"..... I knew it, from the moment you gave me this cursed ring..."
Tears fell from Lady Badr's eyes as she said,
"..... I'm sorry, my son. I'll search for your father and will wait for you to find me..."
"... Haha, don't worry, Mom. I'm just joking. But how will I find you when I can't even train, don't have a spiritual root, and haven't awakened my lineage yet..."
Raed said sarcastically, noting that spiritual roots and lineage are crucial for cultivation. Without them, one wouldn't even feel the energy of heaven and earth and would remain insignificant. In such a world, strength rules everything, and Raed had faced bullying because of this.
".... Don't give up. Never lose hope. Walk your path, discover your true self and your true will. You have to find yourself on your own..."
".... Don't worry, Mom. Since when have I known theword 'surrender'... Hehe... But what is this tyrant's name... Judgement? Haha, it really suits my personality..."
Lady Badr looked at him and smiled without responding, then kissed his forehead before disappearing into the dark night sky. No one saw her, and her voice echoed,
"... No matter the hardships, follow your will. Be worthy of the name Judgement... I'm waiting for you..."
.....
After Saad lost consciousness, the judge announced Raed's victory.
"... Saad has lost consciousness. The winner is..."
".... Wait, how can this trash win? He used a despicable method. Someone like him doesn't deserve to win..."
Suddenly, a young man, though not as unattractive as Saad, with a stern face, entered and looked down at Raed with a condescending gaze. However, when he looked at the judge, his disdain turned into fear.
The previously silent crowd erupted once again.
"... Look, isn't that Saad's older brother and the eldest son of the Hijazi family? They're enemies with the Carpenter family. It's unfortunate they came for the weak Raed..."
"..... Yes, he's at the fifth level of Qi Gathering, so he's extremely arrogant..."
Suddenly, the judge looked at Saad coldly and said,
".... Do you oppose my ruling?"
His voice, charged with formidable internal power, made Saad's face pale, and he stepped back.
"... I... I didn't mean to, sir, but this method..."
The judge didn't wait for him to finish. He waved his hand and said,
"... Leave. It's not your concern. I follow the rules here. Announce Raed as the winner and award him the Qi Gathering pill..."
Saad clenched his fists in anger but dared not release his Qi. Instead, he sneered, "... Anyway, he's an illegitimate trash without a spiritual root. It would be better to feed him to a dog... Hehe..."
Raed's gaze grew cold as he looked at Saad. For a moment, Saad felt a flicker of fear, but his anger quickly rose as he realized he was afraid of this illegitimate child. However, he remembered that Raed hadn't trained yet.
"... How dare you, you illegitimate fool, look at me with those damn eyes. I want to gouge out those eyes. Do you dare come to the arena..."
"... Are all the Hijazi family members so thick-skinned? You're at the fifth level of Qi Gathering and want to challenge me, while I haven't even trained yet..."
Raed said with disdain, looking at Saad mockingly.
"..... Humph, just an illegitimate child who doesn't even know his father. Do you dare mock my Hijazi family?"
Saad glared at Raed, knowing his reputation and wanting to provoke him. The Hijazi family was one of the top three families in the Falcon State, just like the Carpenter family. Raed had become a killer, but before he could speak, a voice intervened.
".... How about I fight you, trash..."
A plump young man with a somewhat childish and comical face, but with anger on it, stepped forward. This was Hassan, Raed's only friend and the only one who defended him.
"... Hassan, wait... You damned pig, Saad. Do you dare to fight me two months from now..."
Hassan was surprised but smiled, knowing that his good friend never spoke nonsense and would never back down. He was stubborn and fair-minded, valuing virtue and friendship. He didn't provoke anyone, but if provoked, he made them bear the consequences.
The crowd in the arena was astonished, then a wild laughter spread.
".... Hahaha... Are you seeking death, you foolish illegitimate child? If you're not afraid of death, I'll wait for you. Two months from now will be your end..."
Saad said, carrying his unconscious brother, who was in intense pain due to the nerve endings in that area, and then left, mocking Raed.
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##note:
Raed Aal_Hukm is a word of Arabic origin... The meaning of Raed is researcher,
while the meaning of Al_Hukm is judge... but I mean by it the heavenly judge, which describes the heavenly ordeal and heavenly lightning.
Enjoy....