“Oh?Andwhat’swiththe CelestialPearl?”Ronaldlookedback.Hewasconfused.“UncleReeds,wehadriskedourlivestogetthepearl.Itbelongs to us, to begin with. They’re the ones who want to snatch it from us!” Abigail exined.


    “Nonsense! We’re doing this for the martial world! Unlike you, who are only after personal gain,” Theodore said righteously.


    “SirReeds,theyharborulteriormotives!Lookathowselfishtheyare!Theydon’t even careaboutthealliance.Theyshouldbeseverelypunished!”Grahamadded.


    “Those whoconnectwithevilentitiescertainlydon’thaveacleanmind,”Orsonremarked.


    Atthismoment,thethreegrandmastershadabandonedtheirearlieraggressivestance.Theypretendedtoberighteous infrontof Ronald.


    “Whatabunchof hypocrites!Stopthrowingmudatus!”Abigail wasannoyed.


    Itwasclearly themwhowantedtoseizethepearl,yettheyhadthenerveto speakwithsuch


    righteousness!


    “They’redistorting facts!”shemutteredinwardly.


    “Enough!”Ronaldraisedhishandtostoptheirargument.


    “WhohavetheCelestialPearlnow?”heaskedcoldly.


    “It’sinsidemydad’sstomach.”


    Abigailcontinuedtoexin,“Mydadwas gravelypoisonedwhiletryingtosavethem.These


    monstersknewheneededthepearltotreatthepoison.Andyet,theystillinsistedontakingit


    fromus.


    “They didn’tcareabout mydad’scondition!Theyaretrulyheartless!”


    Ronald’sexpressiondarkened.“Isthatso?”


    “SirReeds,the CelestialPearlisasacredrelicofthemartialworld.We’rejustworriedthat itmight


    bedesecratedbyMichael!”Theodoreargued.


    “That’sright!ThepearlwillberuinedifitgetscontaminatedbythepoisoninMichael’sbody,”


    “Shutup!”Ronaldshouted.


    “Thepearlisindeed important,butit’snothinparedtoMichael’slife.Youareallprominentfiguresinthemartialworld.Howcanyoudosomethinglikethis?”


    Hewarned,“Getoutofmysightrightnow!Orfacemywrath!”


    “SirReeds…”


    “DoI havetorepeatmyself?”


    Theodore wanted tosaysomething.However,hefellintosilenceinaninstant.Ronaldhadshotasharpreathim.


    Amongthefive ultimategrandmastersof Balerno,Ronaldwasthestrongest.


    Theodoreandtherestcouldn’teven defeatMichaelwhentheyteamedup,letalakedownRonald.Althoughtheywere dissatisfied,theyhadnochoicebuttoswallowtheirdispleasure.


    “Let’sleave!”Theodore frownedandsteppedawayfromthe ce.


    “Damn!Whatbadluck!”Grahamgrittedhisteethandleftwiththe disciples oftheSoulReapers.


    “Ihopethat youcan represstheevilrelicforthebettermentofthepeople.I’llbetakingmyleave


    now.”Orsonbowedslightlyand walked away.


    Althoughthethreeofthemhadtheirownmotives,theydarednotyanytricksinfrontof


    Ronald.


    “Let’sgo.There’snothingmore towatch.”


    “Mytripherehasgoneinvain!Ididn’tevenmanagetogetanything!”


    “Stopwhining.We’realreadylucky enoughto survive themiasmaearlier.”


    Soon,therestofthe martirtistsdispersed.


    Aftermostofthemhadleft,Ronald turnedaroundandhelpedMichaelup.


    “Michael,areyouokay?Canyouholdon?”heaskedwithconcern.


    “I’mfine.It’sjustpoison.I’llrecoverinafewdays.”Michael shookhishead.


    “Stopputtingonafront,Mr.Robinson.SongofHellisnoteasytodetoxify.Ifitwasn’tbecauseofthepearl,Imightnothavebeenabletosaveyou,”Dustin saidsolemnly.


    Eachofthetoptendeadliestpoisonswasextremelyterrifying.Evengrandmasterswould haveahardtimewithstandingit.


    Theywereluckytohavethepearlto wardoff the disaster.