The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Felix remained silent. Kendrick was acting even more arrogant than before, but he had to admit he was right.

With the Grand Elder and Dean, both major mastery-level Transcendent Realm martial artists, there was no way Felix could win-even if he activated Lone Paragon. Facing just one of them was already impossible, let alone both.

A month ago, Felix had fought a sparring match against Dickson in North City. During that battle, he had pushed his abilities to the limit.

The conclusion was clear. With Lone Paragon activated, Felix could hold his own against someone at the late stage of Transcendent Realm and even defeat weaker late-stage opponents. However, against someone like Dickson, the best he could manage was a draw.

This level of achievement was enough to shock most martial artists. The gap between minor stages in Transcendent Realm was massive.

Early-stage warriors rarely, if ever, stood a chance against those in the middle stage, and late-stage battles were practically unheard of-except for Felix, whose Dragons Destroyer technique combined with Lone Paragon made him an exceptional outlier.

"Any last words?" the Grand Elder asked, a cold smile spreading across his face. Years of meticulous planning were finally coming to fruition.

The Grand Elder had sacrificed a lot to get here. He had infiltrated the Elders' Council, defied the Protector, and nearly lost his life in the process.

Protector, he had taken refuge with the Brennan family in Westville,

had yet to fully heal-proof of the Protector's overwhelming strength. Felix did not know it

time for schemes

an overwhelming surge of energy suddenly descended upon the area.

the rocky landscape. Within a blink, a massive golden bell materialized from the sky, trapping the Grand Elder, Dean,

Felix muttered, astonished. Before he could process the

This bell won't hold them for

time asking questions. Without a word, he nodded and sprinted at full speed

and he was not going to waste it. If they could make it back to the city, the enemy would not be able to touch

incredibly fast!" Nerissa exclaimed as they

make sense-by her understanding, Felix was supposed to be at True

muttered as he swept her into his arms. His pace