Selena suddenly appeared in front of them, looked at the man, and said coldly, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to cause trouble for him?"
"Young Miss, have you forgotten your own identity? You know exactly who he is, don't you? Yet you're walking at his side—how will you answer to our Lord?" the man said, staring at Selena.
"My affairs are none of your business. You'd better leave now, unless you want to face the consequences—you know exactly what they are!" Selena glared at him, her face full of anger.
At this moment, Claire Ouyang and Luna Chu walked out. Seeing the middle-aged man, Claire asked Evan, "What's going on? Did he wreck Savor House like this?"
"Most likely," Evan replied. "This guy isn't simple—you'd better leave now. He's a seventh-layer Divine Martial expert, and even I can't guarantee I can handle him."
"But this is the Royal Capital, and Savor House's owner is an eighth-layer Divine Martial expert. Why are you afraid of him? With all this chaos, the owner should be here soon. If he doesn't run, he'll end up dead right here," Claire said.
"Hahaha! Little girl, you talk big, but it's a pity—the owner of this place has already been killed by me. None of you are leaving here alive today," the middle-aged man said.
"Enough! Are you really not leaving?" Selena roared, her aura surging higher and higher.
"Don't try to use your status to pressure me. I have old scores to settle today. Don't force me to lay hands on you, or I'll deal with you too. You really think being Young Miss means anything? Let me tell you, I've only spared you out of old ties—don't push your luck," the middle-aged man sneered at Selena.
"You want to die!" Selena couldn't hold back any longer. A longsword appeared in her hand as she slashed furiously at the middle-aged man.
"Fifth-layer Divine Martial Realm? That kind of power isn't nearly enough to threaten me." The middle-aged man dodged Selena's sword with a flicker and sneered.
Evan hadn't expected the two of them to actually start fighting. "Claire, Luna Chu, you two need to get out of here, now! This guy is at least seventh-layer Divine Martial. If you stay, you'll just slow us down and make us hesitate."
Luna Chu wanted to argue back, but Skylar Yule grabbed her hand and dragged her into the private room, then jumped out the window. He knew if Evan said this, he was confident he could handle it.
The middle-aged man didn't care about Skylar and Luna Chu leaving. He looked at Evan, Selena, and Claire and said, "If you want to kill me, then come along. I'm curious to see how strong the former Lord of Frostbane is now."
With that, the middle-aged man shot straight up, smashed through the roof, and vanished from sight.
Selena chased after him, her speed just as fast. Clearly, she was furious—no way she'd let him talk to her like that without a reason.
Claire grabbed Evan's hand and said, "Let me carry you. Your flight speed isn't fast enough yet—you'll never catch up to them on your own."
As Evan and Claire soared into the sky, they saw Selena and the middle-aged man had already turned into tiny black dots in the distance, so they hurried to catch up.
After flying for about half an hour, Evan and the others finally stopped. Selena was already fighting the middle-aged demon when they arrived.
They'd arrived at a huge valley surrounded by tall mountains—a perfect place for a battle that wouldn't attract attention. Clearly, the middle-aged man had planned this ahead of time.
Evan saw that Selena's veil had fallen off. Her face was deathly pale, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth—she was clearly hurt.
Rage exploded in Evan's heart. He instantly conjured a fireball and hurled it at the middle-aged man, moving so fast that the man was secretly shocked.
Seeing Evan attack, Claire summoned the Goldscale Coat barrier and instantly drew a small silver sword, sending it slashing toward the enemy.
Evan's fireball was like a modern weapon—impossible to defend against. By the time the enemy reacted, it was already in his face.
The middle-aged man also wielded a sword, but his was wreathed in demonic qi, just like the Extinction Heaven Demon Sword. As the fireball closed in, he slashed out at lightning speed.
The fireball shattered under his attack, scattering flames everywhere—but several landed on him and immediately ignited his clothes.
The man hurriedly flooded himself with Stellar Power to snuff out the flames, staring at Evan in shock. "Frostbane Sect Master, when did you start using fire weapons? That's not your style at all!"
"Cut the crap. Die!" Evan snapped, hurling a waterball at him. It looked like ordinary water, but inside was savage Mystic Ice, ready to freeze anyone solid.
At the same time, Claire's attack crashed down—her sword qi thundered at the enemy, forcing him to scramble. Still, he barely bothered with her strike.
He casually swung his palm, unleashing a wave of demonic qi that shattered Claire's sword attack instantly.
But Evan's attack came again. The man slashed at the waterball, splitting it open—but the Mystic Ice inside caught him off guard and froze him solid.
In an instant, he was turned into an ice statue—something he never expected. The Mystic Ice wasn't super strong, but it slowed him down a lot.
Selena seized the opening, unleashing a powerful martial technique that smashed into the frozen middle-aged man.
Her strike shattered all the ice around him and left him with a serious injury.
The man stumbled back several steps, glaring at Evan. "Frostbane old man, I never thought you'd pull something like that—consider me impressed. You fooled me once, but it won't happen again. All of you, die!"
As he finished, a torrent of demonic qi erupted around him, instantly trapping Evan, Selena, and Claire. "Watch out, Evan! That's his Spatial Lockdown!" Selena shouted.
A seventh-layer Divine Martial Spatial Lockdown was no joke. Evan felt a surge of worry and quickly asked the Sword Spirit, "Luna, how do I break this Spatial Lockdown?"
"Dummy, just use your water-fire dual transformation! It's just a seventh-layer Spatial Lockdown—nothing to worry about. The power of your water-fire fusion is way beyond what you think." Luna scolded.
Knowing time was tight, Evan instantly conjured a small water orb with a raging flame burning inside and hurled it at the black mist ahead.
Boom! A deafening explosion erupted in front of them, shaking the whole valley. Even the mountains trembled, and countless boulders crashed down.
That attack shattered the middle-aged man's Spatial Lockdown instantly. The backlash slammed into him, making him cough up a mouthful of black blood...