Chapter 1708


    Hand’s words made James breathe a sigh of relief. He no longer had any remaining strength to continue the battle. If the Blood Race reneged on their word, there was


    nothing he could do.


    He smiled and sheathed the Primordial Dragon de.


    Sky, on the other hand, also breathed a sigh of relief. The member of the Blood Race who managed to


    block James’ Primordial Dragon de must have possessed enormous strength, so he did not wish to


    come to blows with them. Since the Blood Race was willing to hold up to their end of the bargain, Sky


    was naturally content.


    In the distance, many cheered.


    Bet walked over to James and said smilingly, “Not bad, James. You managed to master the


    Fourteen Heavenly Swords. I seriously never expected that move to be this terrifying. If I’m not


    mistaken, the one who battled against you was a martial artist at the Ninth Stair, while the one who


    blocked your attack was a ninth-rank martial artist.”


    “Ninth-rank?”


    James looked at Hand. That man was indeed capable of blocking his Fourteen Heavenly Swords.


    Based on his calctions, no martial artist beneath the ninth rank would be able to defend against his


    full force.


    Soon, Thomas and the others walked over to him.


    Realizing the weakened state James was in, Thomas handed an elixir over to him and whispered, “This


    is an elixir for you to regain your True Energy. Be careful not to fall into the Blood Race’s trap.”


    “Mhm.”


    James took the elixir and consumed it. After consuming the elixir, his depleted True Energy was


    gradually restored.


    Hand walked over to James and praised him, “You’ve done well, young man. To think that you’d


    possess such strength at such a young age!”


    James said while smiling. “You tter me. I should thank you for going easy on me. If you had gone all-


    out, I wouldn’t have stood a chance.”


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    He exchanged pleasantries with Hand.


    Sergio walked over as well and said, “I was scared out of my wits just now. Fortunately, my father was


    able to save me in time, or else I’d have died by your hand.”


    James said, “Well, I almost died by your hand too. Since this is a sparring match, idents are


    inevitable.”


    “Hahaha! Indeed…” Sergioughed.


    “Alright now…” Hand said, “Since you’ve emerged victorious, please follow me to the Blood Race’s


    headquarters.”


    Under Hand’s guidance, many headed to the Blood Race’s headquarters. However, as many were


    suspicious of the Blood Race’s motives, they simply left. Only a handful followed the Blood Race to


    their headquarters


    At the Blood Race’s headquarters.


    In the courtyard of a majestic castle, many powerful members of the Blood Race gathered. In the lead


    was Kaiden Walchelin, a Dragon yer from a millennium ago. Although he was considered the most


    powerful individual in the n, he was injured.


    “Father,” Hand walked over to him and greeted him respectfully.


    Many people surrounded Kaiden, injecting True Energy into his body. Upon noticing Hand’s arrival,


    they stopped.


    Kaiden asked, “How did it go?”


    Hand narrated the whole truth to him.


    “Oh?” Upon hearing this, Kaiden’s curiosity was piqued. “A young man?”


    “Yeah,” Hand said, “I investigated him beforehand. He’s thirty years old and currently the Dragon


    King of Sol. He hails from the Caden family, whose Grand Patriarch was one of the Prince of Orchid


    Mountain’s four major officials a millennium ago.”


    Upon hearing this, Kaiden’s expression turned grim.


    After some time, he asked, “Is he the strongest one? What about the other ninth-rank martial artists?”


    “They weren’t present. Or perhaps they blended into the crowd and didn’t show themselves,” Kaiden


    said. Then, he asked, “Father, should we hand over the dragon’s blood and the information on the


    dragon’s whereabouts?”


    “Of course.” Kaiden said smilingly, “A dragon is not so easily killed. To y a dragon, the Soleans will


    surely mobilize all martial artists avable to them. Naturally, they will suffer enormous casualties.


    “Should they seed, we will simply wipe them out while they are weakened.


    “If they fail, the dragon must be severely weakened too. In that case, we’ll simply take the dragon for


    ourselves. By obtaining the dragon’s blood, the Blood Race will be bestowed immortal glory.”