Chapter 1592 - 1569: Ye Huan Must Die!

"Hermes, are you--bleep--courting death!"

As the saying goes, even a clay figure has its share of temper!

Let alone the Duke of Castle, one of the eight dukes, Duke Jack!

As Hermes launched his attack, Jack slammed the table and abruptly drew a military dagger from behind, using its sharp edge to tightly balance against the blood-colored long knife!

Instantly, the atmosphere in the room was tense and confrontational!

Hermes and Jack exchanged looks filled with endless anger!

"Jack, you’ve gone too far!" Naturally, Chronos stood by Hermes’s side, and after shouting in anger, he suddenly rose to his feet, his right hand grasping the air. At once, a spectral image of a grim green Scythe of Death appeared!

In the next second, the image of the Scythe of Death solidified, a grim green scythe gripped tightly in Chronos’s hand, its sharp point aimed directly at Duke Jack!

Chronos’s murderous intent was equally overwhelming, as though ready to fight Jack to the death to determine supremacy!

"Enough, all of you stop!" Suddenly, a man sitting at the foremost round table, hands pressed against the surface, dressed in a pitch-black robe, with a mask bearing two fangs, thundered in an extremely sinister tone, slamming the table as he rose!

As soon as he spoke, the faces of the other seven dukes present changed slightly.

The three who had drawn weapons, preparing to strike each other, grudgingly sheathed them after gritting their teeth for a while.

The reason was simple: the man who spoke was Duke Philip, ranked first in strength among the eight dukes of Castle!

The power of the Philip Clan behind Duke Philip was the strongest among the eight Iron Crown Duke families, second only to the Hermes Clan—the Hermeses!

Duke Philip hasn’t attended a round-table meeting for over a hundred years, nor has he met the other seven dukes for that same duration.

Yet this doesn’t mean Philip’s prestige has diminished!

Be aware, a thousand years ago, the Philip Clan was directly under the King!

They were the King’s most loyal enforcers, maintaining the best relationship with the King!

Every Patriarch of the Philip Clan was the King’s most faithful servant, receiving the King’s perfect approval, being the King’s closest subordinate!

Therefore, even if the strength of the Philip Clan’s dukes were weak, their status among the eight Iron Crown Dukes remained unshakable.

Moreover, this generation’s Duke Philip possessed the strongest Ancient Martial Arts skills among the eight dukes!

In such circumstances, who would dare offend Duke Philip, who would dare disobey his commands?

Even Duke Jack, who had feuds with Philip, opposed him in every way, and found Philip frustrating, had to concede before him at the round-table meetings.

"I admit, what I did wasn’t right!"

"However, I was also considering for everyone’s sake; Ye Huan remaining poses too great a threat to us. If we want to avoid mishaps in our plans, we must kill Ye Huan!"

"Moreover, the Jack Clan indeed didn’t partake in the operation to kill Ye Huan. It was all orchestrated by the Evil Martial Sacred Land. Before you point fingers at me, you should blame yourselves for not excluding the Jack Clan and all Castle forces from targeting Ye Huan when making demands!"

Duke Jack crossed his arms, his voice cold, and snorted angrily!

This only fueled Hermes’s rage further.

Hermes hated those who broke their promises and those who disobeyed his orders!

"Honestly, after this battle at Six Gates, you should all see Ye Huan’s power and potential!"

"Ye Huan, an Ancient Martial Artist infinitely close to Intermediate Divine King, unexpectedly reached the level of Extreme Divine King!"

"Given this scenario, how can we be 100% certain Ye Huan’s potential doesn’t threaten us? Must we wait until Ye Huan grows to a stage hard for us to deal with, then pay a severe price to eliminate him? By then, the losses will only be greater!"

Duke Jack said this while continually pounding his fist on the crystal round table, expressing his grave dissatisfaction with the matter!

Upon his words, everyone in the room fell silent.

Including Hermes!

Hermes also furrowed his brow deeply, scrunching it into a large "gong" shape.

Though everyone knew, Jack’s insistence to kill Ye Huan stemmed from his unwillingness to see Duke Philip’s plan succeed, fearing Philip’s success could elevate his strength to "that" illusory level, forever surpassing him.

Jack didn’t want to live under Philip’s shadow forever, he refused to be a mere foil to Philip all his life, not willing to spend his life envying and resenting Philip!

Yet, it’s undeniably true Ye Huan’s actual strength indeed exceeded the expectations of the eight dukes!

Ye Huan’s rapid growth was even more shocking to them!

This young man, before entering Huaxia’s Endless Deep Mountains, was merely a recent Intermediate Divine King with actual combat prowess akin to a High Divine King fledgling.

But in just two months, Ye Huan, relying on various adventures in Huaxia’s Endless Deep Mountains, had achieved the strength of an Intermediate Extreme Divine King!

With a realm infinitely close to High Divine King, he possessed the power of an Intermediate Extreme Divine King.

If Ye Huan continues growing further, reaching Intermediate High Divine King’s strength, no doubt, he’d surpass levels to possess a Peak Extreme Divine King’s power!

And if Ye Huan eventually became an Extreme Divine King, that would be even more terrifying!

He’d likely attain Half-Step Martial Saint strength!

If Ye Huan advances further to become a Half-Step Martial Saint?

Then would Ye Huan transcend levels to possess heaven-defying Ancient Martial Arts strength of a Martial Saint level?

Upon these thoughts, all seven dukes, except Philip, showed deep apprehension and anxious expressions!

Just imagining it chills them to the bone.

"Philip, should we act against Ye Huan early and eliminate this boy?" Always supporting Philip’s plan, unwilling to prematurely exterminate Ye Huan for fear of undermining his investment in Philip’s plan, Hermes hesitated internally after some contemplation.

Ye Huan’s rapid growth did bring significant shock and pressure to the Castle’s dukes, including him.

Behind Philip’s mask, his expression remained cold: "I said, before my plan succeeds, Ye Huan must not die!"

"Philip, you’re being selfish! If Ye Huan truly matures, you’ll be guilty..."

"Jack, if you’re deaf, let me repeat: before my plan succeeds, Ye Huan must live!"

Philip’s body emitted an enormous hostility, wholly engulfing Jack, instantly scaring him into a shiver!

Yet Jack refused to yield, resentfully saying: "Ye Huan must die, or our century-long plan will be bogged by your dispensable plan!"