couldn’t possibly leave Hanxue Ridge.

Something must have happened.

At the same time!

Northern Obsidian!

On the lush green grassland, a sudden sandstorm appeared.

Some small animals caught in it instantly turned into skeletons.

Inside the dust storm stood a person.

In front of this person were all skeletons. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Very terrifying!

If ordinary people saw it, they might be scared out of their wits.

But the person standing in the sandstorm was none other than Trent Marsh!

"Why are you doing this?" Marcellus Lopez stood in the sandstorm, clad in armor, looking at Trent Marsh with some confusion and asked, "Last time we parted, it was I who wanted to kill you. Yet now, you dare to come back?"

"Why would I not dare? You are the general of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, my senior. I, Trent Marsh, have done things openly and with a clear conscience towards the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, and even more so towards you, General. Your enmity has nothing to do with me." Trent Marsh, with his hands folded behind his back, spoke with neither arrogance nor servility, "You are my senior, saving you is my duty. But where you go after leaving here has nothing to do with me."

"But if I want to kill Silvio Reed, and you’re Silvio Reed’s subordinate, would you just watch as Silvio Reed is killed?" Marcellus Lopez sneered, "Perhaps, this is a conspiracy. Or perhaps, I’ll kill you right now."

He didn’t expect that a day later, Trent Marsh would return alone.

Moreover, he destroyed the formation, allowing Marcellus Lopez to leave Hanxue Ridge.

He was quite surprised.

Now, he just wanted to know the answer.

"Your suspicions are not without reason, but I, Trent Marsh, act openly and aboveboard. I admire Silvio Reed, but if you indeed were harmed by Silvio Reed, then what is the death of a hypocrite to me? Moreover, how can you be sure you can kill Silvio Reed?"

Trent Marsh remained humble but not without dignity.

Even when facing the general of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance.

"Trent Marsh, I greatly admire you, and trust you this time." Marcellus Lopez stretched out his skeleton-like fingers and asked, "Can you tell me why you did this?"

"Someone said Silvio Reed wants to harm me. I don’t believe it, but whether Silvio Reed is dead or alive, I’m even more eager to know. If you leave here, you will certainly find out." Trent Marsh chuckled and said, "I’m not using you, just cooperating with you."

"Refreshing!"

Marcellus Lopez exclaimed, "Trent Marsh, you’re the only clean one in the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance! Leave, and if Silvio Reed is alive, I will make him show himself within three days!"

"Thank you, senior." Trent Marsh turned around and walked out of the sandstorm.

Everyone treated him as a pawn.

Now, this pawn was going to play a game.

A game of death.

Without destruction, there can be no construction, he intended to break everything, so Julius Reed and Silvio Reed would be unable to clean up this mess.

PS: Happy Spring Festival to everyone.