The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

One of the old men spoke up. Everyone, including Delilah, turned to look. Only then did they realize he was the oldest among them.

"When I was young, I once followed our family's founder to witness Yusri Maximus in action."

Yusri Maximus? The founder of the Maximus family, the only one to have reached the Grandmaster Realm?

"You all should know that Grandmaster Realm warriors are considered the

pinnacle of martial artists because, upon reaching that realm, they can cultivate a power known as a domain."

Delilah nodded. "That's common knowledge, but the problem is, no one really knows what a domain looks like because no one has ever seen one."

The old man gestured at the bodies of the three Maximus elders.

"What you just witnessed might have been a domain, though not exactly so. It's similar to what Yusri had exhibited.

"In a domain, a Grandmaster Realm martial artist is absolutely invincible. No matter your realm, once trapped inside a domain, you're no different from an ordinary person."

From the sounds of it, the horrifying scene just now did seem to resemble a domain. The three Maximus elders could not even resist the attack and got their hearts ripped out. They were no different from ordinary people who ran into a martial artist.noveldrama

"Is that woman a Grandmaster? That sounds unlikely."

The old man shook his head.

"I'm just speculating. But one thing you all must have noticed-the three who died were the ones who attacked Felix. The others are unharmed."

Even Delilah fell silent. How could she not have noticed?

Did that terrifying woman show up to help Felix? But if that were true, why didn't she give Felix a heads-up? It was all too strange.

"Delilah, no matter what, that precious disciple of yours seems rather extraordinary. As for that woman, we should pretend we never saw her and not spread word of it. The longer I live, the more afraid I am of death. I don't want to wake up one night with my heart ripped out."

The others shuddered. It was true; it was better to pretend they hadn't seen anything. If that woman could kill a middle-stage Transcendent Realm martial artist with ease, she must have noticed their presence in the forest.

"Since I haven't done any favor for you today, my debt still stands. Delilah, I'm leaving now. If you ever need anything, just reach out to me, and I'll come."

A few of the others had thought that just by showing up, they'd return their favors to Delilah. But after hearing the old man's words, they were amazed by his shrewdness.

Even if Delilah took a backseat, this new disciple of hers-provided he didn't die young—would surely achieve even greater feats in the future.

At that point, their connections would be more valuable, especially with that mysterious woman involved.

Everyone immediately sang the same tune as the old man.

"Felix, how many more secrets are you hiding?" Delilah sighed as she left.

How could she truly allow Dickson to protect Felix alone?

Although there was nothing wrong with doing that, Delilah, having lived for so long, could tell that things were complicated between Felix and Atlas. That was why she had

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brought a group of people with her.

She intended to make a move at a critical moment. She wanted Felix to experience the dangers of the martial world and strengthen their bond as master and disciple.

But who would have expected such a terrifying woman to show up and resolve Felix's trouble?

Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Maximus family had already run out of the forest. After carefully observing their surroundings, they finally stopped to catch their breath.

"Who was that woman? Who exactly was she?"

Atlas roared in fury as he felt his heart break into pieces.

They had failed to bring Felix back with them to steal his Dragonspine in this meticulously planned operation. Not only that, the mission had also cost the family three members-a devastating loss.