A large amount of black mist erupted from Grace's orifices, instantly engulfing her entire body. Fortunately, Weldon had brought the specially designed heat blowers. As soon as the transformation started, the machines were pointed at Grace.The heat blowers cleaned the entire Great Stone Hall of black mist, beginning with the first-floor hall. Chad even took the initiative to perform a cleaning ritual on Grace personally. It entailed channeling his internal energy, obtained through the fire folk's breathing technique, into Grace's meridians to clear the black mist from her body.Chad came up with that method on the spur of the moment and was unsure whether it would work, but it did. Grace expelled a large amount of black mist from her body, followed by a significant amount of black Evergrow from her fingertips.During that time, additional special agents arrived. Hundreds of custom heat blowers roared as they meticulously cleaned the inside and outside of Great Stone Hall. Grace's t

"Chancellor Snyder? Is there a chancellor living in Jeems County? Or is he a fraud?" Braum's first reaction was to doubt the visitor's identity, but the luxurious car outside did not seem fake.Chad was also puzzled. If there was a chancellor in Bloomington, why did he not know about it?Grace sneered, "Are scammers nowadays so brazen? There's no chancellor in Jeems County.""Excuse me, is Mr. Chad Jennings here?"The middle-aged man stood tall and straight, clearly with a military background. The bulge around his waist left no doubt—it was a gun."That's me. What was the name of the person you mentioned? Chancellor Snyder?"To Chad's surprise, the middle-aged man responded earnestly, "You don't need to ask about that. Please come with me."Chad instinctively activated his Clairvoyant Eye, only to see the man enveloped in a golden-purple aura. Few people possessed such an aura, indicating righteousness and fortune.Through the color of the aura, Chad knew he could trust that pe

"Argh! What is this thing?" Nancy regained consciousness and screamed when she noticed the tongue-like thing wriggling desperately on the ground.Chad raised his hand, releasing several needles that pinned the tongue-like thing to the ground.While recovering, Chancellor Snyder said solemnly, "This must be the work of a warlock!"Chad nodded and said, "Yes."The distinction between a warlock and a poison witch doctor was that a warlock practiced a specific type of sorcery called black magic that originated in Southeast Asia.Black magic was a hybrid of witchcraft and curses designed to retaliate against specific people.Smack!"Damn it!" Chancellor Snyder slapped the table, frustrated. His entire body erupted in golden light, and behind his head appeared a crown-like halo that resembled the sun.That happened in a flash, but it reminded Chad of who the chancellor really was—Micah Snyder.Chad had learned that name from Grayson. Micah was once one of the ten most powerful warri

Chad's face darkened as he abruptly stood to leave. Micah noticed his unusual behavior."What's wrong?""My friend seems to be in trouble."Micah's expression shifted to one of anger. "Jeems County needs to be cleaned up!"Micah immediately summoned someone, inquired about Chad's friend's name, and dispatched them to investigate. He then reassured Chad. "My men are on it. Your friend will be fine."Despite Micah's reassurance, Chad could not stop worrying. He tried calling Braum again, but his phone was turned off. Chad had a bad feeling about that. Fortunately, Micah's people were efficient, and news arrived within ten minutes.Micah's face darkened after he took a call. "Who did this? Listen carefully—detain them. We're heading over right now!"Micah's expression after hanging up was grim. "I'm sorry. Your friend is injured and currently in surgery."Chad jumped up. Micah gave his men a look, and they immediately understood. A regular Mercedes S drove up. Chad got in, and the

"Hey, this is the operating room! You can't go in! Hey—" The doctor at the door was pushed against the wall as Chad barged in.Although Chad held back a little, his genuine anger caused the doctor to nearly pass out from the impact.Chad was taken aback by what he saw inside the operating room.Braum, a man in his 50s, had been beaten so severely that his face was unrecognizable.If Chad were unfamiliar with him, he would hardly recognize that the man before him was Braum. Braum's limbs were all broken, and one hand was so shattered that the bones were visible."Bastards! They deserve to die!"Chad's powerful aura terrified the doctors, leaving them unable to move.Chad ignored them and immediately started setting Braum's bones. After finishing, he drew a rebirth elixir and administered it to Braum."Braum, you must survive! If you make it, I'll teach you how to cultivate!"Chad and Braum had developed an unlikely friendship. They met one year after Chad's sister was kidnapp