’Why and how is my soul reacting to this ball?’ Hutton thought with an incredulous look on his face as he stretched out his hand to pick it up.
Bzzz!!
But right before he could even touch it, a stroke of lightning suddenly flew out of the ball and repelled his hand back.
"The heck?" Hutton muttered in shock as he held his hand which he wanted to use to grab hold of the ball and began to observe the ball.
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But not too long after, the glowing ball suddenly flew out of the chest and stayed mid air as lightning revolved around it giving it an otherworldly appearance.
Wide-eyed, Hutton watched as the ball hovered before him, its brilliance pulsating in perfect harmony with the rhythm of his soul. Entranced by its mesmerizing light, he reached out tentatively, feeling a profound connection with this mysterious manifestation of power.
With each passing moment, the ball seemed to beckon him, calling out to his innermost being with an irresistible allure. And as Hutton surrendered himself to its enchanting embrace, he knew that his journey as a cultivator of the foundation establishment stage had only just begun.
Knock! Knock!!
But just as Hutton was about to go even deeper with his resonance with the ball, a knock suddenly came in from his door which strangely made the ball to unexpectedly become inactive as it fell back into the chest.
’Damn it!’ Hutton thought with a displeased look on his face as he shifted his attention towards his room door. But before he got down his bed and went towards the door, he quickly put the ball back into his storage ring as he thought.
’I will find out what you really are’
"Am sorry for the disturbance but your employees from both the restaurant and the intelligence agency are here" Right after opening the door, Hutton saw Bu Ling standing right in front of the door as the later spoke up.
"Tell them to wait at the living room, I will be with them shortly" Hutton replied with a calm look on his face.
"Ok. But Mr. Hutton, there is another matter I have to tell you" Bu Ling hurriedly said when h saw Hutton was about to turn.
"Which is?" Hutton asked with a curious look on his face. After taking in a deeo breath, Bu Ling finally answered.
"I will be going back to China tomorrow. My mission here is complete"
"What?" Hutton asked with a blank look on his face for only a moment before he slowly came back to normal as he thought.
’Oh that’s true. His mission was to excort me back to my home city’
"Hope you can understand Mr. Hutton?" Bu Ling asked with an apologetic look on his face.
"Of cause Mr. Bu Ling. When the time comes I will excort back to the airport" Hutton replied with a light smile on his face.
"Oh you don’t have to. I can see that you are very busy at this time so you don’t have to go through such trouble, I can go on my own" Bu Ling said back with an honest smile on his face.
"Well actually I would have agreed to what you are saying but I just can’t since you don’t really know the way to the airport" Hutton said with a strange smile on his face. When Bu Ling heard him, he felt like he was struck by lightning before he suddenly began to giggle in an awkward way as he replied.
"That’s true, seems like I have to no choice but to trouble you then"
"There is no issue, till then" Hutton said with a light smile on his face. Instead of replying to what Hutton said, Bu Ling just gave him a slight nod before he left Hutton’s room entrance.
’Now then, let me patch things up here before I attend to my employees downstairs’ Hutton thought as he turned to face his bed while he shut the door behind him.
"Found you"
But right when Hutton could reach the chest right next to his bed, a cold yet eccentric voice suddenly trailed into his ear
’Huh?’ Hutton thought as a vigilant look appeared on his face as he suddenly paused on his steps while he observed his room.
Bang!!
But right Before he could react, an unseen force slammed through the wall, hurling him across the room. Furniture splintered, and debris filled the air as Hutton crashed through to the other side, his heart racing with fear and confusion.
"Cough! Cough!!" While still on the floor right outside his room, Hutton began to cough as blood began to drip down from the corner of his mouth.
"You nearly made me to doubt if you ever will come back to this city kid" The same eccentric voice echoed again in both Hutton’s room and across the hall.
"Show yourself!!" Hutton exclaimed with a grim look on his face while he tried to adjust himself.
"Of cause, I have no reason to hide myself from the likes of you" The eccentric voice spoke out right before a silhouette suddenly appeared right in front of Hutton.
This silhouette that just appeared right in front of Hutton is an aged yet agile looking man. The aged yet agile man stood tall, his weathered face etched with lines of wisdom and experience. His piercing eyes gleamed with a spark of mischief, framed by bushy eyebrows that seemed to dance with every thought.
Tufts of gray hair escaped from beneath a tattered wide-brimmed hat, and his gnarled hands, adorned with mysterious symbols, hinted at a lifetime of arcane pursuits. Despite his age, there was a youthful energy in his movements, a spryness that belied his years, as if he were forever chasing after secrets hidden in the wind.
"Now that I have showed my self, what are you going to do about it?" The eccentric looking man asked as he bent and looked at Hutton straight into his eyes with a creepy smile on his face.
’This is bad, I have never felt this kind of aura from any cultivator i have met before’ While keeping his calm as he also stared at the eyes of the eccentric cultivator, Hutton thought grimly.
"Get away from him!!"
But just then, both Hutton and the eccentric cultivator heard a furious voice from down the hallway. When Hutton heard this voice, his expression drastically changed as he hurriedly yelled.
"Don’t come over here"
"Oh, a friend of yours?" The eccentric cultivator asked with an intrigued yet creepy smile on his face as he turned to look at where he heard the voice from.
What he saw was Bu Ling coming towards him with an unprecedented speed as his whole body is covered by a tangible and sharp qi.
"Interesting..." The eccentric cultivator muttered as he narrowed his eyes while giving off a mysterious and strange smile. But Bu Ling didn’t notice this as he exclaimed with a furious tone.
"Drop dead!!"
And so, Bu Ling, a middle-aged cultivator at the Qi condensation stage, lunged forward with a fierce attack, channeling his energy into a powerful strike aimed at the eccentric cultivator.
With a calm demeanor, the eccentric cultivator, known for his unorthodox methods, raised just one hand, palm outstretched, as if warding off a mere breeze.As Bu Ling’s attack neared, crackling with energy, the eccentric cultivator’s hand emitted a faint glow, and a ripple of unseen force surged outward, meeting Bu Ling’s attack head-on.
The force of the collision reverberated through the hallway, shaking the very foundations of the building.To Bu Ling’s astonishment, the eccentric cultivator stood firm, his single-handed defense effortlessly neutralizing the full force of the attack.
With a knowing smile, the eccentric cultivator calmly pushed back, sending Bu Ling stumbling backward, his confidence shaken by the display of power.
"Seems like I thought wrong, you are just a piece of trash" The eccentric cultivator suddenly said with a disappointed look on his face while he began to walk towards Bu Ling who was still on the floor.
"Hutton!!"
"Mr. Hutton!!"
"Boss!!"
Right at this time, both Hutton and the others heard three different voices from the beginning of the hallway. When Hutton heard these voices, his expression became even worse as he yelled out in panic.
"I command you three not to take another step further!!"
’Huh?’ Everlyn, Kenneth and Jake thought in unison as they just stood right at the end of the stairs.
’What is going on over there?’ Kenneth thought as he tried to look deeper into the hallway with a narrowed eyes.
"Oh? It seems like you have more friends, let me go and say hello" The eccentric cultivator suddenly said with a cold smile now on his face as he began to turn to go towards where Kenneth and the others are.
When Hutton saw this, his fce immediately darkened as he began to grow more anxious. But right before the eccentric cultivator could walk further away from him, Hutton immediately asked through gritted teeths.
"What do you want!!?"
When the eccentric cultivator heard Hutton, he suddenly paused. In the next moment, the eccentric cultivator suddenly turned to where Hutton is still laying as he gave off a nightmarish smile as he said.
"I am being ordered to fetch you up no matter the cost"