“Stan Master, thank you for your trouble.”

Liam Redmond bowed to the vigorous man, showing considerable respect.

The man called Stan looked at Liam Redmond with a complicated expression. “This matter must not be mentioned to anyone outside of us, and after today, the two of us... will be even.”

“Rest assured, Stan Master, no one besides me, Luke Redmond, and Mr. Dale will know about this.”

Stan nodded and walked up to Samuel Thompson.

Samuel Thompson looked at the man before him, his expression calm.

The man’s physique and vitality were even stronger than Terry’s; in terms of strength and explosive power, he was outmatched.

There was no way to escape...

So...

He had no choice but to fight.

He didn’t want to become a weakling, and as for the strong...

One must have a fearless heart.

Samuel Thompson slowly set aside his somewhat worn hiking backpack.

At this moment, Stan also stood ten meters in front of Samuel Thompson. For martial artists, this was already a rather dangerous distance.

“With such a steady mindset and energy... it’s hard to imagine you’re only eighteen...”

Stan looked at Samuel Thompson with a trace of reluctance and regret in his eyes.

A kind of regret for having to kill a genius martial artist.

“An expert of the dark force?”

Samuel Thompson asked.

Stan nodded.

“I owe the The Redmond Family a huge favor, so I have no choice but to act for them this once...”

“The The Redmond Family wants me to pay with blood for blood, you know that?”

“I know.”

“Then there’s nothing more to say. No matter what reasons or hardships you have, you want me dead—that’s a fact. Since that’s the case, life and death are left to fate.”

There was no emotional fluctuation in Samuel Thompson’s words.

As if life and death were just ordinary matters.

Was it the influence of the parallel world’s “Samuel Thompson” who was used to seeing life and death, or...

Was he always like this.

It’s just that the recent upheaval in his life had broken the shackles that bound him, releasing the fierce tiger in his heart.

Stan silently gazed at Samuel Thompson for a moment, then finally nodded slowly. “Alright, life and death are left to fate.”

With that, he took his stance.

“Dad... look, should we retreat to the car first?”

The eldest son Luke Redmond, who had come with Liam Redmond, glanced at the calm-faced Samuel Thompson and muttered in a low voice.

As for Liam Redmond...

Looking at Samuel Thompson, whose face showed not a trace of fear, he too felt a bit gloomy inside.

This eighteen-year-old youth...

Was even more troublesome than he had imagined.

He could only say, worthy of being the genius who topped the provincial exams.

But today’s matter was already set in motion and could not be stopped. Otherwise, given the other’s ferocity, the The Redmond Family would never know peace from this day on.

“Stan is the top expert of Longquan Martial Arts School, a grandmaster who has mastered the dark force. I have confidence in him!”

Liam Redmond said firmly, his face sinister. “Just watch here—I want to see this little beast beaten to death with my own eyes!”

Luke Redmond opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he had always been timid by nature. Facing his father’s forcefulness, he dared not argue further.

“Master Stan is a renowned figure in the martial arts circle. He mastered the dark force ten years ago, and his ‘Sky-Supporting Fist’ is unparalleled. In our Keli Province, he’s known as ‘Zhenjiang Stream,’ meaning he can suppress a whole river’s current. Not to mention Yaoyang City, even in the entire Keli Province, there are fewer than five martial artists who can definitely defeat Master Stan. Boss, you can rest assured.”

Mr. Dale, who was with Liam Redmond, spoke up.

He was a well-known martial artist in Yaoyang City, a skilled practitioner of the bright force. Ever since Samuel Thompson killed Ruby Redmond in front of the The Redmond Family members, Liam Redmond had paid him handsomely to protect his safety.

As an insider, he understood Stan’s status and influence even better than Liam Redmond, and had even more confidence in him.

Liam Redmond nodded slightly at Mr. Dale’s words.

...

Samuel Thompson clenched his right fist.

It had been three days since he applied the medicine. According to physician Benjamin Kelly, he shouldn’t exert force for a week, and it would take ten days to fully heal.

By stimulating his own vitality, his recovery was a bit faster than Benjamin Kelly had predicted, but there was still visible swelling and redness.

If he used his right hand, he might be left disabled.

If he didn’t use his right hand...

He might die!

With a turn of thought, Samuel Thompson suddenly moved. His energy surged, power coursed through him, and he strode forward like an arrow leaving the bow, charging fiercely ahead. In the instant of battle, his spirit, energy, and will soared to the peak.

Before Samuel Thompson made his move, Stan still felt some reluctance about killing such a young martial artist. But the moment Samuel Thompson unleashed all his strength and pressed forward with his own energy and aura, all reluctance vanished from his face. In its place was gravity—and a flash of shock in his eyes.

Shock at Samuel Thompson’s imposing presence at such a young age.

The next moment, he dared not relax in the slightest. He half-crouched, suddenly exerted force with his feet, and charged head-on at the oncoming Samuel Thompson.

The instant they clashed, Stan twisted his body slightly, dodging the punch Samuel Thompson threw straight at him. His right hand, however, shot out like lightning, instantly grabbing Samuel Thompson’s shoulder. The force in his arm surged, and if one could see through his clothes, they would see his biceps bulging.