Chapter 370


    CHAPTER 370 THE TRUE COLORS OF IGNATIUS


    The promotion ceremony ended on an awkward note.


    Regardless of whether Ignatius was smart or if he was scheming something, it was undeniable that his


    cultivation level was at the top of Divine Realm.


    Apart from the Divine Emperor, Emperor of Chanaea, and long-missing Asura Emperor, the others


    were not his opponent.


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    Hence, Oswald and Gideon used Ignatius as a bargaining chip to go up against Richard.


    Jonathan, Richard, and the others returned to Chard Hall.


    Jonathan and the others were worried as they stood inside Chard Hall. However, Richard was calm as


    he looked at the gloomy looks on everyone''s faces before saying, “No need to worry, everyone. Even if


    today''s matter did not happen, Ignatius isn''t a good person either. He followed Tristan''s orders toe


    here. Obviously, he wants to take control of Divine Realm.”


    Beatrix was shocked as she said, “Master, the Divine Emperor is still alive. How can Ignatius take


    control over Divine Realm?”


    Richard replied, “Bee, didn''t you know? The Divine Emperor wouldn''t be in control of Divine Realm


    forever. If therees a day when the Divine Emperor does not need Divine Realm, he will leave.


    Plus, Tristan has been cultivating all this while. Ignatius'' cultivation is also very strong. If the father and


    son duo join hands, it won''t be impossible for them to force the Divine Emperor to step down. By then,


    my greatest tribtion will be considered to have arrived.”


    “So what you''re saying is that this is the Divine Emperor''s demonic tribtion,” Beatrix said.


    Everyone paled when they heard that. They only just realized the greatness of the demonic tribtion.


    Richard continued, “It doesn''t matter if anything changes because my greatest tribtion will be the


    same. If the Divine Emperor can ovee and escape his demonic tribtion, he won''t care about


    Divine Realm anymore. By then, Ignatius won''t let me go. If the Divine Emperor can''t ovee his


    demonic tribtion, there''s nothing else we can do.” He looked at Jonathan before continuing,


    “Jonathan, you are Tristan''s demonic tribtion. We will rest our hopes entirely on you.”


    Jonathan looked at Richard. He suddenly felt the heaviness of the burden on his shoulders.


    Beatrix frowned slightly and said, “Though you said that, Jonathan''s cultivation at the moment is far


    from Ignatius'', let alone beingpared to Master Tristan''s.”


    Richard replied, “Things will get better. Although there is still a huge gap between Jonathan''s and their


    cultivation, he is improving quickly. He''ll have his opportunity to go up against them.”


    He waved his hand and continued, “Nothing too serious will happen in the next three years. You all


    should leave.”


    It was obvious that Richard was unwilling to continue the conversation.


    However, he soon added, “Divine Realm is not a ce for you to linger. You won''t be under the noses


    of Ignatius and Edward once you leave Divine Realm. They won''t be able to do anything to you either.


    So it''s best if you leave as soon as possible.” He paused momentarily before continuing, “If I''m not


    wrong, Ignatius will reel some people in and give them some benefits to build his organization. The


    biggest reason he came to Divine Realm is probably to stop Jonathan from bing stronger.”


    Naturally, Jonathan understood what he meant.


    Hence, Jonathan and the others hurried back to Sunny Condo.


    They did not stay too long, leaving Divine Realm soon after.


    Surprisingly, Beatrix followed along.


    “Beatrix, you...” Jonathan and the others were surprised to see the gorgeous and cool Beatrix.


    Beatrix grinned and responded, “Master let me follow you and the others. He also said although there


    would be many dangers following you, there would also be many opportunities. Besides, don''t you


    need someone by your side to help you? You want to build an organization at Eastsummer. Won''t you


    need someone talented like me?”


    Jonathan was touched. At the same time, he was also happy as he replied, “That''s great, then.”


    After that, they sent Catherine back to Yaleview. She still needed to take care of Aaliyah. Plus,


    Jonathan would be more relieved knowing that Catherine was staying home.


    Only then did Jonathan and the others make their way to Eastsummer.


    The weather at Lostaria was beautiful. The blue sky was filled with fluffy white clouds, and the sun


    shone brightly.


    They took a ne to Rodunst before heading toward Eastsummer by car.


    Ignatius was temporarily staying at an apartment in Divine Realm.


    He was calm and did not seem to be angry.


    Just then, a knock came from the door.


    “Hello, Oswald and Gideon. Pleasee in,” Ignatius said calmly.


    Oswald and Gideon had arrived together. Ignatius got up to wee them when they entered.


    He invited them to sit on the couch before taking a seat.


    Oswald heaved a heavy sigh before saying, “Ignatius, I can''t believe Richard would be so dense. What


    happened today embarrassed us greatly.”


    A sense of anger shed across Ignatius'' eyes. He said through clenched teeth, “Who does Richard


    think he is? I would''ve killed him today if it weren''t for the Divine Emperor.”


    Oswald and Gideonughed inwardly. That was the result they wanted.


    “Let''s stop talking about this. I''ll make sure Richard regrets it sooner orter,” Ignatius continued.


    Oswald and Gideon nodded before saying, “All right, all right. We won''t talk about it anymore. If there''s


    anything you need, just let us know.”


    “I will,” Ignatius replied. He then took out two brocade boxes and said, “Oswald, Gideon, you have


    helped me a lot. I''m grateful for it. This is a small gift from me. I hope you''ll ept it.” With that, he


    pushed the brocade boxes toward them.


    Oswald and Gideon were delighted. They suppressed their emotions and remained expressionless.


    Oswald was a crafty one as he said, “Ignatius, you don''t need to be so polite. We didn''t do much for


    you. We can''t ept something that we don''t deserve!”


    Ignatius grinned. “My father always mentioned you two. This is nothing but a small gift. You''ll receive


    more things in the future.”


    Oswald and Gideon stopped insisting. They reached for the brocade boxes and opened them.


    Inside each of the boxes were three Immortal Pills.


    It was indeed generous of Ignatius to gift them three Immortal Pills.


    Plus, this was considered a “small gift” from him.


    Oswald and Gideon could not help but secretly be in awe. Just how much wealth did Tristan


    umte?


    Hence, it was not surprising to understand now how Ignatius had a high level of cultivation at such a


    young age.


    After that, Ignatius sent those two sly old foxes out the door.


    However, Ignatius was not at peace for long because soon, Edward arrived.


    After Edward entered, he seemed very respectful in front of Ignatius. He called out, “Young Master!”


    Ignatius wore a cold expression as he responded, “Have a seat.”


    “Yes, Young Master!” Edward yelled before sitting opposite Ignatius.


    Ignatius huffed in anger. “Oswald and Gideon, those b*stards, want to use me to go up against


    Richard. Yet they didn''t expect that I was pretending to be childish in front of them.”


    Edward heaved a heavy sigh. He could feel the angering from Ignatius.


    “Young Master, everything I have is given to me by you and Master. Whatever order you have, I''ll do it


    for you.” He paused momentarily before continuing, “Jonathan and I had many grudges against each


    other, but I never expected him to be Master''s son.”


    Ignatius sneered and said, “If we''re going to talk about family backgrounds, don''t you also have to call


    him ''Young Master?‘”


    Edward hurriedly replied respectfully, “I''ll only obey you and Master. If you want to honor him as my


    young master, then he''ll be my young master. If you don''t want to, he''s nothing to me.”


    Ignatius hummed in satisfaction. “Edward, you have improved much throughout the past few years.


    Your cultivation breakthrough is not bad, either. Don''t worry. We won''t mistreat you as long as you are


    obedient and do as my father and I order you to.” Edward replied, “Yes, Young Master.”


    He continued, “Young Master, if you think it''s inconvenient for you to kill Jonathan, I can do it for you.”


    Ignatius huffed. “You''re dead meat if you kill him. The Divine Emperor won''t let you kill someone from


    Divine Realm.”


    Edward was taken aback.


    Ignatius continued, “It doesn''t matter if the Divine Emperor falls. If I wanted to kill Jonathan, he


    would''ve died long ago. I haven''t killed him because my father still finds him useful. You won''t


    understand even if I exin it to you.”


    Edward lowered his head.


    Ignatius added, “Remember this. I don''t want to kill Jonathan. I only want two things. Firstly, I want to


    develop my power and suppress Jonathan in terms of numbers and strength. Secondly, I want to make


    things difficult and restrict him from doing anything.”


    “Okay. I understand,” Edward replied immediately.


    Ignatius asked, “What do you think we should do now?”


    Edward was also an intelligent person. He pondered momentarily before saying, “We need to strike


    where it hurts most. Since we want to increase our power, we can look for allies in Divine Realm and


    train them. Next, to restrict Jonathan, we must start with the people beside him. We can do that by


    making his friends be his enemies or be our allies. From my observation, there are many


    powerful women by his side. For example, there is Mabel from the Department of National Security and


    Richard''s disciple, Beatrix. Young Master, if you can take these women as your wives, it''ll be a heavy


    blow to Jonathan, whether it be his dignity or strength.”


    Ignatius'' eyes brightened. “That makes sense. I''ve met Beatrix. She''s quite a beauty and suits my


    tastes.”


    Edward grinned.


    “However, these women cannot bepared to other ignorant girls. It won''t be that easy to get them,”


    said Ignatius.


    Edward replied, “You have several Divine Masters and multiple tactics. You don''t always have to chase


    after women to get them. Women are easier to deal with once you get them into bed. The Divine


    Emperor doesn''t allow us to kill the people of Divine Realm, but he didn''t say we can''t use force on


    them. Besides, Jonathan also has a wife who is drop-dead gorgeous.”


    Ignatiusughed. “That makes sense.” He paused momentarily before continuing, “I have cultivated for


    more than twenty years under the watchful eyes of my father and have never had a day off. Since I left


    him, I should enjoy myself in this colorful world. As for Jonathan''s wife, Mabel, and Beatrix, we''ll


    discuss itter. I need you to go to Lostaria and help me prepare a mansion right now. I want to find a


    few local beauties to be with me long-term.”


    Ignatius was a carefree person and did whatever he wanted. He wanted to be a self-indulgent


    ruler that had many wives. He preferred that kind of life and would not suppress his desires.