The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection
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Chapter 626

Alfie felt a stinging pain when Nala smacked the back of his head. He froze, utterly dumbfounded.

"When did I say such nonsense? Do you want me to hit you?" Nala asked.

Rubbing the sore spot on his head, Alfie smirked. "It's over," he thought. "Lady Nala is absolutely serious this time."

Five minutes later, Noah lay sprawled on the ground, struggling to get up. His body refused to obey, leaving him bruised and battered beyond recognition.

"Are... Are you really in Aetherial Realm?"

He was utterly broken. Since stepping into Oceanus Realm, he had carried immense pride in his abilities. He wouldn't claim invincibility at his rank, but he always had absolute confidence in his strength.

Yet, all that confidence had been shattered. If Felix had defeated him with some powerful technique or secret art, he could have accepted it. However, Felix had relied solely on raw physical strength. With no techniques, he had still beaten him to a pulp, leaving him on the verge of death. It was absurd.

What exactly was Felix's cultivation level?

"Does it even matter now?" Felix asked.

Kneeling down, Felix looked at Noah with calm yet piercing eyes. Noah swallowed hard, his thoughts racing.

"Felix must be at Oceanus Realm as well," he concluded.

However, cultivation didn't work like that. Every step required painstaking effort, yet Felix had seemingly leapt a whole major realm in just days. He had still been in Aetherial Realm days ago.

Was it possible Felix had orchestrated the missile strike on that deserted island in Azuria just to create this moment of surprise?

"I want to know why the Elder's Council agreed to Lady Nala's request. Does she know I'm the apprentice of the miracle doctor?"

Noah's demeanor shifted abruptly. Now, he was as docile as a lamb.

"She doesn't know you're the miracle doctor's apprentice. As for why the higher-ups agreed, I really am not in the position to know. In the Elder's Council, I'm just a glorified gatekeeper. I'm not even considered mid-level in the hierarchy." "Oh?" Felix was surprised. However, it made sense to him. Any faction daring to challenge

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Gerald would naturally have to be formidable. Otherwise, they would be fighting a losing battle.

"Fine. Second question. I don't get it. Are the Elder's Council's higher-ups all brainless? If they want me dead, why not send their strongest fighter right away? That would minimize the risk of failure.

"Instead, they're sending opponents one level at a time. What's the point of this ridiculous game?"

When he was done, he paused in confusion. Was Noah tearing up? Was he about to cry? "Oh, dear boy!" Noah exclaimed, his voice cracking with emotion. "Do you think we want to drag this out? Who even does this kind of nonsense anymore? We'd love to go all out, even if it's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!"

It made Felix curious. "Then, why don't you?"

"It's because of Eloise, your fellow apprentice! She sent a message to the higher-ups of the Elder's Council. She said that they're only allowed to send opponents one major realm higher than you if they want to kill you.

"Numbers don't matter, but the realm restriction is absolute. And if we dare to break this rule by sending our strongest fighter, she'll retaliate. She said she'd skin every single member of the Elder's Council alive along with their relatives and pets!" ""Eloise?" Felix was stunned.

Eloise had always been utterly devoted to martial cultivation and showed no interest in anything else. Yet, she had secretly done that for him?

"Isn't the Elder's Council too cowardly? Are you really going along with her terms?"

He couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. The Elder's Council was supposed to be mysterious, powerful, and brave. However, Felix could no longer hold them in that regard.

Noah's eyes bulged in disbelief, as though he had seen a ghost. "Don't you know how terrifying Eloise is? Are you unaware of what she did that sent tremors throughout the martial arts world of Dragonia?" 1 Chapter 627