“Not ten years—three months is enough.” James Walker said coldly, looking at the group from The Walker Family. “Philip Walker, starting today, three months from now, I’ll challenge you again. After all, three months from now is when our The Walker Family heads to the Black Corpse Mountains for the autumn hunt. How about we settle it then?”

Chapter 0010: The Three-Month Duel

James Walker’s mention of “three months later” left everyone stunned once again.

Philip Walker’s eyes lit up. “James Walker, do you really mean that?” He didn’t believe that, with James Walker’s current cultivation, he could catch up in just three months. That was pure fantasy.

Even if a top master forcefully imparted their qi techniques, it wouldn’t be possible. If it were that easy, no one in the world would need to train. Advancing in cultivation is a step-by-step process, not something achieved overnight.

“I mean it.” James Walker said resolutely. “With so many elders present today, we can make a promise. Three months from now, during the autumn hunt, we’ll have our duel—win or lose, let’s make it decisive. Well? Do you dare accept?”

“Haha!” Philip Walker laughed loudly. “Cousin, you’re too arrogant, but since you’re asking for it, how could I refuse?”

Right then and there, the two of them made a promise in front of all the senior experts of The Walker Family: at the The Walker Family autumn hunt in three months, they would settle the score.

The The Walker Family autumn hunt was modeled after the royal hunts of the Sacred Ancestor Dynasty on the continent. It gathered the family’s experts to hunt monsters together and practice martial arts to keep the family strong.

Basically, on the prosperous continent, martial strength is supreme. All the great clans measure themselves by whose qi cultivation is stronger—whoever is, gains fame, fortune, power, status… everything.

At almost every The Walker Family gathering, the younger generation would have more or less some matches arranged to see which family’s disciples excelled. This brought honor to their parents and increased their standing within the clan.

“Qi’er, are you really confident?” David Walker saw the agreement and couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids. A thread of qi transmitted his voice into James Walker’s ear.

“Father, don’t worry. I’m absolutely confident.” James Walker also gathered his voice into qi to communicate with his father.

“Very good. Once this family meeting is over, let’s have a detailed talk and plan for the future. We’ll also discuss how to rescue your eldest and second brothers.” David Walker nodded, swept his gaze over everyone in the hall, and slowly spoke: “Everyone, the reason I called you here today was to discuss important family matters. Now, two of the three main issues have basically been resolved. First, I, David Walker, will compensate for the loss of the Fulong Pill. Second, my son has turned misfortune into fortune, made great progress in qi cultivation, and is not a waste but a genius of the family. I assume no one wants to punish him anymore? Third, as for the matter of the family head, let’s quietly await news from the Elders’ Council.”

Screech!

Just as he finished speaking, a loud eagle’s cry sounded in the sky. Then, a golden eagle, even larger than a horse, appeared, bathed in sunlight as if cast from gold, and landed in the courtyard, stirring up a wild wind.

“The family’s golden eagle.”

Several senior experts immediately stood up and went to the courtyard. The golden eagle’s origins were extraordinary—it was the mount of one of The Walker Family’s ancient elders.

With a ripple of air, a person descended from the golden eagle. His hair and beard were completely white, appearing to be ninety, nearly a hundred years old.

“Granduncle.” Upon seeing him, even David Walker immediately bowed.

This man was called George Walker, one of the elders. Although not at the ninth level of qi cultivation—a qi master—he was a top-tier expert at the eighth level, about the same as David Walker. Especially since he represented the will of the Elders’ Council, his status was extraordinary.

“Hmm, I heard your son caused a huge disaster, so the Elders’ Council sent me to handle it. David Walker, your cultivation is becoming more and more refined. I’m afraid in another ten years or so, you’ll reach the ninth level and become a qi master.”

As soon as George Walker landed, he patted the golden eagle and looked at David Walker. With a twitch of his eyebrow, he could tell his cultivation level.

“Granduncle, although my son caused a huge disaster, he’s learned from it and turned misfortune into fortune.” David Walker recounted what had happened. The elder was surprised as he listened, then looked at Matthew Walker and Stephen Walker, who had been defeated by James Walker, and finally fixed his gaze on James Walker.

Whoosh!

He grabbed at the air, and a surge of azure true qi formed a hand the size of a water vat, grabbing toward James Walker.

James Walker barely had time to react before he was caught. He immediately felt a vast qi force surge into his meridians.

His expression didn’t change. He had already activated the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, making his body as deep as hell itself. The Thunder Elephant vanished without a trace, allowing George Walker to examine him as he pleased.

“What a tough, sturdy body—such vitality rivals that of ancient behemoths, truly not human…” George Walker muttered.

“Granduncle, it was when Qi’er was struck by lightning that his meridians were tempered by thunder, which is why he’s like this now,” David Walker explained.

“Even a master at the Life-Seizing Realm would die if struck by lightning, yet he actually turned misfortune into fortune. It’s simply a miracle.” In the end, George Walker didn’t find anything unusual, but he now knew that James Walker possessed tremendous potential.