Day 4 Before the Golden Heir Tournant.
The atmosphere inside Nine Lotus Academy beca heavier with every passing hour.
More warships arrived continuously from different nations.
More hidden sect geniuses appeared publicly.
More Peak Grandmaster auras filled the academy grounds.
Even ordinary disciples had stopped speaking loudly now.
Because everyone could feel it clearly.
The Golden Heir Tournant was no longer so distant event.
It was approaching rapidly.
anwhile...
The official registration numbers continued increasing steadily across the floating holographic screens above the academy.
[Current Registered Participants: 7,421]
The growth speed itself shocked many people.
Particularly because registration had only been open for one full day.
The martial world had truly beco restless because of the World Tree Blessing.
anwhile...
Inside the martial networks, countless discussions flooded continuously.
"More than seven thousand Peak Grandmasters already?!"
"This generation is insane!"
"Several hidden clans finally ca out!"
"I heard even isolated island sects are participating!"
"The first round qualification might beco harder than the finals!"
Countless prediction lists also began appearing online.
So ranked famous heirs.
So ranked hidden sect geniuses.
So focused purely on combat potential.
And surprisingly...
Tony Clark’s na continued appearing increasingly often now.
Particularly after many martial analysts replayed the Academy Arena battle repeatedly.
Several experts finally concluded sothing terrifying.
Tony never used full strength during that fight.
That realization alone caused countless people to beco wary.
***
anwhile...
Inside Nine Lotus Academy...
Tony calmly sat inside his residence while studying the movent pathways of the Heavenly Mirage Steps once more.
The Heaven Rank technique still required stabilization.
Especially the energy control during rapid directional changes.
At that mont—
RINGGGGG!!!
Tony’s communication device suddenly vibrated loudly.
He frowned slightly afterward before answering casually.
"What?"
The mont the connection opened—
An angry roar exploded from the other side imdiately.
"YOU STILL REMBER YOU HAVE A HO?!"
Tony instantly moved the device slightly away from his ear.
His father’s furious voice continued blasting through the communicator.
"World Tree Blessing appeared!"
"Golden Heir Tournant opened!"
"Every important heir already returned to their families for preparation!"
"And where the hell are you?!"
Tony lazily leaned backward afterward.
"Inside the academy."
"Cultivating."
His father almost exploded afterward.
"Cultivating my ass!!!"
"You disappear for days!"
"You fight everywhere!"
"You offend people everywhere!"
"And now the entire martial world is gathering while you still roam around like a street dog?!"
Tony calmly rubbed his forehead afterward.
"Are you done?"
"DONE?!"
His father beca even angrier afterward.
"Co back ho imdiately!"
"The elders are already preparing for Golden Heir support etings!"
"Even your ancestor asked about you yesterday!"
Tony’s expression finally changed slightly afterward.
"Ancestor asked?"
His father snorted coldly.
"You think your recent actions stayed hidden?"
"The Academy Arena battle already spread everywhere."
"Now stop wasting ti and return imdiately."
Then the call disconnected directly.
Tony stared at the silent communicator briefly afterward before sighing softly.
"That old man really loves shouting..."
Still...
Tony slowly stood up afterward.
Returning ho actually matched his own plans anyway.
Particularly because he needed to contact one specific person now.
Supre Ancestor Lucy Clark.
Unlike the other old monsters of the Clark Family, Lucy rarely involved herself openly in politics.
But her influence across the oceans and international martial routes was terrifying.
Particularly among hidden sea organizations.
Tony quietly stored several items inside his storage ring afterward:
Sea Breathing Talismans, Aura Concealnt Powder, Shadow Recovery Pills.
The preparations for the future World Tree infiltration had already begun silently inside his mind.
Of course...
Tony didn’t intend to reveal the full details to anyone yet.
Not even family.
Soon afterward, Tony left the academy grounds quietly.
The mont he exited Nine Lotus Academy, he imdiately noticed sothing different.
The roads surrounding the academy had beco overcrowded.
Martial vehicles.
Flying transports.
Luxury warships.
Participants and sect representatives filled the entire region.
Temporary camps even began appearing outside the academy boundaries.
The entire area around Nine Lotus Academy slowly transford into the center of the martial world itself.
***
anwhile...
Far away inside the Clark Family main residence...
The atmosphere remained equally tense.
Dozens of elders gathered continuously inside eting halls discussing tournant preparation.
Young geniuses moved between cultivation grounds nonstop.
Servants carried cultivation resources everywhere nervously.
The entire family had entered war preparation mode.
Soon afterward—
A flying vehicle descended above the Clark residence slowly.
Tony stepped out calmly afterward.
The mont nearby servants noticed him—
Whispers imdiately spread.
"That’s Tony Clark... The Monster has arrived..."
"Quick, inform everyone!"
Tony ignored everything completely while walking toward the inner residence.
But before he could even enter fully—
BOOOOOOM!!!
A furious aura exploded from inside the residence instantly.
"YOU FINALLY CA BACK?!"
Tony’s father directly appeared at the courtyard entrance while glaring angrily.
Several younger disciples imdiately lowered their heads nervously afterward.
Tony calmly replied afterward.
"You shouted enough through the communicator already."
His father almost exploded again.
"You little bastard..."
"You still dare talk back?!"
Tony simply walked past him casually afterward.
"I ca back already. What more do you want?"
His father stared at him speechlessly afterward.
Honestly...
Sotis he genuinely wondered whether Tony feared anything at all.
***
anwhile...
Inside the deeper family grounds...
Tony quietly moved toward an isolated courtyard hidden behind ancient silver trees.
Unlike the noisy outer residence, this place remained peaceful and silent.
No guards.
No servants.
No disciples.
Only a single old woman calmly sat beside a pond feeding spirit fish silently.
Her silver hair flowed gently behind her while faint Supre aura distorted the surrounding air itself.
Supre Ancestor Lucy Clark... One of the oldest monsters of the Clark Family.
The mont Tony approached—
Lucy calmly spoke without turning around.
"You finally rembered this old lady exists?"
Tony smiled faintly afterward.
"You still look younger than half the elders outside."
Lucy imdiately laughed softly afterward.
"You ca asking for help."
Not a question.
A statent.
Tony calmly sat opposite her afterward.
"You really know everything."
Lucy slowly glanced toward him afterward.
Her eyes imdiately narrowed slightly.
"Interesting..."
She sensed sothing unusual about Tony’s movent rhythm now.
Still... She didn’t ask directly. Instead, she calmly continued feeding the spirit fish afterward.
"So... What trouble are you planning this ti, Tony?"
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