Chapter 543: Chapter 543 A Family Completely Shamed
On this matter, the Pavilion Master shared the same view as Paul Randall.
After I forcibly broke through to the Military Marquis Realm, I had almost completely overwhelmed the Johansson family’s refined young master, Vance Johansson.
Furthermore, Vance Johansson not only mastered the Johansson family’s techniques but also carried the Capital City Martial Arts Association’s inheritance.
Even with such benefits, he was still soundly defeated by me, let alone any regular Military Marquis.
The two returned to the Divine Alchemist Pavilion side by side.
My forced power boost brought serious side effects, and even the smallest mistake could damage my foundation.
So these past few days, the Pavilion Master spent almost all his time carefully nursing me back to health, trying to reduce the damage as much as possible.
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Meanwhile, Capital City buzzed with excitement.
Nearly everyone talked about the epic fight between Mason Raymond and Vance Johansson.
As the Johansson family’s famous refined young master, Vance Johansson had quite a reputation, and this loss truly made him the butt of jokes.
"From now on, beating this Mason Raymond will probably only work by crushing him with higher cultivation," Pearson Bowman and others thought grimly.
Being heirs of noble families themselves, they didn’t think they were stronger than Vance Johansson. Of course, some exceptions existed.
Like Alberto Sean, Logan Sean’s son.
Everyone recognized him as the top genius, but since he rarely fought, nobody knew his real power.
Capital City’s power structure was complicated, and no one knew how many low-key heirs from noble families stayed hidden in the shadows.
Capital City, Johansson family.
Klein Johansson stayed by Vance Johansson’s side all day, caring for him with extreme attention.
He had brought in a professional medical team from overseas to look after Vance Johansson.
Staring at Vance Johansson, badly hurt and bedridden, Klein Johansson’s face looked dark as thunder.
"Mason Raymond... you’ve completely pissed me off!" Klein Johansson said icily.
Nobody knew how much power the Johansson family could unleash if they went berserk.
But everyone waited, watching for the Johansson family’s next move.
Sean family.
Logan Sean sat in his office, his expression colder than ice.
Right then, Logan Sean’s advisor entered from outside.
"Did you find out?" Logan Sean looked at his advisor and asked.
The advisor bowed and said, "Mr. Sean, the Capital City Martial Arts Association seems very tight-lipped about Miss Sean’s situation. To dig deeper, you might need to step in personally."
Logan Sean’s eyebrows knitted together.
The Capital City Martial Arts Association had suddenly whisked Mabel Sean away, which made no sense.
Before this, Mabel Sean barely had any dealings with the Capital City Martial Arts Association.
"Very odd," Logan Sean rubbed his chin.
"Mr. Sean, I think what we should worry about now is still the Mason Raymond problem," the advisor warned.
"Right now, word’s spreading outside that if Mason Raymond doesn’t die, he’ll definitely overtake all the major noble families in the future, just like Ignacio Richard did back then, or maybe even beat him," the advisor said seriously.
Logan Sean scoffed and said, "Ignacio Richard’s current status only happened because of the circumstances back then. Otherwise he’s just another fighter."
The advisor didn’t openly agree or disagree but still felt concerned.
"Mr. Sean, have you thought about this - Mason Raymond is already unbeatable in the Military Marquis Realm. What if he breaks into the legendary Martial Saint Realm?" the advisor asked seriously.
Logan Sean glanced at his advisor and snorted, "Impossible. The Martial Saint hasn’t shown up for years."
The advisor sighed and said, "True, it’s tough, but not impossible."
"If he really reaches the Martial Saint Realm, then we’ll have to rethink this whole thing."
Logan Sean couldn’t argue with that.
If a Martial Saint really appeared, it wouldn’t be something the major noble families could deal with.
By then, probably all of Pyro’s top brass would give Mason Raymond the green light.
"Don’t sweat it. The one who got hurt the most this time isn’t us, but the Johansson family," Logan Sean lit up a cigar.
"Klein Johansson will make his big move soon. Just wait and watch."
The advisor nodded slightly and said, "We can tip off the Great Saint Sect and have Atkinson Samson take this chance to go after Mason Raymond."
Logan Sean thought it over, then said, "Go set it up."
"Yes, Mr. Sean."
...
Three days flew by in a flash.
I was still knocked out cold, showing no signs of waking up.
And during these days, the Martial Arts Forum had gone crazy!
Even though the Johansson family and Sean family tried to suppress the news, the truth couldn’t stay buried.
Not only had they failed to keep things quiet, but tons of videos had leaked out too.
Watching Vance Johansson get completely wrecked, people on the Martial Arts Forum were stunned.
"Turns out Vance Johansson is all talk and no action."
"Bull! I’ve sparred with Vance Johansson before. His strength is through the roof, and he’s definitely top-tier in Capital City."
"Exactly. Countless geniuses in Capital City have fallen to Vance Johansson. The only reason he lost this time is that Mason Raymond is stronger."
"It’s been years since we’ve seen someone like Mason Raymond. An ordinary guy from River City, yet he beat the crap out of Vance Johansson. It’s mind-blowing."
"From today on, Mason Raymond is my hero!"
Suddenly, many young fighters on the Martial Arts Forum started worshipping Mason Raymond!
Especially those fighters without any backing!
Klein Johansson, reading the news on the Martial Arts Forum, couldn’t help but look furious.
"Mason Raymond... you’ve made my Johansson family lose all dignity!" Klein Johansson said through clenched teeth.
"Mr. Johansson, the old man has arrived," someone suddenly rushed over.
Hearing this, Klein Johansson’s face changed.
He was about to get up when he saw an old man, nearly eighty years old, walk in from outside.
This elder was none other than the real power behind the Johansson family, Cory Johansson!
Next to him were several people, including Klein Johansson’s own brother, Bryce Johansson!
"Dad, you... why are you here," Klein Johansson quickly stood up and whispered.
Cory Johansson shot Klein Johansson a cold look and raised his hand to slap him.
The slap left Klein Johansson’s ears buzzing.
He covered his face and didn’t dare say another word.
"A big loser raised a small loser," Cory Johansson said coldly.
He looked at Vance Johansson, lying half-dead on the bed, and said icily, "Two losers have completely shamed our Johansson family!"
"Dad, I... I’ll take care of this right away," Klein Johansson said quickly.
Bryce Johansson sneered from the side, "I think you shouldn’t bother with this mess. Just leave it to me."
Hearing this, Klein Johansson got nervous.
He knew that old Mr. Johansson always favored Bryce and never thought much of Klein.
If Bryce handled this matter, Klein’s standing in the Johansson family would crash!
Not just that, but even his own son would suffer!
"Dad, trust me, I’ll handle this immediately!" Klein Johansson said desperately.
Cory Johansson stared at Klein with icy eyes and asked, "Do you know what your biggest worth is?"
Klein opened his mouth but couldn’t find words.
Cory Johansson sneered, "The biggest value you and your son have is securing a partnership with the Sean family through marriage—to wed Miss Sean of the Sean family!"
"And what happened? A total disaster at the wedding, and you’ve disgraced our Johansson family!"
Klein’s face turned ugly as hell. He gritted his teeth and said quietly, "Dad, give me a few days. I... I’ll definitely fix both problems!"
"I promise the Sean family won’t call off the engagement, and Mason Raymond... will definitely die!"
