Chapter 572 - 452: Saving People in Azuregard City
Chapter 572: Chapter 452: Saving People in Azuregard City
Flora Bloom handed him a cup of water from her superpower. Although it lacked the potency of spiritual water, it possessed some restorative properties now that she had reached the Cosmic Level.
Solomon Sterling drank the water, resting for a long while before he finally collected himself.
He gave a slight nod to Lex Cross, then glared at Saul Sterling. "You little brat! Ganging up with outsiders against your own old man? You’ve really made something of yourself!"
Flora Bloom smiled. "Uncle Sterling, you’ve misunderstood. We brought you here today to ask for your help."
"Not happening!" Solomon Sterling might have been Saul Sterling’s father, but his youthful appearance was nothing like one would expect from a parent.
"I haven’t even told you what it is yet!"
"Doesn’t matter what it is, I’m not doing it!"
"Father..." Saul Sterling started to say, but was silenced by a glare from Solomon Sterling.
"A bunch of juniors like you treat your elders this way and still expect my help? Let me tell you, Saul—you and the Young Master should know that I, Solomon Sterling, have always acted according to my own whims. When I say I won’t help, I won’t help."
For a moment, an awkward atmosphere descended upon everyone in the courtyard. Only Lex Cross remained as composed as ever. "Uncle Sterling, the ones who abducted my people are from the Seymour family of the Source Universe."
At this, Solomon Sterling’s expression clearly darkened, but he quickly returned to normal.
"So what? We came to Earth with a plan to keep a low profile. Our two families agreed not to dredge up the past or start conflicts over old grudges while we’re here."
"Father! The Seymour family and the Rook family are in cahoots. If they find some treasure here on Earth, they’ll join forces against the Cross family later, and we’ll be in a very passive position! I heard the Seymour family’s old ancestor is already in seclusion, trying to create an internal space. They say the commotion from it is immense!"
Solomon Sterling’s face darkened further. "That’s still got nothing to do with me! At worst, the Sterling family will just pull out of the Ancient Star Nation and find some secluded dimension to live our own lives!
And you, Young Master, don’t think you can provoke me by bringing up the feud between the Seymour family and my Sterling family. No matter how strong the Seymours are, they’re just a family from the Source Universe. In the Ancient Star Nation, your father could crush them with his little finger.
And no matter how domineering the Rook family is, wasn’t their heir supposed to marry you? Once that happens, the Rook and Cross families will be united. Why would I be afraid of the Seymour family then?"
"Is that so?" A smile touched Flora Bloom’s lips as she looked at Solomon Sterling.
Solomon Sterling shrugged dismissively. "Don’t think you can just waltz into the Cross family’s main hall because you gave birth to their child. Compared to the Rook family, your entire planet Earth wouldn’t even be a worthy opponent."
"Heh. The Rook family heir you mentioned... you wouldn’t happen to mean Nina Rook, would you?"
Solomon Sterling froze. "Did the Young Master tell you that?"
Flora Bloom’s smile grew even wider. "Oh, in that case, the marriage alliance between the Rook and Cross families is looking highly unlikely."
"In your dreams! This marriage was arranged years ago by the old Family Heads of the Cross and Rook families! No one can change it!"
"What I mean is, the person in question is gone. Who do you expect Lex Cross to get engaged to now?"
"..." Solomon Sterling was stunned. He looked at Flora Bloom, then at Lex Cross. "Young Master? Is what she’s saying true?"
"Yes. I killed her."
"Young Master, how could you be so foolish! In the Rook family’s ancestral hall, every member of their bloodline has a Spiritual Jade that anchors their Divine Sense. The scene of her death will be replayed within that jade. As long as the Divine Sense within the Spiritual Jade doesn’t perish, Nina Rook can be resurrected."
Solomon Sterling looked at Lex Cross’s blank yet serious expression. "You really killed her?"
Lex Cross nodded. "How long does it take for the Divine Sense in the Spiritual Jade to cultivate a new physical body?"
"Three years at the fastest, but it could take more than ten. But Nina Rook is the designated heir of the Rook family. The Rook Family Head will certainly use special methods to resurrect her.
This won’t do. I have to inform your father of this news immediately. It’s better to be prepared."
"Let’s put the matter of the Rook family aside for now. Uncle Sterling, help me find several superpower users from Aethelgard Base who were abducted by the Seymour family."
"Didn’t I already say I wouldn’t help?"
Lex Cross gazed at Solomon Sterling as if everything was going according to his plan. "Uncle Sterling, I remember you and your older brother were looking for Shauna Wallace?"
"How do you know that?"
Flora Bloom laughed. "I told you, the City of Morhaven is my territory. Whatever happens here, if I want to know about it, I will."
A white light flickered at Solomon Sterling’s fingertips, and his eyes lit up with the same glow as he stared at Flora Bloom. Suddenly, his chest tightened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Father!"
"I’m fine."
He looked at Flora Bloom. "It seems I’ve been blind. To think you obtained five Crystal Stone fragments all by yourself... no wonder. If I’m not mistaken, you acquired the Metal, Water, Fire, and Plant-type fragments. But there’s still one more... strange. I can’t seem to divine what it is."