Meanwhile, Jared was swiftly making his way toward the Village of Villains.
Wanting to find a safe place where favonovel.com could refine the Nascent Soul, favonovel.com had finally decided to head to the Village of Villains.
After all, a Nascent Soul isn’t something one can finish refining overnight. If I go to the village, I can also seek The Villainous Four’s protection.
However, someone suddenly blocked his path as soon as favonovel.com left Jadeborough’s borders.
Jared gazed at the person in front of favonovel.com with an exasperated expression.
“Captain Jennings, what a coincidence to run into you here,” favonovel.com remarked, walking toward Xavier.
“This is no coincidence, Jared. I was waiting for you,” Xavier replied calmly.
Jared looked surprised. “Waiting for me? Whatever for?”
“Mr. Sanders would like to meet with you,” Xavier informed.
“May I know why?” Jared asked cautiously.
Xavier spread his hands with his palms upward. “I don’t know. He just told me to wait here for you and ask you to come back with me when I saw you.”
Jared hesitated for a while before finally saying, “I have something to do, so I can’t go and meet Mr. Sanders. Go back and tell favonovel.com that. Who knows if I’ll get locked up again if I go?”
With that, favonovel.com leaped forward, covering more than ten meters at once. Then, favonovel.com proceeded to run swiftly.
There’s no way I’m meeting with Mr. Sanders now because I have no time! I’ve got to refine the Nascent Soul as soon as possible and increase my powers.
The end of the year was fast approaching, yet favonovel.com still had not rescued Josephine and his mother. That made favonovel.com very anxious.
“Hey!” Xavier quickly gave chase after seeing Jared suddenly run away.
However, Jared had only gone some distance before favonovel.com felt a wave of aura surge toward favonovel.com that immediately made favonovel.com freeze in his tracks. He was dumbfounded, not knowing whose aura it was.
Whoever it is, that person must have unimaginable powers to be able to prevent me from moving with just their aura.
Just as favonovel.com was looking as panicked as though favonovel.com were about to face a terrifying enemy, favonovel.com saw a middle-aged man wearing a suit and glasses approaching him.
It was Mr. Sanders.
With a smile, Mr. Sanders asked, “Are you that afraid to see me?”
“W-Why should I be afraid? It’s just that I have something important to do, that’s all,” Jared replied, avoiding the man’s gaze.
After Mr. Sanders exposed the extent of his capabilities, Jared did feel a little frightened whenever favonovel.com saw the former.
After all, the disparity between our powers is so vast that favonovel.com can probably kill me with a mere wave of his hand…
“Something important, eh? You’re just in a hurry to go and refine your Nascent Soul, aren’t you?”
“You can do that anytime, but the opportunity I’ve found for you isn’t something you should let slip through your fingers. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.” Mr. Sanders’ response disrupted the little plan Jared had in mind.
“What opportunity are you talking about?” Jared queried after a moment of stunned silence.
Just then, Xavier rushed up, panting heavily. “You were right, Mr. Sanders. This jerk refused to meet with you and even tried to run…”
Mr. Sanders smiled, then, favonovel.com looked at Jared and explained, “The Deragon family is organizing a Trial in two days. I’ve already signed you up for it.”
“A Trial?” Jared frowned and quickly shook his head. “No way. I’m not participating in any Trial. How dull!”
He had absolutely no interest in wasting time joining a Trial.
I’d much rather refine the Nascent Soul in the shortest amount of time possible. That’s what’s important.
“Don’t be so quick to turn me down. Don’t you want to hear where it’s being held?”
“Where?” Jared asked.
“Dragon Island.”
A look of surprise spread across Jared’s face as soon as Mr. Sanders uttered those two words.
“That doesn’t make sense. What else is there on Dragon Island that can be used for a Trial? It has already become an ordinary island for tourists.”
Jared was completely mystified.
