The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 1051

In their terror, the two masked figures could only watch as their opponent raised a finger. At that moment, it seemed as if the air itself had stopped moving.

They clutched their throats, their expressions twisted in agony as if all the oxygen around them had vanished. Within seconds, they collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Felix drew in a sharp breath as he witnessed the scene. Staring at the woman's back and her pale gold dress flowing around her, his mind went blank.

Was she a Grandmaster? Or perhaps another master who had achieved the mastery of Transcendent Realm? If she was the latter, her power was terrifying. They both belonged in the same realm, yet she could instantly kill others.

Coming to his senses, Felix straightened his back and bowed respectfully. "Thank you for saving me."

The figure remained silent, her back still turned. It left Felix feeling awkward and uncertain of what to do next. He wished she would say something.

After ten seconds of silence, her voice rang out, "Felix."

his body had gone rigid. Something about her voice felt intimately familiar, as if it resonated from within his

turned around. Her beauty was indescribable. She appeared regal, gentle, beautiful, and all those positive descriptions that could apply to

before him looked remarkably similar, despite the years that had passed. "I'm sorry, Felix. Even now, I don't know if I should have revealed myself to you." Indeed, this was Felix's birth mother. She was Martial City's strongest warrior and the Empress

gaze. Memories surfaced, particularly the moments when she was forced to abandon

eternity, Felix sighed and bowed to her. "I saw what was in the memory

trembled, something she hadn't done in many years. "I don't expect your forgiveness. Regardless of the circumstances, a mother abandoning

Felix shook his head.

But I'm grown now, aren't I? When Rearned you were forced to abandon me, honestly, I felt relieved. At least I knew the parents I'd

monsters."

the Protector's trump card and the powerful ally they called would be his own

asked shakily, "Does... Does this mean you