Ch. 251..260
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 251
With a loud boom, the door detached from the door shaft and fell hard to the ground, it
nearly hit someone inside. A group of male and female martial artists, who were practicing inside, were all shocked and started yelling angrily.
Soon, a person came flying inside and fell right on top of the broken door. Jake Colter,
whose legs were already broken, cried out painfully as if he were a pig being
slaughtered.
“Ahh!”
“It’s Jake!”
“Jake, what happened to you?”
“Jake’s legs are broken. Who, who did it? I’ll avenge you!”
Someone reached out to touch Jake’s legs and found that they were completely twisted
and deformed.
There were even pieces of his bones sticking out of his flesh. It was a
shocking sight, it felt painful just to look at it.
One of the women, who was quite attractive and rather tall, went over and tried to
compress the wounds on Jake’s leg.
A gentle cracking sound could be heard. Jake, who already had severely wounded legs
and broken bones, cried out loudly and thoroughly passed out.
“It’s actually this woman!” Alex exclaimed as he stood by the entrance. He recognized
the tall lady after his gaze lingered upon her face for a while.
He met her in university back in California. She was the second strongest fighter in
Devil Coven, Annalise Henderson.
Never did Alex expect that she was actually a member of Budweiser Martial Arts Center.
“You guys injured Jake!”
In the center, there were more than forty people who wore the same outfit, with the word “Budweiser” embroidered on the chest area of their shirts, along with a design of a fierce tiger. At this moment, all of them looked at Alex and Azure, who were standing by the entrance.
Thump! Thump!
The two of them walked through the door into Budweiser Martial Arts Center.
Alex looked around the hall of the center. The interior decoration had an antique feel
and looked appealing.
There were quite a number of ink paintings on the walls, in which
people practicing Rake Fist inside them.
Finally, his gaze landed on Annalise.
At the same time, Annalise also looked at him with a shocked expression on her face,
but she didn’t say anything.
“I did it.” Azure said blandly, “Well. This person really is from Budweiser Martial Arts Center, isn’t he?”
A quick tempered man immediately stepped forward. “Damn! Who are you people? How dare you have the guts to injure our people from Budweiser Martial Arts Center? You have such an arrogant attitude too. It looks like you have no idea how powerful Budweiser Martial Arts Center is, do you?”
Azure chuckled coldly. “What’s so great about Budweiser Martial Arts Center? Get your
master to come out. I’m looking for him. The rest of you, little minions, can get out of the way!”
“What? How dare you, brat! Fine.
Since you dared to break Jake’s legs, I’ll break all your limbs!” The quick tempered man could not hold his anger any longer and wanted to
make a lunge for him.
Although these people had heard of Azure Storm in California’s underworld, they had
never seen him in person.
After all, Azure had been hiding in the shadow of the
underworld.
Budweiser Martial Arts Center, on the other hand, never had much to do with the
underworld.
If the quick tempered man knew the man was Azure, he wouldn’t have done something provoking like this.
“Wait a second!”
Just as the battle was about to start, Annalise shouted to stop them, “Senior, don’t be too rash.
Let’s find out what has really happened. If Jake’s legs were broken for no reason, we will certainly avenge him.”
Annalise seemed to be well-respected at Budweiser Martial Arts Center.
As soon as she spoke, everyone in the crowd went silent.
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Annalise didn’t look at Azure, but she looked at Alex instead, who seemed very calm.
Annalise wasn’t fond of Alex at all. Despite being a married man, Alex still flirted with Michelle Yowell. More importantly, Michelle didn’t seem to mind at all as though she willingly allowed a jerk like Alex to play with her feelings.
Annalise was determined to teach Alex a lesson if he had done something morally wrong.
“Mr. Rockefeller, I want you to give me a reasonable explanation. If you don’t, and I find
that you are working with other people to bully my people from Budweiser, I won’t let
you off the hook even if Michelle were to show up here.”
Annalise stared coldly at Alex.
Surprised, Azure turned to look at Alex and did not utter a word.
Alex placed his hands behind him and asked, “Ms. Henderson, are you a disciple in Budweiser Martial Arts Center?”
Annalise lifted her chest confidently, trying hard to suppress her anger. “That’s right. The master of Budweiser Martial Arts Center is my uncle.”
While raising his brows, Alex rubbed his fingers and said, “Alright. I won’t make things difficult for you, just for Michelle’s sake.
You may leave now.”
“What did you say?” Annalise couldn’t believe what she had just heard. “Alex
Rockefeller, I’m also giving you an opportunity to explain yourself for Michelle’s sake.
What sort of a place do you think Budweiser Martial Arts Center is? A café? Do you
think you can come here whenever you wish?
Don’t mislead yourself.”
From the conversation between Annalise and Alex, the other people in Budweiser
Martial Arts Center could tell that both of them knew each other. In this case, it would be
possible to negotiate a solution.
Annalise’s gaze was cold.
In fact, there was a hint of disdain in her eyes. She said,
“Now, I need an explanation from you. Do it, right now.”
Alex shook his head lightly as he said, “Fine. I will give you the first explanation. This fat
guy, after accepting a reward of a million dollars from someone, brought five other men
to assault me, wanting to break my hands.
The outcome is just what you just saw, he
was too unskilled, and he ended up losing his legs. Don’t you think that’s fair?”
“What? Did Jake actually do something like this?”
Annalise frowned as she heard his words, but she could still discern right from wrong.
As a martial artist, getting paid to attack another person was too shameful.
Jake brought it down upon himself by having his legs broken.
However, not everyone thought the same.
“Hmph. All we can see right now is that Jake’s legs have been broken.
In fact, they’re
completely crushed, and it’s impossible for him to practice martial arts anymore. He will
have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, you don‘t look like you’ve
suffered any injury and your hands seem perfectly fine.”
“That’s right. Jake has already passed out. Who could have known what exactly
happened?”
“Avenge! We must avenge him!”
Everyone was riled up as they demanded to avenge Jake.
Annalise was equally angry. She and Jake were on good terms after all. Unfortunately,
his life would be very difficult in the future.
He would forever be looked down upon by
others, and he would have to live his life in shame.
“Everyone, be quiet!” Annalise exclaimed, “Listen to me, everyone. I will thoroughly
investigate this matter. If Jake really did get bribed to attack someone else, then he
really brought it down upon himself.
Having his legs broken would have been
reasonable. However, if it turned out he was innocent, I will definitely avenge him!”
“How could we just let it slide? Jake’s future has gone down the drain!” Somebody said.
Annalise looked at Alex.
“Your friend was far too cruel. Effectively, he’s ruined Jake’s life
for good. That’s why you’ll have to pay up. Just a compensation of five million dollars,
we’re not trying to make things difficult for you.”
Alex scratched his ears and chuckled softly.
“Your name is Annalise Henderson, right?
Did you misunderstand something here? We’re not here to apologize to you. Instead…
We are here to demand an explanation.”
As he spoke, the look in his eyes suddenly turned fierce.
“If you people from Budweiser Martial Arts Center can’t give me a satisfactory answer
today, I’ll make sure it will no longer have a place in California from today on.”
“What did you just say?”
“This is absurd!”
“Damn it. Annalise, back off. I’ll teach this b*stard a lesson by kicking his ass!” Someone
shouted before charging forward and striking a punch at Alex.
Right then, Azure made a move. Azure dived in from the side and initiated a preemptive
strike by punching that person in his arm.
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Crack!
There was a clear, crisp sound of cracked bones.
The man’s wrist was instantly snapped apart by Azure’s punch. His wrist bone pierced
through his flesh and was now exposed, with blood spilling out.
“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
The man’s wrist hurt so badly that he couldn’t breathe. While holding his hand, he
immediately fell to the ground and started rolling around, howling in pain.
Those who witnessed such a bloody scene could feel their hearts pounding in shock, it
just sent chills down their spines.
Annalise was only a university student. Although she had learned Rake Fist quite well
and she frequently fought in the ring, most of those fights had limits. For example, back
when she fought against Green Dragons in California State University, the battle got so
heated that she ended up puking blood.
She couldn’t imagine at all how fights in the underworld would look like. Hence, when
she witnessed one of her peers being beaten up like this, she nearly vomited.
“You! That’s too much!”
“Do you really think nothing of us from Budweiser?”
A middle-aged man charged out of the crowd and lunged at Azure with a loud roar.
Rake Fist was a fast and furious technique. When combined with inner force, it packed quite the punch.
As soon as the man charged forward, his peers started cheering him on. “Senior Tom, beat him up. Destroy this bugger!”
Indeed, Senior Tom’s punches seemed quite formidable. He threw quick punches one after another like tsunami waves in the ocean.
However, Azure’s facial expression hardly changed at all. After dodging the man’s
attack twice, he snorted.
“It’s all for show. None of it is practical.”
Annalise’s face turned cold. “How dare you say that our Rake Fist is not practical? Do you even know punching techniques? Don’t think you’re so great just because you injured two of us. That’s because you haven’t fought against someone truly powerful yet.”
To be honest, Annalise actually said those words to Alex.
However, Alex, who was standing aside, had an indifferent look on his face and his eyes
were dulled with void, as if he didn’t seem bothered with the fight at all.
Annalise noticed his expression, and she was extremely angry for some reason.
“Jerk. Don’t be so aloof. I’ll make you beg and eat my shoes later,” Annalise said angrily.
Right then, Azure met his opponent’s Rake Fist attack with a kick.
The clash occurred with a boom, it sounded as if firecrackers went off.
Senior Tom’s fist was completely overpowered by Azure’s foot, with a burst of inner force in all directions. Azure effortlessly stepped his feet together.
Meanwhile, Senior Torn continued to slide backward.
A string of cracked prints was left
behind as his feet rubbed against the hard marble floor. Finally, he fell to the ground with a thud. Barf!
After spitting a mouthful of blood out of his mouth, Senior Tom exclaimed, “An Advanced-Royal ranked expert. Who are you?!”
At this moment, overwhelmed by the shock, everyone in Budweiser Martial Arts Center was dumbfounded.
Annalise looked at Alex with a surprised yet angry expression on her face. “Why did you
bring an Advanced-Royal rank expert here? If you have the courage, fight me on your
own!”
Azure chuckled coldly. “Aren’t you thinking too highly of yourself? Do you think someone like you has what it takes to fight Mr. Rockefeller, the great martial art master? I’m not looking down on you, all of you from Budweiser Martial Arts Center are nothing but trash in the eyes of Mr. Rockefeller.”
“That’s nonsense. He’s no master. I think he’s a fraud master, who specializes in tricking female students in university to sleep with him,” Annalise said angrily.
After all, she was deeply attached to Budweiser Martial Arts Center, so she wouldn’t permit anyone to insult it.
However, from Azure’s perspective, Alex was not someone who should suffer such insults.
Smack!
Azure slapped Annalise across the face. “How dare you insult Mr. Rockefeller? You deserve to be slapped!”
A stream of blood started flowing down from the corner of Annalise’s mouth.
She stared angrily at Alex and absolutely refused to believe that Alex was an expert fighter.
That was because she had looked into Alex’s background and found out that he was nothing but a piece of trash.
When his father was around, he used to live like a rich,
spoiled brat. After losing his father, he just spent his days at his wife’s house, doing nothing else but living off her. Even someone like Beatrice Assex could casually insult
him. Later, he even came to play with Michelle Yowell’s feelings.
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Annalise would rather die than believing that a useless man like Alex could defeat all the disciples in Budweiser Martial Arts Center.
For Michelle’s sake, Alex raised his hand to stop Azure from beating Annalise up. “She’s just a child. You don’t have to get so angry!”
Azure nodded. “Where is Robert Downie? Ask him to get his *ss out here. Otherwise, I’m going to destroy the entire Budweiser Martial Arts Center.”
Facing Azure, who was intimidating, everyone from Budweiser Martial Arts Center could not utter a word but they all looked away in fear.
“My uncle is not in,” Annalise finally said.
“Give him a call. He has one hour to make it back,” Alex said plainly.
Annalise gritted her teeth, but in the end, she still called her uncle.
“Uncle…”
Just as she said the word, Azure snatched her phone away. “Mr. Downie, you have one hour to get back to Budweiser Martial Arts Center. If you don’t get back within an hour,
your martial arts center will be gone.”
“What?”
Robert, who was having tea while visiting his friend outside, nearly puked the tea in his mouth when he heard Azure’s words.
“Who are you?” Robert asked.
“I’m Azure Storm from Thousand Miles,” Azure said.
“Do you mean Azure Storm from Thousand Miles Conglomerate?” Robert was dumbfounded. “My Budweiser Martial Arts Center has never done anything to your Thousand Miles Conglomerate. What is the meaning of this?”
“It means you have messed with someone you shouldn’t. Remember, you only have an hour.” Azure crushed the phone right after finishing his sentence. A perfectly fine Apple
smartphone ended up being crushed into pieces by him.
Annalise nearly choked on her own breath.
This man was way too arrogant and domineering. Even her uncle, Robert Downie,
wasn’t that arrogant like him.
However, people eventually came to their senses after hearing Azure’s words.
“Is he really Azure Storm from Thousand Miles Conglomerate?”
“Azure Storm, one of the Three Great Chieftains of California’s underworld?”
“Oh… My god!”
“Who did Jake mess with? Even Azure Storm, the Great Chieftain, has to call him
master…”
Right then, everyone began looking at Alex differently.
However, Alex had not made a move since the beginning. Instead, he kept his arms behind him and stood completely still, giving a grandiose impression as if he was a majestic mountain that they had to look up at.
Meanwhile, there were still fingerprints on Annalise’s face from the slap earlier. She
could still feel the burn.
However, her impression of Alex hadn’t changed. She still only felt disgust and anger toward him, and she didn’t believe he truly had any capabilities. In her mind, he must have done something to trick Azure.
***
While waiting, Alex received a call from Dorothy.
Alex dared not make her wait The imposing aura around him immediately faded away.
He donned a gentle expression on his face and said to the phone, “Honey, what is it?”
Bang!
Several people from Budweiser Martial Arts Center fell on their buttocks as they were surprised by Alex’s sudden change of demeanor.
Annalise, on the other hand, felt even more certain that Alex was a kept man who lived off his wife as she could not sense anything that resembled a fighter on him. He was only good at putting on ostentatious acts and bullying weak persons. A jerk like Alex was nothing but mud on the ground if he didn’t have help from Azure.
Annalise now looked at Alex with an even more disdained expression on her face.
However, Alex didn’t care about how others looked at him at all as he continued
speaking with Dorothy on the phone.
“You finally got your phone back. You must have gone to see that pretty doctor again.
Did she forcefully kiss you this time?” Dorothy asked.
“Honey, there’s no reason to be jealous. Don’t you know what kind of person I am?
Everyone in the world knows how much I love you!” Alex exclaimed.
“Ugh!” Annalise felt nauseated.
Indeed, this was exactly how a kept man would behave. Everyone from Budweiser Martial Arts Center awkwardly looked at each other, even Azure had an odd expression on his face.
“When did you learn to say such sappy things?” Dorothy, on the other end, asked with a
smile. She still found those words were somewhat sweet.
“These words come from the bottom of my heart. Well, what happened to your mom after I left?
Did your mom cause a scene and asked you to divorce me?” Alex said.
“Of course, she did!” Dorothy thought to herself.
“Don’t mind her. Just think of her as a patient. Oh right, I’m calling to tell you that it’s my grandpa’s sixty-sixth birthday today.
We’re going to have a celebration tonight. You’re
coming with me,” Dorothy said instead.
“Your grandfather’s birthday is today? And you’re only telling me now?” Alex asked.
“I didn’t want you to go at first, but I’ve changed my mind.
I’ll get off work early at four
later. Pick me up at the office,” Dorothy said.
“Okay, okay. I’ll be on time. Goodbye, mwah! ” Alex said. After hanging up the phone, Alex looked up and found that everyone was in daze.
That was because the ambience had changed so suddenly that none of them could get used to it.
Not too long ago, the center was filled with battle cries and they were still engaged in a
heated fight for their lives.
Suddenly, it turned into some trifles and lovey-dovey chatters
between a kept man and a jealous wife.
***
Half an hour later, Robert Downie, accompanied by two other people, hurried over.
One
of the two was an old man with a youthful face, while the other was a young man who wore a green shirt and long pants.
When Robert saw that the door to his martial arts center was destroyed, he charged in angrily.
After entering the center, he was livid as he saw Jake and one of his disciples were severely injured.
Enraged, Robert looked at Azure and shouted, “Azure Storm, you’ve gone too far!
I’ve
never done anything to Thousand Miles Conglomerate. Why did you do such cruel things to my people?”
“Did you really do nothing? Why don’t you ask what has your disciple done out there?
I’ve been very merciful for not killing him,” Azure said indifferently.
Robert looked at Annalise.
She then explained what had happened to Jake in a soft
voice and pointed at Alex.
Alex’s gaze landed on the other old man with a youthful look who just walked in instead.
Although the old man just stood there poker-faced without saying anything, Alex could
still sense that the man was even more powerful than Robert.
However… Why should Alex be afraid of him?
While Robert was still analyzing whether Jake or Azure was at fault, Alex suddenly
started speaking, “You are Robert Downie, the master of Budweiser Martial Arts Center,
right?”
Robert snorted coldly and didn’t bother to reply to Alex.
“I’m asking you again. I hope you will answer me honestly. Did you order someone to kill Anthony Patingson?” Alex continued asking.
“Who is Anthony Pattingson?” Robert was stunned for a moment.
Alex stared right into Robert’s eyes and even activated his Third Eye, to check the
fluctuation of energy movement in Robert’s body.
Alex could tell that Robert did not seem to be feigning the surprise, so he probably did
not know about Anthony at all.
“Well, I’m sure you know Dew Sunder, don’t you?” Alex asked.
“Dew Sunder? Don’t you mention that b*stard. I don’t know someone like him,” Robert
shouted angrily all of a sudden.
His eyes turned fierce as well, they were even filled with
murderous intents, as if he bore a great enmity against Dew.
However, Dew was the one who killed Anthony Pattingson in prison.
According to information provided by Thousand Miles Conglomerate, Dew was Robert’s
most prized disciple. Meanwhile, the people from Budweiser Martial Arts Center were
ashen-faced when they heard Dew’s name, especially Annalise, who looked worriedly at Robert.
After that, she turned to Alex with a curious gaze.
At first, she thought Alex was here because of Jake. However, based on the current situation, it seemed like that wasn’t the case.
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Dew Sunder was the real reason why Alex came here.
Alex seemed calm as he spoke, as if he was talking to himself, “Anthony Pattingson
killed my father in a car crash.
Dew Sunder, on the other hand, killed Anthony in prison.
Since Dew is your most prized disciple, I have reason to suspect that you ordered Dew to kill Anthony in order to get rid of all the evidence.
Tell me, my parents’ car accident that was caused by Anthony ten months ago, were you involved in it too?”
Robert seemed even more surprised.
“Alex Rockefeller, don’t you sling mud at my uncle without proof. My uncle definitely wouldn’t have ordered Dew to kill whoever man by the name of Anthony Pattingson, let
alone involved in your parents’ car accident,” Annalise said angrily.
“Why are you so sure?” Alex asked.
Annalise glanced at Robert before turning to look at Azure and explained, “That’s
because Dew has not been my uncle’s disciple for a long time. He’s a heartless,
animalistic b*stard who drugged my cousin… In the end, she ended up committing
suicide.
My uncle hated him so much that he would kill for his flesh and blood. How
could my uncle possibly ask him to do anything?”
Robert waved his hand and shouted, “Stop talking.”
Alex’s eyes glimmered as he didn’t expect to find out such an outcome.
After taking a deep look at Robert, Alex nodded slightly.
“Well then, I’m sorry for bothering you. Azure, let’s go!”
Azure nodded.
However, Robert suddenly looked daggers at Alex and Azure. “Who said the two of you could leave?”
Robert glanced past Alex.
In his eyes, Alex’s body didn’t contain any inner force, hence, he wasn’t a threat to him at all.
He thought that Alex only had the courage to come to Budweiser Martial Arts Center because he was backed by an expert fighter like Azure.
Therefore, Robert was completely focused on Azure.
“I don’t care who’s at fault with regards to Jake Colter, but you came to Budweiser
Martial Arts Center to destroy my main door and even injured my disciples. Do you think
nothing of me, Robert Downie?”
“What about the dignity of Budweiser Martial Arts Center? What about my prestige? If
you want to leave, fine.
But, each of you must leave one of your hands here.” Robert
had an oppressive and aggressive expression on his face.
Azure looked right back at Robert, and didn’t even flinch. He said indifferently in a
mocking tone, “Mr. Downie, I suggest you not make a fool of yourself.”
Robert snorted coldly. “I’ve heard about the greatness of your god-like kicking
techniques, Azure Storm. Apparently, they claim that you have never been defeated in
California.
I’d like to find out if you really are invincible.”
Right after that, Robert activated his energy, revealing the fact that he was at half step
to Mystic rank.
Azure was stunned.
“Robert Downie, did you actually advance to Mystic rank?”
Without saying anything, Robert proceeded to attack Azure right away.
Robert’s Rake Fist was significantly stronger than his disciples’. Although Azure used all
his might and kicked extremely fast with his feet, Robert’s Rake Fist was still much
stronger and domineering.
On top of that, Robert’s cultivation level was higher than
Azure. If they were to clash head-to-head, Azure would be at a disadvantage.
Boom!
After a loud collision sound, Azure stumbled backward with his right leg trembling and in
a state of numbness. Robert, on the other hand, didn’t seem exhausted after landing a
punch on Azure.
He punched his fist on the ground, forming a small crater with cracks
around it.
“What will it be? Are you going to do it yourselves, or do you need my help?” Robert
retrieved his fist and chuckled coldly.
At this moment, the rest from Budweiser Martial Arts Center began clapping and
cheering loudly.
Earlier, Azure single-handedly overpowered all of them, but now, they could finally hold
their head high.
“Master, they broke Jake’s legs. He’ll spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. How can
we only ask for one of their hands each?
They must at least break one of their legs too!”
“’l’hat’s right. It’s an eye for an eye. Do they think the Budweisers are easy to get
bullied? They must be shocked now!”
Annalise looked at Alex with a disdainful and arrogant expression on her face and said,
“Alex Rockefeller, did you really think that you could overpower the Budweisers with just
the helping hand of an expert fighter?
You’re far too naive. Borrowing someone else’s
power is forever the conduct of weaklings. A truly strong person does his own bidding!
Anyway, there’s no point in talking to a conniving man like you, who lives off his wife.”
“Is that so? What if I tell you I could defeat your uncle? What would you do then?” Alex
glanced at her indifferently and asked.
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Annalise was extremely upset when she heard that Alex was going to defeat her uncle.
“Who do you think you are? A Mystic ranked or Earth ranked expert? Or are you a Grandmaster?
My uncle is at half step to Mystic rank. In fact, he has already mastered
Rake Fist. You, on the other hand, are just a useless man who lives off women. How
dare you speak to my uncle like this?”
Annalise spoke in a sarcastic tone.
She was loud enough that everyone in the martial arts center could hear her.
Everyone else, except Azure, now looked at Alex with a sarcastic and mocking
expression on their faces.
‘None of you could comprehend Mr. Rockefeller’s level of patience.
The more you insult
him, the more embarrassed you will be later.’ Azure secretly let a sardonic laugh as he thought to himself.
In fact, he had eagerly anticipated how the events would unfold next.
Robert waited for Annalise to finish speaking before looking askance at Alex. “Looks like you’re not willing to break your own arms. Forget it, you’re all talk and no action. Let me give you a hand.”
After that, Robert lunged forward and grabbed Alex’s arm forcefully, wanting to break his arm off with just a fling.
Based on his cultivation level at half step to Mystic rank, he
could easily snap off a normal person’s arm completely once he activated his inner force, resulting in a lifelong disability.
However, after exerting force, Robert couldn’t move Alex’s arm at all, let alone lifted his
arm up.
“Eh? What’s going on?”
Robert tried tugging at Alex’s arm again, but it still didn’t work.
Shocked, Robert looked at Alex and noticed that his expression was fully calm.
Meanwhile, everyone else from Budweiser Martial Arts Center, including Annalise,
rejoiced in Alex’s misfortune.
When they saw Alex’s arm being grabbed by Robert, they
were certain that things wouldn’t end up well for Alex. Alex would’ve been lucky if his arm only snapped into two.
However, none of them could see the embarrassment on Robert’s face at the moment.
‘Grr… I’ll try again!’
Robert thought to himself.
However, at this moment, Alex shook his hand violently and sent Robert flying with a tremendous force. Robert spun around in circles twice on the ground before he could barely stand.
“Ahh! ”
“What’s going on?”
“Uncle, what are you doing? Why didn’t you snap his arm off, and then you suddenly spun around on your own twice? Are you playing with him, trying to make him look like a clown?”
However, Robert looked more like the clown in this case. Both the eyes of Azure and the youthful-looking old man glistened as they watched the scene.
“Mr. Downie, it’s enough. Let’s call it a day, shall we?” Alex asked blandly.
Robert chuckled coldly. “I thought you might be relying on something more powerful, but it turns out you’re just naturally gifted with strength. If this is all you’ve got, I suggest you break your own hands off.
It will be much more painful if I were to do it for you,” Robert said.
“You still won’t give up! Come on!” Alex shook his head and shouted.
Robert cried out loudly and leapt into the air before attacking Alex with several moves.
“Three Points of Deity!”
Wham! Wham! Wham!
“Tiger’s Ascension! ”
Smack! Smack!
“Forced Entry!”
“King’s Fury!”
“Sky Cannon!”
Robert attacked consecutively Alex with five different moves, and they were all the essential techniques within Rake Fist. However, apart from the first two moves that managed to hit Alex, the three remaining ones missed him completely.
Alex shook his head. “You’re too slow. Even a grandmother who practices Tai Chi moves faster than you. Why would you even bother trying to break my arm with such a slow speed?”
Robert was enraged. After letting out several roars, he started attacking Alex again, but to no avail.
Everyone else in Budweiser Martial Arts Center was shocked.
Annalise’s eyes were widened in astonishment as if she had seen a ghost, as she thought, ‘Isn’t he a useless trash? Isn’t he just a kept man who lives off his wife? How could he possibly intercept my uncle’s attacks? How did he do it?’
Meanwhile, seeing Robert was about to dive at him with another punch, Alex chuckled softly. “You’ve lashed out at me so many times. Why don’t you take a hit from me too?”
Alex threw an effortless punch at Robert, it was the Dragon-Tusk Punch that he had
secretly learned from Anna Coleman.
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Boom!
The impact ended up in a burst of explosion due to the strong Chi energy channeled.
After being punched, Robert was sent flying backward. Luckily, one of his disciples caught him in time and saved him from the fall.
Even so, Robert’s fist wouldn’t stop trembling.
Everyone else’s heart sank with restlessness, as they didn’t expect that Alex to be this powerful.
The youthful-looking old man was in fact someone that Robert had asked assistance of.
Now that Robert was clearly disadvantaged, he immediately stepped forward. “I would like to challenge you.”
“Both of you can come at me together!” Alex laughed heartily.
The old man and Robert looked at each other. “You’ve got courage!”
The two of them really started attacking Alex together. Moreover, they even worked together and launched a pincer attack at Alex.
Alex channeled his Chi energy and reared, “Dragon-Tusk: Thousand Blades!”
Bang! Bang!
Two loud noises were heard.
Both the white-haired old man and Robert were knocked back over ten meters by Alex’s attack, before coming to a halt.
A young man caught the white-haired old man, but Robert, on the other hand, spat blood from his mouth.
“Ahh!” Annalise exclaimed as she covered her mouth, with shock written all over her face.
Never did she expect that Alex would be able to defeat both his enemies with a single attack.
Not to mention the fact that her uncle was half step to Mystic rank, Annalise knew theold man’s capabilities very well. He, who came from an ancient martial arts backgroundin California, was the head of the Orlando family. He was definitely much stronger than Robert. If even a powerful man like him lost to Alex, Annalise could not imagine how strong could Alex be.
Now, she finally understood why a proud lady like Michelle would throw herself at Alex and didn’t even mind the fact that Alex was already married.
Such a young man was already a Mystic ranked expert. Furthermore, he was a rare and
influential man.
However, when he was in the Assex family, he must be an unscrupulous
man, who pretended to be weak so he could destroy his opponents when they least
expected him.
“That’s Dragon-Tusk Punch from the Coleman family!”
“You just used Dragon-Tusk Punch from the Coleman family. You’re actually from the Coleman family!” The white-haired old man cried out suddenly.
“You’re quite good at observing. Indeed, this is the Coleman family’s Dragon-Tusk Punch, but I’m not a Coleman,” Alex said calmly.
However, based on what the white-haired old man had just heard, Alex definitely had a deep connection with the Coleman family even if he wasn’t part of them.
Alex suddenly turned to look at Annalise. “What do you think now? Do you still think Budweiser Martial Arts Center is almighty and invincible?”
Annalise bit her lips and kept quiet.
“Mr. Downie, can we call it a day now?” Alex asked again.
Robert hesitated for a few seconds before letting out a long sigh. “Yes, yes. I’m not as
strong as you are.”
Alex turned around. “Azure, let’s go.”
“Wait a second,” Robert suddenly said.
“…”
Alex remained silent.
“I don’t know why Dew Sunder killed Anthony Pattingson, but ever since Dew betrayed
Budweiser Martial Arts Center and escaped, he started working for Frank Accardo. As
for the rest of the matter, I don’t have a clue,” Robert explained.
A dash of sparkle flickered in Alex’s eyes.
“Frank Accardo, is it? Previously, Brock Rousey had also said that he used to be Frank
Accardo’s right-hand man. In this case, I’d have to pay Frank a visit,” Alex thought.
Alex and Azure walked out of Budweiser Martial Arts Center and got into the car.
“Mr. Rockefeller, Frank Accardo isn’t in California right now. He left with a few of his
trusted men, but I’m not sure where he has gone to. However, the Southern California
Business Association will hold a sword competition a month later, on the ninth of
September.
He will definitely show up then. It’s very likely he will be there to enlist the
services of experts,” Azure said.
“The ninth of September. Great. We’ll wait until then!” Alex exclaimed.
Meanwhile, everyone in Budweiser Martial Arts Center stayed silent and still didn’t dare
to make a sound.
“If he’s not a member of the Coleman family, why does he know their Dragon-Tusk
Punch? This young man is very odd,” Robert said.
“I heard there’s a woman in the Coleman family by the name of Anna Coleman.
She is
part of Divine Constabulary. In fact, she’s already reached the marriageable age. I heard
rumors about the Coleman family looking for a suitable husband for Anna not too long
ago. Could it be him?” The white-haired old man said.
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Azure drove Alex to California’s Premier Hospital. That was because Alex’s car was still parked in the underground basement there.
When the car stopped, Azure looked at Alex, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak.
Earlier, Alex seemed to have promised Azure that he would help him advance to Peak-Royal rank after today’s ordeal.
“What is it?” Alex frowned and asked him after seeing the constipated expression on Azure’s face.
“Eh… Nothing.” Azure was too embarrassed to say it.
“Oh, I remember now. Here, take this,” Alex took a bottle out of his pocket and retrieved three red pills that looked as large as cod liver oil capsules, then placed them on the center console in the car.
“What are these?” Azure asked.
“Blood energy pills,” Alex said.
“What do they do?” Azure asked again.
“They help replenish your blood energy,” Alex answered.
“But I don’t think I need that,” Azure said.
“But you have renal deficiency,” Alex said.
Azure’s face twitched as his eyes were widened and retorted. “I do not.”
“Yes, you do,” Alex said.
“But I’m still a virgin,” Azure said.
“It’s just that you have inborn renal deficiency,” Alex said.
Although there wasn’t any wind in the car, Azure felt as if a breeze had hit him.
“Is there a way to fix it?” Azure asked after a while.
“Not at the moment,” Alex said and shook his head.
“Well… Can I still get married?” Azure asked.
“Yes, but you can’t sleep with your wife,” Alex said.
“Just like you?” Azure asked.
Alex glared at Azure for a moment. After retrieving one of the blood energy pills, he
opened the car door and got out.
“Two pills are more than sufficient for you to advance to the next level!” Alex exclaimed
before walking into the hospital.
Azure was shocked by his words, with his mouth agape. He quickly grabbed the two
blood energy pills and caressed them like his most prized treasure.
“Wham!”
Azure slapped himself on the face. He lost one of the pills due to his foul mouth.
***
When Alex checked the time, it was almost three o’clock. Alex quickly drove Waltz
Fleur’s Lamborghini back to Maple Villa. He had to prepare a gift for Dorothy’s
grandfather.
Alex knew that Dorothy’s grandfather was a language teacher before he retired and had
many successful students over the years.
On his sixty-sixth birthday, Alex naturally had
to give him a worthy gift.
Suddenly, Alex recalled the painting that he received from Lord Lex Gunther.
It was an art piece called “The Landscape” by Jean Pucelli in the 13th century, and it
was expensive enough to honor Dorothy’s grandfather.
Of course, Alex also thought of
the fact that Dorothy’s sixty-six years old grandfather was quite old, so he decided to
give him some supplements as well.
At first, Alex thought his blood energy pills would be the perfect gift.
However, since they didn’t know what they were, they might not appreciate them.
Hence, he chose a snow lotus instead. Although it wasn’t the one that Michelle bought
from the auction with tens of millions dollars, it was still very valuable and its market
price was at least five million dollars.
“Senior, you’re back!” Waltz, who wore a pink shirt that exposed most of her legs,
walked over barefoot. At first glance, it appeared almost as if she did not wear anything
under her skirt.
She looked so hot that Alex couldn’t take his eyes off her. After staring at her for over
ten seconds, he finally nodded with a hum.
“Did Frank Accardo do it?” Waltz asked.
It seemed that she had already heard the news.
Alex’s gaze returned to normal as he said, “Although I can’t be sure, I think he must be
connected to him somehow. Brock Rousey and Dew Sunder both work for him. I don’t
think it’s a coincidence. I’ll ask him personally on the ninth of September.”
Waltz nodded.
After a while, she moved close to him and poked his shin with her leg. “I heard you
taught Maya Howards the Silver Frost technique. Could you teach me too? After all, I’m
both your junior and bed-warming servant. If you’d like, I could come and warm your
bed tonight!”
Alex was tempted, but he refused. “You’ll have too much on your plate. You should
focus on practicing a single technique.”
“But Senior, my technique is very simple and it’s incomparable with Silver Frost!” Waltz
tried even harder at tempting Alex.
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Waltz’s leg was about to move up to Alex’s waist.
“I’ve seen you practicing. To be honest, that technique is pretty good and has your
distinctive features. Most importantly, you’ve been cultivating it for so many years, it’d be
a shame for you to give it up. How about this?
I’ll help you modify it later,” Alex said.
“Deal,” Waltz said.
“Here, these are for you. Take one pill every three days. It’ll help with your cultivation,”
Alex said before tossing over a small bottle, which contained ten blood energy pills, to
her.
What would Azure feel if he knew that he had to work so hard just to get two of these
pills, but Waltz, on the other hand, only had to poke Alex with her feet to get ten and he
even offered to modify her cultivation technique? Azure might actually contemplate
changing his gender!
“Senior, you’re so nice. Tonight, I’ll make you…” Waltz started speaking.
Right then, Brittany and Maya walked down the stairs.
“Alex, Waltz, what are you two talking about?” Brittany asked.
“Oh, I was saying I would personally make dinner for all of you tonight.” Waltz quickly
fixed her sentence.
After that, she turned to Alex and mouthed the words to him without making a sound.
“I’ll warm your bed!”
Alex gulped as he thought, “There’s a succubus living in my house. A very seductive
one. I don’t even know when I’ll get eaten alive. It’s really dangerous!”
“Ahem. I won’t be staying for dinner. I have stuff to do tonight,” Alex said.
“Are you not going to eat at home again?” Brittany frowned slightly. After waking up from
her coma, Alex hadn’t had many meals with her and he was always outside. She didn’t
know what he was so occupied with.
“Mom, about that… It’s the birthday of Dorothy’s grandfather today. I have to be there,”
Alex said.
“It’s your grandfather-in-law’s birthday. In that case, I should show my respect too!”
Alex’s heart raced wildly when he heard Brittany’s words.
After all, he didn’t want her mother to meet Claire at all. When the time came,
something terrible might happen. So, he hurriedly said, “It’s okay. He didn’t send you an
invitation.
It would be a little rude to show up there uninvited. I’ll go on my own!
Moreover, I have to pick Dorothy up first. Waltz, I’ll borrow your car.”
Naturally, Waltz didn’t mind.
Brittany, who seemed to be deep in thought, nodded after a while. “Drive safe then.”
“Alright!” Alex said.
After Alex left the villa, Brittany’s eyes lit up as she asked, “Waltz, tell me the truth. Has
Alex been treated poorly in the Assex family?”
“Ehhh…” Waltz murmured.
“Maya, tell me,” Brittany said.
“Mom… I’m not too sure either! I’ve only heard that Madame Claire Assex can be quite
harsh,” Maya said.
“Waltz, can you find out where Dorothy’s grandfather lives?” Brittany looked at Waltz
and asked.
There was a vague look of excitement in Waltz’s eyes as she said, “There’s a tracker
inside my car.”
“Alright. I’ll get some gifts prepared. After all, they are our relatives. It’s the old man’s
sixty-sixth birthday, so it’s reasonable for me to be there for the celebration. Otherwise,
they might think that I’m actually dead,” Brittany said in a somewhat cold tone.
***
At four o’clock, Alex arrived just in time in front of Dorothy’s office and parked his car.
As soon as the cool Lamborghini arrived, it attracted a lot of attention from the people
around, and even many employees inside the company looked at it from their windows.
“Woah, it’s a Lamborghini!”
“I wonder which rich heir is here again to woo a pretty lady in our company.”
“I realize the pretty ladies in our company have quite an expensive taste in men!”
After that, everyone watched their own CEO, Dorothy Assex, walking over with her purse in hand.
When she saw Alex sitting inside the Lamborghini, she couldn’t help but stand still,
shocked, for a moment. After that, she got into the car with a confused expression on
her face.
“Where did you get this car?” Dorothy asked.
“I borrowed it. Do you want to give it a test drive?” Alex asked.
“I thought you bought it! Isn’t this car way too high-profile? Let’s go. We’ll head right
over to Grandpa’s house.”
After a loud roar made by the Lamborghini’s engine, they drove away.
However, neither of them knew that the gossipy staff in the office had already taken several photos, discussing among themselves in the office group chat.
“Whose car did Ms. Assex get into?”
“This Lamborghini looks like a world-wide, limited-edition version. It costs at least ten million dollars. It can’t possibly belong to Alex Rockefeller. Could it be her new fling?”
“That’s major news. Ms. Assex has finally accepted another guy’s pursuit!”
“Poor Mr. Rockefeller!”
However, many of them had no idea that they were being spied on by someone in this non-official group chat. Her username in the group chat was Bea, but her real name was Beatrice Assex.