The yers stood there one by one, looking rather helpless.


    A rather amusing scene unfolded as it seemed like everyone had been paused, standing there bewildered.


    Seeing this, Willis''s expression changed slightly, unable to keep his calm any longer.


    A sure thing slipping away? Who could ept that?


    And why??


    My n was so perfect, and now it''s falling apart at thest moment??


    Just as he was about to lose his temper, he noticed many people ncing at a man and a woman, seemingly seeking answers.


    A Trial Seeker beside Willis came over and whispered a few words...


    Suddenly, a sh of anger crossed Willis''s eyes.


    "Good! Good! Good!"


    Earlier, he had only paid attention to Faye, knowing she was a talented yer with an S-grade talent and profession, worth recruiting.


    Willis had nned to secure Yorkwith the SS-grade talent first, and then deal with the girl, who was not only talented but also extremely attractive.


    As for the male yer, he had used a detection skill and saw that "David" was a very mediocre second ss, with both talent and profession at A-grade.


    Previously, Willis hadn''t bothered to look at "David" more than a couple of times, even though the S-grade girl seemed to have a good rtionship with him.


    Because if both of them could pass the trial and enter the Hall of Valor, that girl would soon abandon her worthlesspanion. That''s the cruel design of the Hall of Valor; everyone fights to improve their strength due to the hierarchy, or else they risk death at any moment!


    Feelings and old acquaintances are as fragile as thin paper in front of this harsh reality!


    What infuriated Willis was that such a worthless trash was ruining his ns.


    Fine!


    Let me give you your first lesson in the Hall of Valor: the weak will always live humbly on their knees, and stepping out of line means death.


    Willis, with cold eyes, walked straight ahead. The surrounding yers, seeing this, all turned pale and quickly made way. Finally, he stood right in front of Faye and Sterl.


    "Good! Good! Good!" Willis raised his hand and activated his legendary ability!


    Sterl originally thought Willis would put on a pretense and say a few polite words.


    But Willis''s face was cold: "I don''t know who gave you the guts to provoke..."


    "Someone stronger than you!"


    Then, countless brilliant points of light scattered in all directions.


    The surrounding yers fled in terror, looking at Sterl with pity, knowing he was a goner!


    However, Willis was quite surprised and annoyed. He thought these two yers would beg for mercy.


    It''s a pity, just a mere legendary.


    Faye, with a demigod ancestor in the consciousness space, looked down on him entirely.


    And Sterl was even calmer,pletely ignoring him. An ordinary legendary was far inferior to a perfect legendary like Octavius. He had countless ways to easily kill his opponent.


    Willis was in a dilemma. His move was ready, and since his opponent didn''t beg for mercy, he had no choice but to attack.


    The threads of light transformed into a torrent of energy, seemingly splitting the entire world in two!


    Everyone watched with wide eyes—


    Under Willis''s full power, the surrounding scenery turned into a chaotic energy storm! Killing intent filled the air!


    Even so, "David" remained unfazed!


    Sterl was ready.


    ording to Gloria, in the Hall of Valor, more power could be revealed.


    Willis wanted to use "David''s" head to establish his authority, and Sterl thought the same. He wanted to use "Willis''s" head to make a name for himself!


    And the final result...


    Sterl looked astonished.


    The terrifying energy torrent actually swept past him!


    Sterl discovered that he was protected by a transparent shield, and the legendary ability couldn''t shake it at all.


    The shield was like a reef in a turbulent stream, splitting the energy torrent!


    At the same time, everyone heard a grand and indifferent voice in their ears.


    "In the Hall of Valor, mutual killing is prohibited. The protective shield has been activated."


    "Trial Seeker: Willis, you have vited the rules by attacking a zero-level Novice in the Hall of Valor. You will be punished by being forbidden to absorb the world''s energy for three days."


    Instantly, a thunderbolt descended from the sky.


    "Ahhh!"


    Willis was struck by the lightning, his legendary ability dissipated, and he fell to his knees, spitting blood, his face extremely grim!


    He never expected that a mere second-ss yer could withstand his legendary ability without begging for mercy.


    He lost this psychological battle.


    And as a result...


    "My n is probably ruined." Willis felt like spitting blood from anger. Losing three days of innate energy wasn''t much of a punishment.


    The main issue was that his scheme hadpletely failed!


    He had wasted resources to apply for this task of recruiting neers.


    A huge loss!


    Willis had nned to use his strength and status to pressure, and through creating the image of an unparalleled genius, attract a batch of cannon fodder into the guild.


    Especially that SS-grade talent, he had to get him. Yorkhad excellent talent, and leveraging him could bring Willis immense benefits.


    Now, using strength to oppress was clearly out of the question!


    Everyone knew the rules now. The Hall of Valor doesn''t allow random killing.


    And attracting yers to join the guild was also ruined by that "David"!


    Willis''s eyes turned bloodshot as he red at Sterl, as if he wanted to devour him.


    The yers present also realized...


    Something was off with Willis!


    It was clear he had his own schemes for recruiting people!


    They''re all third ss; what schemes haven''t they seen? Almost no one believed that joining Willis''s guild would be beneficial. Instead, they thought they would be severely exploited!


    Moreover, with the Hall of Valor''s own warning, the yers understood that even if they were merely recruits, official members couldn''t harm them.


    Not joining Willis''s guild meant he couldn''t do anything to them...


    Immediately, except for a few unlucky ones who had already signed contracts, everyone silently stepped back. Although they didn''t speak, it was clear that signing a contract to join the guild was out of the question.


    Even the SS-grade yer nced gratefully at Sterl and Faye, then stood beside them, indicating solidarity.


    Sterl merely smirked coldly, looking at Willis with a mocking expression.


    "You think I can''t deal with you?" Willis''s face was dark and uncertain, but he quickly regained hisposure.


    "A three-day ban from absorbing the world''s energy is a minor punishment. It means the Hall of Valor offers the minimum protection for you Novices."


    Hearing this, the yers'' faces changed slightly. They knew Willis wasn''t lying this time, but they remained calm. Although the protection wasn''t high, it was enough to prevent harm; Willis couldn''t do anything to them.


    The young man in the red cloak just gave a signal.


    Immediately, a slender, ck-haired youth stepped out from the shadows behind him.


    "David? I challenge you!" the youth said coldly.


    "Do you really think the Hall of Valor will coddle you waste?"


    "Indeed, this ce doesn''t allow random killing."


    "But anyone in the same realm can challenge you, and you must ept."


    "By the way, anyone below legendary status is considered in the same realm in the Hall of Valor."


    Willis looked coldly at "David," making a throat-slitting gesture with his hand.


    He was truly filled with murderous intent!


    Don''t be fooled by Willis being a legendary; in the Hall of Valor, this level of strength was nothing. He even had to borrow resources from powerful seniors to reach legendary status, using high-interest loans.


    If he couldn''t repay by the end of the year, he would lose all his rights and be the lender''s ve.


    Before bing a legendary, Willis had grand ambitions to be a significant figure in the Hall of Valor. But after bing legendary, he realized that legendaries were asmon as dirt in the Hall of Valor, and their status was worth nothing.


    Willis wasn''t even a perfect legendary, so he had no chance of repaying the borrowed resources. That senior had known this from the start and aimed to secure a legendary ve!


    And for a ve, killing them on a whim wouldn''t matter and wouldn''t vite the Hall of Valor''s rules.


    This was uneptable to Willis! Fortunately, he came up with an idea. He spent thest of his resources to exchange for the duty of recruiting neers, hoping to get lucky and find some geniuses to join his guild.


    Don''t be fooled by his seemingly fair contract; it simply required that the yers who signed couldn''t leave.


    But those ruthless creditors? If Willis couldn''t repay, everyone in the guild would suffer and be forced into ve contracts.


    So, once you boarded Willis''s pirate ship, you could only fight with all your might to repay his debt.


    When Willis initially saw the SS-grade talent yer, he was overjoyed. Such a highly talented individual could definitely help him settle his debts!


    So, when the contract was about to be signed, Willis was incredibly excited, even showing a w with a glimmer of joy in his eyes...


    But now, it was all ruined by this "David"!


    How could he not be furious? How could he not want to kill?


    At this moment, Faye''s expression changed. She reflexively felt a bit worried for Mr. "David."


    But looking at the yering to challenge, who was merely a maxed-out third ss.


    Faye seemed less worried. Constantine, an elite third ss, was instantly killed.


    Mr. "David''s" strength meant there was nothing to fear as long as the opponent wasn''t legendary!