The crimson explosions cause smokes to spread but even then, Calter's senses still warned him
The sense of danger enable Calter to dodge just in time to move his head from its original location
If Calter didn't do that in time, Kence's crystal sword might have stabbed his head already
Kence was definitely not holding back in the slightest. Each and every move of him was deadly
With this, Calter doesn't have a choice but to fight. He needs to tire Kence out, only then would they have a chance to talk
The effects of gravity on Calter nullified and his body floated in the air. His pitch-black hair fluttered in the winds while his galactic eyes were filled with seriousness
A faint draconic might descended as some pieces of the earth floated alongside him
In return, Kence created tens of icy feathers and uses them to clash with Calter's attacks
When the icy feathers made contact with the blocks of earth, they smashed them into smaller chunks before Kence jumped in the air
His sword disintegrated and turned into smaller pieces of icy knives. The knives drew a beautiful blue arc in the air but with a wave of Calter's hand, they acted as if they were met with strong resistance
Gravity itself was amplified making it harder for the ice knives to get closer to Calter
However, in the next second, Kence puts two of his fingers in front of him and the ice knives glowed with a slightly bright light
The power they contained exploded and even with the effects of gravity, they still managed to fly in the air at a fast speed
Without a choice, Calter can only create chaos balls that sucked and devoured the ice knives
Calter just finished doing that when he saw Kence stepping in the air. A thin block of ice will always form below him that he uses as a proper footing. This enabled him to get closer to Calter and when the range is enough Kence made another move
A large snowflake suddenly formed in Kence's hand and he grips it with his fingers tightly
The snowflake looks beautiful and enchanting but it looks very sharp as if it can cut apart everything in its path
With a cold look on his face, Kence threw the snowflake. It drew another beautiful arc in the air as it approaches Calter at a fast speed
With the help of gravity, Calter managed to evade just for Kence to forcefully pull back his still stretched arm
A sense of danger once again spreads in Calter's body and he immediately twisted his body
A chaos ball larger than the ones Calter created in the past formed in front of his palms
The chaos ball and snowflake clashed sending sparks flying around. This time, the chaos ball was not able to easily suck and devour its target
The snowflake was madly resisting and if that wasn't enough, Kence even continued
He sent icy streaks of energy in Calter's direction and he is now facing attacks from the front and behind
Thus, Calter was forced to moved one of his hand to create another chaos ball to defend himself from the streaks of icy energy
However, since his power was divided into two, the still resisting snowflake gave Calter an even harder time
The Dragon Marks inside Calter's soul churned and burned even more power. It was afraid of Kence's current state and they were screaming for Calter to do something about the situation
While releasing low draconic growls, Calter forcefully had his chaos balls explode, shattering Kence's attacks in the process
However, Calter wasn't left unscathed. Due to the explosion, his hands were now bleeding and injured
If he wasn't able to grow dragon scales in his hand on time, the damage he would sustain would be even more serious
Even then, the dragon scales were completely destroyed already. Even such scales cannot easily withstand the power generated by the explosion of the chaos ball
Calter and Kence clashed for a few more minutes before the latter run out of energy
Not only did Kence fight Gary that was still lying on the ground. He also recklessly fought Calter that was more or less at his level
It wasn't a surprise that he would run out of energy
When Kence tried to attack Calter again, the latter nimbly placed his hand into his abdomen
A pressure was release from Calter's palm that force back Kence's body for a few meters before he was forced to his knees
Although Calter didn't heavily injure Kence since he doesn't want to do that, his man still inevitably sustained damage in their fight
That pained Calter's heart but he doesn't have a choice. Only when Kence's energy was spent did the bone-chilling coldness in his eyes vanishes
The coldness that Kence's eyes holds when they were fighting was completely different from normal. It was something that makes Calter's Dragon Blood and Soul anxious
When Kence recovered, he was still disappointed and angry at Calter but he knew that he cannot win this fight
Calter tried to help Kence stand up but the latter just slapped his hand away. Although the slap wasn't that painful, it still causes Calter to feel as if someone slapped his hand thousands of times
Painful! It was painful and suffocating! Calter once again did something that will further break his already fragile relationship with Kence
"Take your trash away and I don't ever want to see you again" Kence said with venom on his voice. The trash he pertained to was Gary Sternix that barely managed to prevent himself from losing consciousness
Although Gary persistently tried to stay conscious, he was still so powerless that he cannot move anymore. Not to mention, Kence's ice power was still lingering inside him that is making his situation worse
With that, Kence starts walking away despite the overwhelming sense of weakness in his body before he remembered something
Kence turned his head back and spoke sarcastically. "And oh, if your mighty grandfather wants to meet me, tell him that he is the one that should visit me. But even then, I still have the option to see him or not"
After saying his words, Kence walks away again without ever looking back for the second time
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Sternix Clan
The main household of the Sternix Family looks exactly like what people will expect from it
The mansion was extremely large and looks as if it can house even more than a thousand people
The driveway was very wide and there were a lot of servants present to maintain the cleanliness of such a big place
The lands surrounding the Sternix Family Mansion also belonged to them. It was complete with all sorts of amenities
There were large pools, fields, gardens, basketball courts, gyms, and even their newly built Dragon Training Grounds
The size was even larger than the one created at the Croel Family
When Calter returned here, his face was completely ashen and dark. Some servants were busy carrying Gary that lose consciousness in the way
The Sternix Family has their own doctors present. There were even those that can use magic to heal people
Although Gary was heavily injured, his life wasn't in immediate danger. However, this still causes an uproar to the whole Sternix Family
Just as Calter expected, he received countless criticisms from his relatives especially to his aunt and uncle that is Gary's parents
Calter's stoic expression remained and he just calmly accepted their criticism although he was filled with anger inside him
Calter doesn't have a good impression over these so-called family of his. It's just that, he needs them for one important thing in his life
If not for it, Calter would have choose to cut them off in his life already. After all, with his talents and skills, he can establish himself easily
Too bad that there is something that Calter can only gain when he becomes the next Family Head
The news of Gary's humiliation didn't take that long to spread on almost all of Calter's relatives
Just as Calter expected, his clansmen's arrogance didn't take this issue lightly. Especially Gary's parents, they even want to confront Kence as soon as now
"Calter, are you really part of our family?! Are you so foolishly in love that you are siding with an outsider?" Gary's father - Larry said angrily
Despite being in middle-age already, his body was still robust. This is a blessing of their lineage. Even the older generation still looks young and their physical prowess is slow to decline
Not to mention, with the arrival of the era of magic, it transformed everyone
Since the Sternix Clan are descendants of Dragons, even if they don't awaken their Bloodline, they are still skillful at wielding mana
Despite not being as skillful as the prisoners, they were still at least above average in the standards of current humanity. If they continued to train then their skills would even further evolve
Despite the arrogance that was deep-seethed into their bones, it wasn't without a reason. If such a family has so much advantage compared to normal people, it was inevitable that they will become arrogant