The Golden-Clawed Guards and Danilo surveyed the Outer Disciples Region and every disciple of the Paradyne Academy that they found were instantly killed. Either turned into meat pastes or dissipated into dusts. As for the mortals, Danilo and his subordinates spared them. After all, they weren"t demonic cultivators that involved commoners to battles.
Everyone of the Golden-Clawed Guards and even Danilo himself were dressed with Heaven Grade Artifacts from head to toe even if they stood there and someone with a cultivation at the Peak of Divine Soul Realm attacked them, they couldn"t possibly suffer any injuries with the protection of these Artifacts.
Surveying the area, Danilo"s line of sight landed at the distance where the Entertainment Block was located. Riddled with towering buildings and pavilions and the dazzling sparkles of colorful decorations that looked enchanting to the eyes, it wasn"t that hard to spot the Entertainment Block even with the distance of ten kilometers.
"That"s the place where my direct descendant died..." Danilo mumbled and he turned around in mid-air. His subordinates also stopped at followed his line of sight. Comparing the information that he had from Kalan. Danilo nodded his head and said, "That"s definitely the place, since that"s far from the borders of the Inner Disciples Region, most of the disciples there shouldn"t have escaped yet and as for that killer, I have my ways to find her..."
Rotating his cultivation base, consecutive deafening booms reverberated as him and his subordinates surged towards the direction of the Entertainment Block.
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Back at the Fragrant Peak Pavilion. Natalie, Grace and Dan all stood together with solemn expressions on their faces. Their figures looked stronger and full of vitality if compared to what they looked like several months ago. If a cultivator was there and closely observed their figures, that cultivator would know that all three of them were at the Realm of the Divine Soul.
"People from the Imperial Clan is attacking?"
The three of them never heard Mathias"s announcement nor the commotion that occurred around them since they were in the middle of their secluded meditation. But when the aura of a Divine Ascendance Realm cultivator and numerous Divine Soul Realm cultivators surged. They detected it even when they were far away.
"Yeah, there"s no mistaking it, only the members of the Imperial Clan could possibly emit such righteous auras that disdained the darkness..." Grace nodded his head in confirmation, her fair countenance knitted in worry.
"Indeed, I studied some things about the Imperial Clan when I knew that Juliet was about to face them. According to those books, the Imperial Clan should have the strongest and purest righteous auras in the entire Empire due to their cultivation method..." Natalie supported her sister"s claims and Dan nodded his head.
"In that case, what are we still doing here? A battle between experts at their scale aren"t something that we can casually intervene in... Since they"re attacking, our fellow disciples must"ve retreated...." Dan hurried them outside to retreat, glancing at Vincent"s room at the door directly opposite to them, Dan didn"t discover any traces of life.
"d.a.m.n that Vincent why didn"t he told us that something is happening in the outside world, if not for the fact that we detected the Imperial Clan"s invasion from so far away, we would"ve been so clueluess and kept on cultivating!" Dan cursed Vincent"s cold-bloodedness as Natalie chuckled behind him.
"Well, if you were so welcoming to him when he visited at that time, he may have informed us today..."
"Yeah, that"s right, Dan. You were definitely rude at that time..." Grace lightly laughed and teased.
"Leave me alone! Hmmph, such a small-minded guy..." Dan coldly snorted and shrugged. Turning the topic away from Vincent, Dan asked in curiosity.
"Since you detected their auras from so far away, can you still detect them, Grace?" He turned to look at Grace and the latter nodded her head, saying.
"Unnn, as of now..." Grace closed her eyes for a moment and after a long pause. She opened them once again and said with an uncertain voice, "They"re heading for the direction of the Entertainment Block... In their pace, they"ll arrive there in less than five minutes..."
She casually said these words with a nonchalant expression but when Natalie and Dan heard what she said, their eyes widened in shock as they simultaneously shouted.
"Entertainment Block?!"
"Entertainment Block? Isn"t that the place where Juliet is staying with her business?" Dan asked in a queer voice and Grace finally realized something critical.
"s.h.i.+t! They"re going for the Entertainment Block! We must make sure that Juliet has escaped or else those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds may dispose of her!" Grace"s expression turned ashened. Natalie and Dan immediately ignited their Blessing of the Lightning G.o.d.
Lightning crackled around their bodies as the three of them stomped on the ground. Flying towards the horizon while leaving a deafening roar on their wakes. All three wished in their hearts that they could arrive faster than the Imperial Clan.
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ZIeve laid on a soft matress with his body covered in bandages. Lightly groaning, he raised his upper body as Juliet ran towards him with worry visible on her visage.
"You shouldn"t try to sit, yet! Your injuries are still fres.h.!.+" Juliet scolded and when Zieve saw her teary expression, he bitterly smiled. Remembering the events that happened back then, he realized and understood that he acted recklessly without thinking of the consequences.
Fortunately, Juliet saved him in time or else he would"ve been travelling on the Yellow Springs, lining up for Grandma Meng"s soup. Scratching his head awkwardly, Zieve said in a tone that didn"t know whether to laugh or to cry.
"Ermmm, I"m sorry about what happened back then, Juliet..." His lips twitched as Juliet puffed her cheeks and dashed to his torso with a tight embrace.
"You idiot! You shouldn"t have done such a thing! What if you died, ah! If you really died because of your stupidity and recklessness then I would"ve fed your body to the dogs, letting you die without a proper burial!" Juliet tightened her hug around Zieve, not letting him go, afraid that he may disappear from her arms.
"Ouch, Owww, d.a.m.n that hurts... Juliet... I"m still wounded, you know? Can you please loosen your hug..." Zieve requested, his face filled with suffering as he repeatedly hissed in pain. Despite Juliet"s violent cursing, Zieve felt a warm and sour sensation rise up to his throat as he reciprocated her hug.
"Okay, I promise ah, I won"t do that thing anymore... But I can"t promise that I won"t stake my life if you"re the one in danger..." He whispered in a mellow voice that looked any trace of deceit. Upon realizing what he said. His eyes widened in shock for he unknowingly mumbled the honest feelings in his heart.
Juliet lifted her head and stared at Zieve. Her shoulders intermittently trembled from the overflowing emotions that surged from her heart. Teardrops, great teardrops streamed down her eyelids and at this moment.
The terrifying young woman that comprehended the elusive Dagger Intent and beheaded two members of the Imperial Clan without a trace of emotions acted so amiably and obediently like a child in front of Zieve.
"Ah, no... Please don"t do this... Ah! Please don"t cry..." It was the first time that Zieve encountered someone crying, much more a young woman. Flailing his hands awkwardly in the air, Zieve"s lips twitched and a crooked smile emerged on his lips.
After several minutes of being stuck in such an awkward position. A deafening roar reverberated above the skies of the Dreamy House Pavilion. Lightning crackled and three familiar auras emerged with painted a smile on Juliet"s face as she hurriedly stared above.
"It"s Papa and Mama!" Juliet blurted out with excitement and Zieve also followed her line of sight. There, floating behind the hole of the ceiling were the figures of Dan, Natalie and Grace. Surrounded by Lightning, they looked incomparably valiant and das.h.i.+ng as they descended like Sovereigns from the heavens.
"Hooo, we only left Juliet with you for two months but it seems like you"ve grown some b.a.l.l.s. Actually daring to make my daughter sit on your lap like that..." Dan"s face looked as dark as a kettle"s bottom and his eyebrows tightly knitted.
Grace lightly laughed to his reaction and said, "Here you are again acting so overprotective, Juliet isn"t a little girl anymore, you know? She"s grown into a fine woman and she"ll eventually spread her wings and travel with her husband, right?" Grace glanced at Zieve and winked which made the latter bitterly smile.
Natalie and Dan stared at each other and nodded their heads. Juliet was the prized treasure of the family and if someone courted her, they would definitely make sure that he"s fitting to be her husband and had the capabilities to protect her.
Natalie sized Zieve like a predator staring at its prey. Crossing her arms, her countenance turned cold and Zieve felt a s.h.i.+ver down his spine. She remembered that Juliet had the same stare like Natalie when she was angry.
"d.a.m.n. The phrase, like mother, like daughter really is true... So Juliet inherited her fierceness to her mother?" Zieve thought in his mind as Dan declared.
"Now is not the time for jokes, after everything is over and done, we will surely have a serious talk..." Dan made a sidelong glance at Zieve before directing his gaze towards the hole above the ceiling.
"Have you guys not received the news about the evacuation that the Paradyne Academy declared? Why are the two you still here?" Dan asked with knitted eyebrows and Juliet replied in a soft voice.
"Papa, we received the news but Zieve was severely injured enough that transport may worsen his injuries so I decided to stay here with him... Please don"t blame him about anything..." Juliet pleaded and Dan lifted an eyebrow for before replying.
"I am not so petty, Juliet... Zieve has done well protecting you from the b.a.s.t.a.r.ds of the Imperial Clan to the extent that he was even willing to sacrifice his life for your safety... Tell me, why would I blame such a man like him?" Dan shrugged and Natalie made a queer chuckle and poked directly at Dan"s weak spot.
"You"re being so eloquent and self-righteous, Dan. But aren"t you just jealous about Zieve...?" Natalie emphasized the word "jealous" for added effect and Dan glared at her, "Jealous?! Me? Hmmph! Why would I be jealous? What a joke!"
"Okay, okay, you really aren"t jealous.... Let"s just hurry up and evacuate lest the Golden-Clawed Guards and the Emperor catch up to us and prevented our escape..." Grace also chuckled and advised.
Dan puffed his cheeks while Natalie and Grace covered their mouths with their palms to m.u.f.fle their laughter. Juliet wore a smile of amus.e.m.e.nt on her face as she casually sat on Zieve"s lap.
"Just what the h.e.l.l is with this family..." Zieve mumbled into the air, when he heard Grace"s announcement about the incoming Golden-Clawed Guards and the Emperor, he was scared silly and almost leaped from fear if not for Juliet who sat on his lap.
"That"s the Golden-Clawed Guards, you know! Possessing strength at the Peak Divine Soul Realm! Not only that, the Emperor himself has invaded the Academy! How can these people be so calm..." Zieve thought in his mind and took a moment to calm himself down.
Though he couldn"t believe nor understand how they could act so leisurely and composed. He was gradually infected by their joyful mood as a small smile lifted on his face. Rotating their cultivation bases, all five of them floated in the air.
Turning towards the direction of the Core Disciples Region. Juliet, Grace, Natalie and Dan ignited their cultivation method as Lightning surrounded their body. In the past months of training, Dan and his two wives gained substantial benefits but as a man, Dan acquired the most benefits out of the two.
Stomping into the air, all five of them soared as consecutive sonic boom shook the air. But before they could even fly far, an all-encompa.s.sing might enveloped the heavens and each and everyone of them felt like they were stuck in a quagmire.
"T-t-this aura... There"s no mistaking it..." Zieve paled in horror and turning around, the five of them saw the figures of the Golden-Clawed Guards along with Danilo whose eyes denied the existence of distance and landed squarely on Juliet"s figure as he howled in a voice filled with utmost killing intent.
"So you"re the one..."
"You"re the one that killed my son!"