Luther Gale frowned and looked at Valentina whom he didn't even glance at after arriving.
He was shocked to see that such a ghastly girl was the personal disciple of the reputed and powerful Alchemist Azrael. But when he noticed her cultivation, he seemed to speculate the reason.
Luther Gale felt that this was a messy situation as it was the Dark Sky Guild that tried to sell off someone who had the backing of such a powerful person.
'Those worthless idiots. Why do I have to clean up after their mess.' He was frustrated seeing that he didn't even have a good reason to point out that Damien was in the wrong here.
However, Luther Gale said in a firm tone "Still Alchemist Azrael, this is not the way you should have done things. I believe you went overboard by destroying the whole place and even going as far as to kill every guard and elder inside. I am sure our guild misunderstood the situation of your personal disciple. We would have also compensated for the trouble we cause. But instead of talking it out, you talked with your fists. Sorry, but I can't leave until I get a proper explanation from you for the damage you have done."
Luther Gale felt that they had lost too much face by having the only branch of their exalted guild in the Rong Empire being reduced to nothing but wreckage. He didn't mind antagonizing Damien a bit as he had anyway refused the goodwill they had offered.
He also didn't want to lose face by going back empty-handed. His mood was already sour that one of his grandsons died in such an inferior empire. He did not care about the death of Skinny Face but he felt that his reputation would be smeared if he didn't find out the culprit who killed him.
He was bestowed with the title, 'Typhoon Lord' by the emperor of his empire with accolades and honor. How could he let people think that anyone can get away with killing his people? He didn't want people to trample all over him thinking that he wouldn't take offense.
His orders were however to not make enemies with Damien. After all, ignoring the fact that Damien was the only one who could concoct Supreme Tier Pills, the Xeton Empire won't sit still if anything happened to him.
Damien frowned seeing that Luther Gale was being adamant to have a go at him. He knew he could not force his way out when faced with a Heaven Ethereal Realm cultivator.
Valentina hissed with anger seeing how Luther Gale was making things difficult for her Big Brother. She started feeling a sudden urge to tear him apart but held back to not make things difficult for Damien.
She could sense that Luther Gale was far too powerful than her. But she didn't care about all those things and wouldn't mind having a go at whoever annoyed her Big Brother.
However, she was worried if Damien could somehow handle this situation without getting hurt. After all, she knew he destroyed the entire guild from top to bottom for her.
"Mr.Luther, do you want me to give an explanation with my fists? I am also sorry to say that I don't know any other way. You are free to accept my explanation. Say...do you still think you want my explanation?" Damien said in a low growl.
Luther Gale felt an ominous aura emanating from Damien which made him feel as if he was slowly falling into a chilling cold abyss.
Unknowingly even a small droplet of sweat had formed on his forehead which shocked him. He found it hard to believe that he got intimidated without even realizing it. He had never felt such an ominous feeling from someone in his life.
He already thought that Damien was stronger than him as he couldn't see through Damien's cultivation even though his cultivation was at the Third Level of the Heaven Ethereal Realm. But now he felt that Damien might be stronger than he expected.
He couldn't understand how such a powerful alchemist suddenly popped out of nowhere and why he would hide himself away for such a long time.
He then looked at the eyes of Misty and felt the animosity of the bird. But other than its eerie black eyes and the jet black mark on its forehead he was surprised that an inferior bird would dare to look at him with hostility.
Usually weaker ethereal beasts would run away no matter what if they were faced with someone overwhelmingly strong.
But he detected no such fear from Misty as if it was on equal standing with him.
What he didn't know was that Damien's undead slaves solely exist to carry out his will and wishes. If Damien wanted someone killed, his undead slaves would do everything to kill that person no matter how weak they were. They would gladly sacrifice themselves to fulfill the wishes of their master.
Damien had completely released the aura of his soul, targeting Luther Gale. He wanted to see if he could discourage Luther Gale from standing in his way.
Luther Gale felt it vexing that he was forced to a standstill. If he said he still wanted an explanation, it would mean he would have to fight it out with Damien which was not something he wanted. Especially when he was ordered to not make an enemy out of Damien.
But if he simply left then it would mean the reputation of their Gale Empire was trampled upon by an alchemist and he would also lose face.
He had never met such an unreasonable and domineering alchemist. Usually, they would be in their own world carrying out experiments and researching pills.
Just as these two were in the air glaring at each other without giving in, they sensed something coming in their direction.
Damien turned his head and saw a huge swan slowly descending towards their level. But what surprised him was the three people atop that bird, standing with a dignified pose while the celestial-like figure on the front had a graceful and elegant aura around her.
'Lily?' Damien was surprised to see Lily and her two protectors here.
He guessed that maybe they were here because of the commotion and probably got the news of Tycoon Lord's arrival. But he still wondered why Lily was here when the empress would have sent someone else or Oswin Rong alone.
Luther Gale saw the huge swan slowly descending towards them and his eyes flashed when he saw Lily. Even if he had enjoyed his fair share of beauties, when he saw the angelic figure, he couldn't help but get enraptured by her elegance and her veiled beauty.
Thinking that they came at the perfect time, he greeted with a slight bow, "Luther Gale greets Your Highness."
He also wondered what the Celestial Princess was doing here while he would have understood it if only the two protectors were the only ones who came here.
Lily's gaze first landed on Damien and her brows raised when she saw Valentina clutching Damien's cloak.
She was also surprised to see Damien standing atop such a fearsome ethereal beast and wondered how he tamed it with his cultivation.
When she got the news of Damien causing mayhem in the Eternal Zephyr Merchant Guild, she rushed out to help Damien as she speculated that the Dark Sky Guild must have done something unkind to the person he cared about.
She shifted her gaze towards Luther Gale and said in a formal tone, "Lord Gale, I hope the two of you can talk things out peacefully to not make things more difficult for the people below us."
Luther Gale didn't say anything but had a rigid expression as if he was not satisfied with what Lily said.
Lily frowned inwardly and knew that Luther Gale wouldn't budge without gaining anything.
"Lord Luther, if we still stay out here, rumors would pass around that the exalted guild of your empire kidnapped someone important to Alchemist Azrael. And probably those rumors might become even more outrageous as people pass them around. I am sure we all don't want the reputation of your grand empire to be questioned. Isn't that right?" Lily said in a polite tone, her gaze steady.
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