“Henry Clark, who are you calling a toad?” Grace Miller said coldly. This boy who had always obeyed her every word actually dared to mock her now—was he trying to turn the world upside down?

In the past, just one glare from her would have left Henry Clark trembling with fear. But now, Henry Clark was a different soul altogether. Though he had only lived 27 short years, he had gone from orphan to tycoon, experiencing a life that most people couldn’t imagine in several lifetimes. What’s more, the years of adventure that followed had forged his unbreakable will.

He simply replied, “The toad is, of course, a vicious and shallow woman like you. Want to marry into the Chu family? You’re not worthy! You’re right, you’ve always just been a maid—don’t overthink it. Get lost. From now on, you are no longer the Chu family’s fiancée.”

“Henry Clark.” Grace Miller was shaking with rage.

Although leaving the Chu family was exactly what she wanted, walking out on her own and being dumped were two completely different things. This was a huge humiliation!

“Henry Clark, you’ve got some nerve, huh.” David Miller sneered sarcastically from the side.

Henry Clark shot him a cold glare, his eyes sharp and intimidating. After just a brief eye contact, David Miller couldn’t help but lower his head, completely losing the upper hand. Henry Clark turned back to Grace Miller and said, “What, you still want to stay in the Chu family?”

Grace Miller was a bit surprised—there wasn’t a trace of foolishness in the current Henry Clark. But with the Chu family having lost William Clark, they were like a fallen phoenix, not even as good as a chicken. Even if Henry Clark wasn’t a fool, even if he was a hundred times smarter, so what?

She sneered, “After all that, it turns out you’re just trying to provoke me into staying. Henry Clark, you’re dreaming. Have you even looked in the mirror? Is there anything about you that matches up to me? I’m already at the fourth level of the Minor Attainment Realm, and in at most three months I’ll step into the Middle Attainment Realm. And you? Useless, a fool. If your father weren’t a noble, I wouldn’t even bother to look at you.”

She really wanted to beat up Henry Clark. After all, besides this fool, the Chu family only had an old, frail butler, Robert Hughes. Who could stop her? But the problem was, what would be the consequences of beating up someone who had just lost his noble title?

Besides, she had always presented herself as gentle and sensible—how could she let anyone see her true colors? She still wanted to marry into a noble family, after all.

“Brother, let’s go. No need to waste words with a doomed man.” Finally, she decided to leave. There would be plenty of chances to deal with Henry Clark later. Wasn’t John Grant pursuing her? Let him take care of Henry Clark—getting rid of someone who’s neither a noble nor powerful couldn’t be easier.

David Miller had always been his sister’s echo. He immediately agreed, walked over to Grace Miller, and the two of them started to leave.

“Grace Miller, don’t regret this later.” Henry Clark suddenly said.

Regret?

Grace Miller snorted. The Chu family’s decline was already set in stone—she’d only regret it if she didn’t leave.

Henry Clark didn’t act impulsively, but a strong unwillingness rose in his heart. He was determined to become strong and slap this woman in the face with the truth.

Chapter 2: Lifeblood

No one really knows how many years civilization has existed in this world—at least, Henry Clark certainly couldn’t say, only that it’s been a very, very long time.

But after all this time, technology in this world had barely advanced, because the martial artists here were simply too powerful—so powerful that they suppressed technological development.

As cruel as it sounds, war has always been a major driver of technological progress. Countless civilian technologies were originally developed for military purposes. But here, powerful martial artists could shatter city walls with a single punch, and their bodies were so strong they could withstand deadly weapons. There was simply no soil for technology to take root.

As far as Henry Clark knew, martial artists were divided into four levels: Minor Attainment Realm, Middle Attainment Realm, Major Attainment Realm, and Vajra Realm.

The differences between these four levels weren’t just in strength, but also in defense. It was said that if a Vajra Realm martial artist tensed their muscles, even if a Minor Attainment Realm martial artist attacked with a peerless blade, they’d only manage to leave a few bloody scratches.

Henry Clark’s father was a third-level Vajra Realm expert, possessing more than 300,000 jin of strength—the Vajra Realm was also the basic requirement for becoming a noble. In the entire Dongyun City, there were no more than 15 people with Vajra Realm cultivation. To become such a powerhouse meant you could go anywhere in the world.

That was why William Clark dared to venture deep into Huoyun Mountain, though he never expected to get trapped there.

And Henry Clark?

Because he had always been slow to react, he was never cut out for martial arts. He hadn’t even stepped through the door to becoming a martial artist—just an ordinary 17-year-old boy.

“Martial arts, when you get down to it, are pretty simple: it’s about enhancing the vitality and strength of your cells, giving people terrifying power. It’s just that in this world, it’s been developed to the extreme.” Henry Clark flipped through his memories, muttering to himself, “On Earth, an average person only has about a hundred jin of strength, and even the best weightlifters can only lift a little over 200 kilograms. But here, even a thousand jin of strength is just the entry point to the Minor Attainment Realm.”

Actually, the training methods here were basically the same as on Earth—high-intensity training. The difference was, this world also had all kinds of special medicines.

For example, Strengthening Powder—it’s the best choice for beginner martial artists to increase their strength.