Previously, when White Fox defected to Nemus, Dartnerly had confird that Nemus would only be an obstacle to the family and would never pledge his loyalty to them. This artifact had played a part in that realization.
Every generation of the Dartnerly family's patriarch could establish a certain connection with this artifact, using it as a guarantee for the advancent of both themselves and their family.
As long as the patriarch completed the connection, they could borrow this favorable montum to advance rapidly.
However, at this very mont, Dartnerly stopped and ceased drawing upon the Saint Road.
He staggered to his feet.
'No, the accumulated driving force of the family is insufficient. It cannot be wasted here.' Dartnerly suppressed his deep sense of humiliation with this thought.
Although he had been kicked flying, he actually still held the upper hand.
Nemus could only employ minor tricks that were hardly fatal. He had simply suffered a setback because it was his first ti encountering them.
But as long as the battle continued, he would definitely win by relying on the imnse endurance brought by his superior Attribute Value.
Humiliation and conviction spurred Dartnerly, rapidly snapping him out of the rustiness of not having fought for many years.
As the patriarch, he had received the finest upbringing, and he was certainly not lacking in conviction.
'If not for my father dying so suddenly, and the Saint Road being drained of too much power by him due to an unknown incident, which added so many obstacles...'
'...I might not have been unable to advance to the Golden Rank!'
Having been designated as the family heir from a young age, Dartnerly naturally possessed extraordinary talent.
To so extent, his success was due to the family, and his failure was as well.
Receiving imnse resources and training from the family, he had entered the Iron Rank at a remarkably young age.
However, when his Attribute Value reached seventy, his connection with the Saint Road revealed that it no longer provided any assistance, but was instead filled with obstacles.
These obstacles also spread to him. Thus, despite cultivating for so many years, his Attribute Value had only just reached ninety-three.
Furthermore, because he was riddled with obstacles, he was fundantally cut off from the qualifications needed to advance to the Golden Rank.
Over the years, the family had continuously worked hard to develop and accumulate so favorable montum, but those obstacles had never dissipated.
He could naturally use this montum right now to defeat Nemus, but even if the Golden Elixir was successfully refined afterward, it likely still would not be enough to help him achieve Sublimation to the Golden Rank.
He had to accumulate enough montum so that, during his advancent, he could briefly shatter the obstacles and grant himself the qualifications for Sublimation.
'It is a pity that due to the obstacles over the years, the talent of our family mbers is no longer considered high.' Normally, for the descendants of a Saint Family, even if it was difficult to produce a Golden Rank expert, they wouldn't be so inept as to fail at cultivating even a single qualified seed through Bloodline Experint spells.
Dartnerly was fully aware of this, but he did not care.
The prosperity of the family was his only conviction.
'Even without relying on the power of the Saint Road, it is not guaranteed that I cannot take down Nels!' Dartnerly stared at Nemus, a ripple passing through his eyes as his killing intent began to recede.
"Nels," he suddenly spoke up. "Perhaps the family was wrong in the past, and I was too arrogant."
"I will once again offer the family's sincerity." Dartnerly's expression turned incredibly serious. "Nels, as long as you return to the family, I promise in the na of the Dartnerly family's patriarch that I will exhaust all of the family's resources to fund your ascension to the Golden Rank."
As soon as these words were spoken, everything in the surroundings trembled slightly, as if resonating with his declaration.
This was already akin to swearing an oath. Even without a formal covenant, as long as Nemus agreed, the Dartnerly family would absolutely support him with everything they had, just as he promised.
"If you harbor resentnt toward or the family, you can kill after ascending to the Golden Rank. You can kill those who participated in the events back then, or even eradicate anyone in the family who displeases you."
"As long as you can inherit the na of Dartnerly, I will let you do as you please!"
"Patriarch!!" The mont Dartnerly uttered these words, so of the spectators nearby could not help but cry out. The terms Dartnerly offered were simply too extre.
They had dedicated their hearts and souls to the family, only to beco sacrificial pawns now?
"Shut up!" Dartnerly spat, not even sparing a glance at those family mbers. He continued, "Nels, whether you believe it or not, Ron volunteered for what happened back then."
"And if he could sacrifice himself for the family, then naturally, so can they."
"As can I!"
Dartnerly stared at Nemus, awaiting his response.
"At this mont, Patriarch Dartnerly must be joking." Nemus was not swayed by the offer in the slightest.
Perhaps half a year ago, Nemus might have been tempted, but at this point, he had already perceived the underlying issues.
The Dartnerly na was far from being a simple matter of family honor.
He could vaguely sense sothing amiss from the activation of the Saint Road just monts prior.
Over the years, Nemus had noticed that his battles against the Dartnerly family always seed unusually smooth.
When he carefully investigated the details of the Dartnerly family, he found that the entire household had a "habit" of dropping the ball at critical monts.
Although the reasons always appeared perfectly logical—such as improper family traditions or the arrogance of the individuals involved—it still felt odd.
However, such occurrences happened far too frequently.
This clearly indicated a deeper problem.
There might be fools or wicked people within the Dartnerly family, but it was impossible for a Saint Family to consist entirely of such idiots who, even after taking a beating so many tis, still refused to learn their lesson.
Thus, it was essentially certain that there was sothing wrong with the family's bloodline or sothing else entirely.
As Nemus's understanding of Fate grew deeper, he realized the problems hidden within might be even more massive than he thought.
Therefore, a wise man would never knowingly step into a trap.
Receiving Nemus's decisive answer, Dartnerly could not help but feel disappointed, even though he knew Nemus was not the type to surrender easily.
"What a pity..." Dartnerly looked at Nemus, then spoke with grave seriousness. "Then let us end this with one final strike."
Dartnerly had realized that whether he fought steadily or launched a fierce assault using his traits, as long as the battle dragged on, Nemus would inevitably find an opening.
Against soone like this, one could not fight a war of attrition; they had to seize the opportunity and crush him in a single, decisive blow.
Confirming that Nemus would never return to the family, Dartnerly gathered the aura radiating from his entire body.
He slowly raised the sword in his hand. Upon the blade, a complete sentence of Holy Script began to light up, word for word.
Anyone familiar with Holy Script would undoubtedly recognize the phrase—
"May you grant the power to sever all obstacles and continue forging ahead!"
The exact mont the sword lit up, Nemus swung his own blade.
Arcane Sword: Rising with the Wind.
The sword and the wind rged together, and with every passing instant, the power within surged rapidly.
The nearby witnesses and the distant Dartnerly family mbers all held their breath at this mont, their eyes fixed intently upon the unfolding scene.
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