The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 616

"More than 200 lives! And they were children! When you sleep at night, do their restless. souls never come to haunt you?" Felix's voice boomed, each word sharp as a blade.

Yates staggered back several steps, his face pale as a sheet. His gaze swept across the fallen sect members, none of whom dared meet his eyes.

Only the sect leader, overwhelmed with guilt, broke into sobs as he choked out an explanation. "W-We did it to save the sect! Ten years ago, something crippled all of Polaris businesses. We barely had enough money to keep the sect running for six months.

"Without resorting to desperate measures, Polaris would have crumbled. We had no other choice!"

Yates closed his eyes tightly as tears streaked down his face, his heart breaking at the revelation. For years, he had focused solely on his martial pursuits, oblivious to the horrors hidden beneath the surface..

Titus, Uzziah, and Thaddeus were equally stunned. None of them could have imagined that a prestigious sect like Polaris had committed such monstrous atrocities.

"Poor Yates..." Uzziah let out a heavy sigh. He knew Yates' character well enough to be certain that he had no knowledge of these crimes.

Yates had known, he would have stopped it

excuses.

a hand, and several silver needles shot through the air, piercing the bodies of the fallen elders. Their cries of agony echoed across the hall as Felix

but these instigators? They deserved every ounce of suffering he

I owe an unpayable debt to those children. But as the leader of Polaris, I can't let you leave unchallenged."

as he stepped forward. He understood Yates had been unaware of Polaris' crimes, but as the figurehead

roared as

accompanied by a deep, resonant dragon's roar that seemed to send chills

Chapter 616

the sheer power of the punch shattering the stone tiles beneath them and sending debris flying. Despite the overwhelming force, Yates stood his ground, making no move to defend himself. He took the hit head-on, and his body jolted from the impact. As the dust settled, he remained upright, as

shook his head, his expression grim. "No, he hit him. That punch almost killed Yates. If Yates had tried to

in a real

answered, his tone