At this point, Walter Wood certainly couldn’t back down anymore—otherwise, he’d end up pleasing no one and only get himself into more trouble.

“William Lee, you’re the one with guts, actually trying to harm Young Stone!” he shot back immediately.

William Lee chuckled, “Just a mere junior martial apprentice, and a cripple at that—you actually treat him like some treasure? Heh, your brain really is worrying.”

He shook his head and continued, “I am the dignified third young master of the Li family. Why should I waste words with you?”

“Old Niles, kill them all!” he turned to Nathan Niles and ordered.

“Yes.” Nathaniel Niles bowed in response. When he straightened up, a fierce murderous aura radiated from him.

He was originally a free man, but his bloodthirsty nature had attracted too many enemies, so he had no choice but to seek refuge with the Li family and become a servant.

However, his nature hadn’t changed in the slightest—he was still addicted to killing. So, William Lee’s order suited him perfectly.

“You lot… who wants to die first?” He glanced at Walter Wood, then at Henry Stone, “Or is it you?” He swept his gaze over the others in the training ground.

No one dared meet his eyes. This was a junior martial master—just now, Iron King had been sent flying with a single blow. Who could possibly match him?

Henry Stone smiled and walked toward Nathan Niles.

“You, pretty boy?” Nathan Niles fixed his gaze on Henry Stone, his eyes as fierce as a wild beast’s.

He especially hated good-looking men, because his wife had been seduced by a pretty boy and cheated on him. Later, he killed both his wife and her lover, and from then on, he embarked on a path of slaughter.

And Henry Stone’s looks were at least ten times better than ten pretty boys combined, making him hate Henry Stone even more and want to kill him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He charged at Henry Stone, his strength of over ten thousand jin accelerating his speed. His palms flew as he struck at Henry Stone.

Eight Trigrams Palm, a star-level advanced martial technique!

This man was a junior martial master, and he had reached the very limit of this realm. His raw strength was as high as fifteen thousand jin, and with the boost from the Eight Trigrams Palm, his explosive power reached as much as eighteen thousand jin!

“Good!” Henry Stone’s eyes sparkled—he’d finally met a worthy opponent.

He dashed forward, unleashing the Flying Cloud Fist.

Bang, bang, bang—his strength was even greater, exceeding twenty thousand jin. Fist met palm, and the impact created visible ripples that spread out in all directions.

Nathan Niles was clearly at a disadvantage.

What!

William Lee was utterly shocked—he never expected this.

Nathan Niles was actually no match for a sixteen-year-old boy?

Wasn’t this boy, just a few days ago at the annual test, only able to muster nearly two thousand jin of strength? And hadn’t the meridians in one arm and one leg been crippled?

In just a few days, not only had his strength soared, but his meridian injuries were healed too?

Who would believe that!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Henry Stone’s punches grew heavier and heavier. In fact, he could have exploited Nathaniel Niles’s weaknesses and defeated him easily, but, being young and hot-blooded—and given his own personality—he preferred to fight in this direct and brutal way.

Nathan Niles grew more and more flustered as the fight went on. What was with this boy? His strength was actually above his own?

“Young Stone is mighty!”

“Young Stone is domineering!”

Cheers and shouts of encouragement erupted throughout the martial arts hall.

When they were being beaten by Henry Stone earlier, everyone felt stifled, but seeing Henry Stone thrash outsiders now, they felt a rush of satisfaction—a sense of pride in being one of his own.

This is our boss’s boss—awesome!

With that thought, they no longer felt it was shameful to serve under a sixteen-year-old.

Nathan Niles began to think about running away. This boy was just too monstrous—even in the imperial capital, there weren’t many such freakish geniuses, right?

Suddenly, he deliberately exposed a weakness, then withdrew, trying to escape the fight.

William Lee?

Hah, who cares—at worst, he just wouldn’t return to the capital. He had nothing tying him down anyway.

“Trying to run?” Henry Stone smiled faintly, dashed after him, and kept up his attacks.

“I don’t want to get involved in your grudges—how about you let me go?” Nathan Niles didn’t hesitate to sell out William Lee.

When William Lee heard this, his expression instantly turned furious.

But at the same time, a chill crept into his heart.

If even Nathan Niles couldn’t win, he definitely stood no chance.

Time to go—a wise man doesn’t stick around for trouble.

However, as soon as he turned around, he saw that Walter Wood had somehow already blocked his way.

“Young Li, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Stay for a cup of tea before you go,” Walter Wood said with a smile. Since Henry Stone had already made his move, he was determined to keep William Lee here to eliminate future trouble.

As the leader of the underground forces in Mengyang City, he was never lacking in decisiveness.

“Are you looking for death?” William Lee shouted. “I am a descendant of the Li family from the imperial capital—do you know how many powerful people my family has? Not only countless martial masters, but even a Martial Lord sits in command!”

Martial Lord!

“So what if it’s a Martial Lord?” Henry Stone’s voice rang out.