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.

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

their minds, the royal family would either act from the shadows or descend with

guessed right," Deborah transmitted

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

it was Deborah's turn to

disciple? Things have already escalated

risk entering

the royal family isn't something that can be smoothed over. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to openly

we've had our differences, mostly over Nerissa. Honestly, I was too impulsive back then. In

together in a gesture of respect, and the people watching

history that a royal family member had publicly apologized

sincere or not, the fact that Zayn was willing to cast aside the royal family's pride

Palmer, you're too polite. I wasn't entirely without fault back

Felix needed most right now was time. If playing along with the royal family's pretense could buy him some, then why