âWhat? Your disciple? When did you get a disciple, Jade Benmore? I remember back when Master
Doranâs son wanted to become your disciple, you said youâd never accept one for as long as you live,â
Colton Lawrence said with a look of disbelief on his face.
âI said that before, but it was only because he wasnât good enough. But this guy is the one Iâve set my
eyes on, and thatâs why I broke my rule. Whatâs the matter? Do I need your approval to accept a
disciple, Lieutenant Lawrence? Since he can kill your son, that already means heâs better than your
son, isnât he?â Jade Benmore said blandly.
Alex Rockefeller felt very aggrieved.
He wished he could tell Colton that Jade and Nora Stewart were behind this and that he didnât kill
Maxwell Lawrence. Instead, Yuno was the one who had killed him. If Colton had what it took, he could
look for Yuno himself.
However, Alex couldnât say this. If he did, heâd really be dead.
Hence, he had no choice but to take the blame.
Colton was furious. âJade, what is the meaning of this? My son died for nothing. Are you going to
protect him all the way just because heâs your disciple?â
âCome here, Nora!â Jade waved her hand at Nora nearby. âTell him why Maxwell died,â Jade said.
Nora began lying through her teeth. âThey engaged in a duel over Luna Flores on the spot. In the
end⦠Maxwell underestimated his foe and was killed with a single blow,â she fibbed.
Alex looked at Nora. âGo on, keep making up the story!â he thought.
The story was so good that Alex nearly behaved in it.
However, Colton wouldnât buy any of it. âI doubt he could kill my son. Whatâs his level of cultivation, and
whatâs my sonâs level of cultivation?â
It was because Alex had exposed his level of cultivation as Beginner-Core Formation earlier. Logically,
Alex was indeed incapable of killing Maxwell, who was at the Advance-Nascent Soul rank.
âHe is my disciple. Canât I have given him a life-saving talisman? At the end of the day, Colton, your
son was killed in a duel. You canât blame anyone!â Jade said.
âWhat do you mean I canât blame anyone? Luna is my daughter-in-law. Your disciple seduced my
daughter-in-law, and I havenât even dealt with that. Now that he killed my son in a duel, I must take his
life as revenge!â Colton harrumphed angrily.
âLuna isnât even married yet! That means sheâs free to choose her partner in romance. Thatâs her
freedom. Even if my disciple managed to win her over first, itâs because both parties were willing! Now
that you want to kill my disciple, how could I stand aside and watch without doing anything as his
master? Why donât we engage in a duel as well and let the heavens decide who
lives?â
Jade suggested they have a duel. It instantly terrified Colton.
He wouldnât stupidly agree to something like this.
âYoung fellow, weâre not done yet!â Colton stared at Alex angrily while he said.
Indeed, Colton backed off.
After claiming Maxwell Lawrenceâs body from Phoebe Larsenâs room, and with nowhere to vent, he
shouted madly, âArghh!!!â
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless objects exploded around him. None of the windows, doors, and walls were spared. In the
end, Colton even stomped heavily on the ground.
The single stomp contained all the murderous intent and rage in him as an Advanced-Spirit Severing
expert. Colton charged into the sky, but the building took the brunt of the damage!
All the walls in the building started to make a creaking sound. After that, a loud explosion could be
heard!
Boom!!!
The remaining staircase frame couldnât withstand the pressure any longer, gradually collapsing under
its own weight!