Chapter 570: Duel
"Hehe." Simon laughed softly, but there was nothing light-hearted about it—his eyes gleamed with cunning, and a flash of calculated cruelty passed through them. He turned his head slightly, just enough to conceal the smirk that tugged at his lips.
"As you say, Lord Harthorne," he agreed, voice smooth like oil over fire. Internally, however, he was already celebrating. ’Finally... a chance to publicly humiliate Virelia.’
He had been waiting for this moment from the start. He and Virelia had always been at odds within the Black Dragon Palace, their philosophies clashing, their ambitions colliding.
Now, with the looming selection for the thirty-six Compound Masters—positions of tremendous power and influence—every move, every appearance, every result carried weight.
Simon had no intention of losing. And thanks to a stroke of fortune, he had found the perfect tool for his victory.
The Black Dragon Palace oversaw numerous cities scattered throughout the mortal realms across many different planets—cities created to monitor talent, hold inheritance trials, and scout geniuses worth bringing to the Divine Realm.
In one such city, the Hundred Battle City, Simon had stumbled upon a terrifying talent. Garry. A young man who had not only breezed through the inheritance trial but had also reached the seventh floor of the Nine Dragons Painting—a feat that placed him at the pinnacle of all mortal realm geniuses.
Without hesitation, Simon had taken Garry directly to Obsidian Dragon City, knowing he could use this prodigy to crush any rising star Virelia brought forward.
He hadn’t expected to find her parading around with some Seeker Rank boy—but now that Max had shown up, he saw the perfect opportunity to strike. ’A Seeker Rank mortal realm brat... against Garry? The boy will be lucky to survive.’