The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Everyone remained on high alert, but within a minute, eight late-stage

Transcendent Realm experts appeared, arriving from different directions and in no particular order.

"Relax, I'm not here to cause trouble," one of them said with a smirk. "I heard that Mr. Zeller welcomes all late-stage Transcendent Realm experts and offers an Ascension Pill every two months. Is that true?"

The others immediately chimed in with agreement. It turned out they had all come to be bodyguards, almost leading to an unnecessary misunderstanding. The timing was just too coincidental-eight experts arriving simultaneously was bound to raise suspicion.

Hearing this, Felix chuckled. "Of course. If you place your trust in me, my promise stands."

Whether some secretly worked for the royal family didn't matter. Felix was no longer someone who could be easily crushed. If anyone tried anything, he could kill them without hesitation.

Besides, the first ten experts he had recruited were mostly people he already knew well, so there was little cause for concern.

More importantly, the royal family was the real enemy. Even if Felix couldn't outnumber them, he at least had to show that he wasn't an easy target. Let them understand that forcing their way through wouldn't be so simple.

After the issue of the eight new arrivals, a black off-road vehicle rolled to a stop. Zayn, the Sixth Prince, stepped out, accompanied by an elderly man.

The expressions of those present turned strange. In their minds, the royal family would either act from the shadows or descend with overwhelming force. But sending only Zayn? What kind of approach was this? It was hard to make sense of it.

"Mr. Whitwell, you actually guessed right," Deborah transmitted her voice through spiritual energy.

Ezra chuckled. "I only realized it late-Gordon's influence changes everything. After all, who doesn't want their name to go down in history? For Gordon, what better way to rival the past emperors than through Felix? But I still don't get why you didn't want me to warn Felix."

This time, it was Deborah's turn to laugh.

"Do I not know my own treasured disciple? Things have already escalated to this point-he was

forced to risk entering one of then et

Three Forbidden Lands. His feud with the royal family isn't something that can be smoothed over. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to openly refine pills in the first place." swnovel

Zayn walked up to Felix with a smile. "Felix, we've had our differences, mostly over Nerissa. Honestly, I was too impulsive back then. In front of everyone here, I want to apologize."

Then, Zayn clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect, and the people watching were stunned.

This might be the first time in Martial City's history that a royal family member had publicly apologized to an outsider.

To be honest, even Felix hadn't expected this. Whether Zayn was sincere or not, the fact that Zayn was willing to cast aside the royal family's pride in front of so many witnesses was remarkable.

"Mr. Palmer, you're too polite. I wasn't entirely without fault back then either."

There was no reason to turn away a gesture of goodwill, especially when what Felix needed most right now was time. If playing along with the royal family's pretense could buy him some, then why not?

"Felix, may we speak in private? My people will remain outside," Zayn asked. Felix nodded. "Alright."

Zayn's strength wasn't even worth

over

Felix's concern at this point. As for the elderly man accompanying him, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't possibly match the Emprèss. With 18 late-stage Transcendent Realm experts on Felix's side, there was no need to worry about an ambush. swnovel

Inside the courtyard, Zayn took out a small wooden carving in the shape of a bird.noveldrama

"Don't worry. This device blocks sound so we can talk freely," he explained as he placed it on the table.

Then, with a smile, he continued, "You've been openly refining pills, and your promise proves your success rate is real. The Emperor values talent and wishes to invite you to Imperial City to serve the royal family. You may name your conditions freely." swnovel