Kaden was still unwilling to ept defeat. He gathered energy in his hands to form a white light ball. The ball grew rapidly, soon reaching the size of a table, and was hurled violently towards Wilbur. Wilbur moved swiftly and flew into the ball. Kaden roared in fury, continuously channeling more energy into the expanding light ball.


    However, the light ball gradually shrunk despite his efforts. The light ball was fully absorbed by Wilbur in the end. Wilbur then struck Kaden on the chest with a powerful blow, unleashing a burst of white light from his palm. Wilbur used the force of the impact to transfer the energy from the light ball into Kaden''s body.


    Bam!


    Kaden was heavily wounded, and he began to shrink in size rapidly after a thunderous sound. He quickly returned to his normal human form, then he copsed onto the ground.


    Wilburnded and walked towards Kaden. He looked at Kaden, who was lying on the ground and gasping for breath. Wilbur said, "I will spare your life if you surrender now."


    Kaden gasped for breath and trembled all over. He asked, "Are you serious? Will you spare me if I surrender?"


    "That''s right. I''ll spare your life if you admit defeat," replied Wilbur.


    Kaden was evil, but Wilbur was not willing to kill him. Kaden hesitated, then he said, "Alright, in that case, I..."


    Suddenly, Kaden spat out a silver needle during Wilbur''s momentarypse in attention. The needle shot towards Wilbur but was blocked by the Azure Dragon astral defense just a foot away before falling to the ground.


    "You asked for it!" yelled Wilbur through a clenched jaw.


    "No, I''m sorry! Please! Spare me!" Kaden realized when the needle was not able to hit Wilbur and instantly panicked. His face was pale as he kept begging for his life.


    Wilbur did not listen to Kaden anymore and raised his Magic Dragon de. Suddenly, Horst spoke up, "Wilbur, you won this battle. There''s no need to go for the kill since you won. How about you spare Kaden for my sake?"


    Horst looked at Wilbur displeasingly. What he said did not sound like a plea, but rather an order directed at Wilbur.


    Horst felt that as the eldest son of the March family, his speaking up was the highest honor he could give Wilbur. Wilbur had no reason to say no. However, to Wilbur, Horst was clearly provoking him.


    Kaden had almost killed him. Wilbur believed that Kaden was used to using sneak attacks if he could not win the battle. If he spared Kaden now, he was afraid that Kaden would hurt others the same way in the future.


    Wilbur could give a person a second chance, but he would not give them a third chance.


    "No," said Wilbur.


    Then, he swiftly chopped Kaden''s head off. Blood sshed, and a few drops fell on Horst''s face. His servants were going to attack, but Horst raised his hand to stop them. Then, he touched the blood on his face to look at it. He said, "Kaden deserves to die. He can''t win, but he''s a sore loser too. He drove himself to his death, so he deserves it."


    Horst only nced at Wilbur before leaving with his servants. Wilbur did not leave immediately. Instead, he stayed to watch the matches. He wanted to analyze the capabilities of the other cultivators. A cultivator named Miguel got closer to him after two matches and said, "Wilbur, you''ve just offended Mister March. You''ll surely be troubled by the March family for the final match tomorrow."


    Wilbur took a deep breath and said, "A battle is a battle. There''s no such thing as troubling. It''s my fate if I can''t defeat my opponent, but if I can, I''m not scared of the March family either."


    Truthfully, Wilbur decided that after obtaining the Senior Guard position, he would return to Buck Town immediately and would note back to Walker Town until a yearter. Wilbur would not mind fighting the March family if they still tried to make things difficult for him.


    Miguel sighed and said, "It looks like you''re unaware. Horst March is a Middle Guard. It is rumored that he once defeated two Senior Guards. Horst had the ambition of bing a Senior Guard a long time ago. He can enter the tournament during the finals. I''m afraid you''ll be at a huge disadvantage if he''s your opponent tomorrow."


    "What? Is Horst going to join the tournament?" Wilbur asked in shock.