I reached Green Moon Villa, hauling Garcia Coleman behind like a lifeless corpse.
When Xina Santos spotted Garcia Coleman sprawled on the ground, shock washed over her face.
"Who's that?" Xina Santos gasped.
I waved her off casually. "So moron, don't worry about him."
After that, I dumped Garcia Coleman to one side and headed alone toward the Spiritual Spring area.
"What's the status? Making any headway?" I asked.
Spike Viktor glanced up at , raising three fingers. "Need about three more days."
I nodded approvingly. "Thanks for the hard work."
Three days—faster than I'd hoped for.
And three days was exactly what I'd told Jensen Coleman he had.
"Long as no Martial Saint shows up, I should stay safe for now," I thought to myself.
Right now, I wasn't scared of anyone below Martial Saint level, not even Paul Randall or Ignacio Richard.
For the next stretch, I stuck close to Garcia Coleman, waiting quietly for word from Jensen Coleman.
——
anwhile, deep in the Second Secret Realm, Jensen Coleman's face was twisted with rage.
Fury consud him, his entire fra trembling.
"Damn it! Damn it!!" Jensen Coleman bellowed over and over!
What he'd dreaded most had finally co to pass.
"Master, he demands the thod to break the spirit binding technique, and he's only giving us three days..." Barret's voice shook as he delivered the ssage.
Jensen Coleman clenched his jaw, snarling, "What gives him the right to make demands? What right does he have! I should go there myself and end him now!"
"Master, please keep your cool!" Barret pleaded desperately.
"In a week at most, soone will reach the Martial Saint Realm. We can strike then!"
"Plus, the young master is still his prisoner!"
Even with those words, Jensen Coleman's rage barely cooled.
"Fine, I'll put up with this for a few more days!" Jensen Coleman inhaled deeply, forcing his anger down.
"What about the spirit binding technique?" Barret asked carefully.
"Tomorrow, take the spirit binding technique and arrange the trade," Jensen Coleman ordered quietly.
"Yes, Master." Barret nodded quickly.
——
Out in the world, almost everyone was talking about what happened.
The fact that I had launched Garcia Coleman with one punch was absolutely stunning.
People were getting more confused about just how strong I really was.
The most rattled were the well-dressed young n from Capital City's elite families.
"Mason Raymond actually beat Garcia Coleman with one punch—incredible," Pearson Bowman said in amazent.
Wayne Ran chid in: "Yeah, has Mason Raymond already reached the Half-step Martial Sages Realm?"
"No, he's still just a Great Completeness Military Marquis."
"If he did break through to Half-step Martial Sages Realm, just how strong would he beco?"
Saul Baton stood quietly nearby, his expression growing icier.
Coming from the Mystic Realm himself, he had so sense of Garcia Coleman's power.
The Second Secret Realm was way stronger than the Baton Family's Mystic Realm and packed with better resources!
If Garcia Coleman got knocked out with one hit, Saul probably wouldn't do much better.
"Good thing we'll be rid of him soon," Saul Baton thought smugly.
Once soone broke through to Martial Saint Realm, both the Baton and Avalynn Families would likely move against Mason Raymond.
"I should think about going into seclusion too," Wayne Ran sighed.
"Alberto Sean's been in retreat for days now, wonder what he's accomplished."
"Man, word's getting around that the whole environnt's shifting, and the martial arts world's structure with it. The easy days are probably over for good."
"Bet young nobles like Connor Baton who've been hiding in the Mystic Realm will start showing up."
Saul Baton gave a slight nod, not arguing with that.
Once soone hits Martial Saint Realm, everything would change.
Breaking through to Martial Saint inside the Mystic Realm was incredibly risky because of the massive heavenly tribulation that could destroy the whole Secret Realm.
Right now, these young n were starting to feel the coming storm.
——
I sat in Green Moon Villa, quietly waiting for the Coleman family to show.
"Mason Raymond... you bastard... you made look like a fool..." Garcia Coleman muttered after coming to, glaring daggers at .
He'd been the first to leave the Mystic Realm, only to get flattened with one punch. How could he stand that kind of sha?
I looked over at him and snorted. "Whose problem is it that you're weak?"
"You bastard... you sucker-punched ," Garcia Coleman argued.
I kicked him and smirked. "Quit whining. Even if we went again, you'd still lose."
Garcia Coleman said darkly, "Mason Raymond, don't get cocky. There's still ti, and the humiliation I took today, I'll pay back a thousand tis over!"
"Sure, I'll be waiting." I half-closed my eyes and ignored Garcia completely.
Suddenly, I sensed several powerful auras getting closer!
I snapped my eyes open and looked toward the entrance.
Barret walked into Green Moon Villa leading eight people.
Four of those eight were Half-step Martial Sages, and I couldn't read the strength of the other four.
"Martial saints?!" My face went pale!
Had Jensen Coleman lost his mind? Sending Martial Saints now?
"Mason Raymond! I brought what you wanted!" Just as I started panicking, Barret shouted harshly.
I quickly grabbed Garcia and pressed my palm against his dantian, ready to kill him instantly if needed.
Walking out to the courtyard, I saw Barret holding a docunt.
"Mason Raymond, this is how you break the Spirit binding technique." Barret suddenly tossed the docunt.
I didn't move to catch it. I watched the n in front of carefully and said coldly, "Four Martial Saints? Planning to attack?"
"Haha, relax, we're not that dumb. Only a few days left, why rush?" Barret laughed carelessly.
"These four didn't just co to get the young master—they ca to get a good look at you, so we don't grab the wrong guy in a few days."
The threat in Barret's words was crystal clear. I frowned hearing it.
The Second Secret Realm really was powerful, just like I'd thought.
"Alright, hand him over." Barret said coldly.
I released my grip and shoved Garcia aside.
Barret rushed forward to catch Garcia.
"Young Master, are you hurt?" Barret asked worriedly.
Garcia ignored him, spat on the ground, and glared at . "Mason Raymond, rember this. I'm not just going to kill you—I'm going to torture everyone you care about right in front of you!"
"You want to protect Mabel Sean, right? I'll drain her blood while you watch!"
"Enjoy what ti you have left!"
After dropping those cold words, Garcia walked away with a vicious grin.
I took a deep breath, picked up the docunt from the ground and tore it open.
"Yeah, it's the thod to break the Spirit binding technique." I held back my excitent and whispered to myself.
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