David Bishop's eyes shone with a cold light as he flew upwards.
As Leo Martin's body was dropping down, his fists mercilessly struck Leo Martin's back exactly on his backbone….
Ka!
Kacha!!
Ear-piercing sounds of bones breaking sounded continuously.
Instantly, Leo Martin was blasted up towards the sky once more. His head swung backwards and his shrill scream stopped abruptly, then he blacked out.
"Bang!"
David Bishop made use of the counterforce and firmly dropped to the ground.
He raised his right arm just in time to catch Leo Martin's falling body.
He looked like an undefeatable war god.
Heaving a sigh of relief, the corners of David Bishop's mouth curled up slightly, turning into a warm smile.
He had finally won, and it was all thanks to the Paralyzation Inscription on his ring.
Paralyzation Inscription was the inscription that David Bishop prepared a month ago. Once released, it will cause the target to experience a split second of paralyzation, causing all the accumulated energy in the body to dissipate.
That was the reason why Leo Martin had lost to David Bishop.
"This…."
All around the Martial Arts Practice Hall, every one of the Martin Family disciples were struck dumb. They all took a large amount of time to regain their senses.
They found the events that had unfolded before their eyes extremely hard to believe!
Noticing Seventh Elder flying over in rage, the corners of David Bishop's mouth flashed with a cold smile.
Exerting force with his hand, he threw Leo Martin towards Kun Martin.
"David Bishop!"
Kun Martin caught Leo Martin. When he looked at David Bishop, his eyes were filled with killing intent.
Only when Zara Martin arrived and stood beside David Bishop did he withdraw his gaze due to a slight sense of fear.
"David, are you alright?"
Zara Martin took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat off David Bishop's forehead. Her face flashed with slight worry.
"Mom, I'm fine."
David Bishop's heart felt warm. He lightly smiled while he shook head.
He was fine, but someone else wasn't….
"Grand Elder!"
Kun Martin suddenly shouted with a voice full of grief. Holding Leo Martin in his arms, he turned around and rushed toward the platform to meet the Martin Family higher ups that were currently descending.
Among these higher ups, Sixth Elder Peter Martin's face was the ugliest while Fifth Elder on the hand had an expression of self-satisfaction.
Grand Elder Hank Martin checked Leo Martin's injuries and his face slowly turned grim.
"Kid, Leo Martin's backbone is almost completely shattered. Even a Grade Seven Gold Injury Pill won't save him. Don't you think you were a tad bit too merciless? You have basically destroyed Leo Martin's life."
Hank Martin said heavily as he raised his head to look at the approaching Zara Martin and her son. His gaze was fixed upon David Bishop.
Leo Martin was the youth that the Martin Family had the highest hopes for amongst the Martin Family disciples.
But now he had come to a premature end. This was a great loss to the Martin Family.
"What?!"
After hearing what Grand Elder Hank Martin had said, Kun Martin's face severely distorted and his body started shaking as if he had been struck by lightning.
He didn't expect his son to be injured so severely by David Bishop….
Backbone almost completely shattered?
Even a Grade Seven Gold Injury Pill was unable to save him?
"I want you dead!"
Kun Martin bellowed, then his figure flashed as he madly flew towards David Bishop and attacked with rage!
At the top of his head, four ancient mammoth silhouettes developed.
Zara Martin, who was on guard against Kun Martin, instantly had six ancient mammoth silhouettes develop above her head, forcing Kun Martin back in a single exchange.
"Kun Martin, if you try to attack my son again, I will kill you!"
Her voice was cold and indifferent; it was as if it were coming from the pits of hell.
"Zara Martin!"
Kun Martin's face was green, but even though he was extremely furious, he did not doubt what Zara Martin had said.
"Grand Elder, you must uphold justice for my son!"
Kun Martin said to Grand Elder Hank Martin in a miserable voice. There was a 'pu tong" sound as he knelt on the ground heavily.
When his youngest son's arm was crippled, his future looked worrisome.
In Kun Martin's heart, he had long ago put all his hopes onto his eldest son, Leo Martin.
But now, Leo Martin's entire backbone was almost shattered and there was no hope of recovery. His whole life would be spent lying on a bed.
In this instant, Kun Martin felt his eyes go black. The world seemed dark without any light; it was as if the world was falling down upon him!
"Kun Martin, the family rules state than when the disciples of the family have a battle, besides not being allowed to take one's life, there are no other limitations so that the disciples may go all out and fight to the best of their abilities. When martial artists battle, injury is unavoidable. Today it's your son that is lying down there, but what if it was my son? Would you ask Grand Elder to hold your son accountable?"
Zara Martin made a cold humph sound, grunting out of anger.
"Ninth Elder, you're arguing irrationally. Your son David Bishop has already broken one of Leo Martin's arms, and he was bound to win. But instead of showing mercy, he continued attacking and crippled Leo Martin….In my opinion, he did it on purpose, and this is against the spirit of unity and friendship between Martin Family disciples!"
Sixth elder Peter Martin's eyes shone with a cold light.
"Sixth Elder, what you're saying is wrong. After David Bishop broke Leo Martin's arm, he could have admitted defeat. But instead, he didn't admit defeat because he most probably thought that he still had a chance at victory; he thought that he still had a chance to defeat David Bishop….Furthermore, you should not forget that David Bishop is only at the third level of the Body Tempering stage. Even if he was going up against a one-armed fourth level Body Tempering stage opponent, it was still a dangerous affair, and as such he needed to continue attacking to prevent Leo Martin from obtaining an opportunity to counterattack, because that would cause him to lose more than he would gain."
Fifth Elder Liam Martin said indifferently. Faced with an argument backed by facts, Peter Martin's face turned grim as he did not have a way to counter this argument.
"Enough. Stop arguing. In the afternoon, there will be a family emergency meeting to discuss the matter. What's important now is to take Leo Martin back to rest….Seventh Elder, take Leo Martin back home."
Patriarch Zayn Martin frowned.
"Yes, Patriarch!"
Kun Martin slowly stood up and held Leo Martin in his arms. His face had a grim expression.
His eyes were radiating a shocking killing intent as he fiercely glanced at David Bishop before leaving.
David Bishop smiled indifferently. He made nothing of Kun Martin's glance.
Regarding what happened today, there was no guilt in his heart.
Not mentioning his previous life of walking through the battlefield as a mercenary, which made him accustomed to being cruel and cold blooded.
But just those merciless remarks that Leo Martin had made towards him, if it was his previous life, Leo Martin would've been dead by now. In his opinion, he had already shown mercy.
The Martin Family higher ups left the Martial Arts Practice Hall one after another.
But when these people left, their gazes towards David Bishop were hostile.
After all, in their opinion, David Bishop was not part of the main Martin Family as his surname was not Martin.
On the other hand, Leo Martin was the Martin Family's genius martial artist, a future pillar of support for the Martin Family.
Regarding this incident, they were more or less biased against David Bishop.
The Martin Family disciples who surrounded the Martial Arts Practice Hall also dispersed.
What happened today caused them to feel shocked and speechless at the same time.
Leo Martin, their Martin Family's martial arts genius, the strongest fourth level Body Tempering stage martial artist in the Martin Family, actually lost to a third level Body Tempering stage disciple with another surname.
Ashamed, they were truly ashamed!
"I used to think that Leo Martin was formidable, but I never expected him to be so weak!
"David Bishop is only at the third level of the Body Tempering stage and he could defeat Leo Martin. Once he steps into level nine Body Tempering stage, will anyone under the Core Formation stage be a match for him?"
"I really wonder what fortuitous gain David Bishop had to be able to complete such a metamorphosis in a single month and amaze the world with a single brilliant feat!"
...
The topic of conversation between the Martin Family disciples quickly moved towards David Bishop.
The previously unknown David Bishop became the hot topic within the Martin Family for a time.
As the Martin Family disciples left one by one, there were only four people left in the enormous Martial Arts Practice Hall.
David Bishop, Zara Martin, Bella Johnson, and Fifth Elder Liam Martin.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Suddenly, David Bishop noticed that his mother had an ugly expression.
"Kid, you really are young and arrogant. You crippled Leo Martin. Of course it was satisfying for you, but you didn't think of the consequences….Leo Martin is the family's youth genius, and as such the family has placed enormous hope in him. In the afternoon, the family meeting is said to be a discussion about today's incident, but it will actually be a discussion on to how to punish you. Tell me, why wouldn't your mom be worried?"
Liam Martin shook his head and sighed.
In his opinion, David Bishop was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of the tiger; he was too fearless and dared to do anything.
"Grand Elder still needs my help. With his status in the Martin Family, as long as he speaks for me, everyone else has to give him some face, right?"
Said David Bishop unconcerned.
"If you think like this, then you're wrong. Grand Elder has always differentiated between public and private matters. This is the reason why all the members of the Martin Family respect him so much. The identity of a Grade Nine Alchemist is not enough to cause everyone to respect him so wholeheartedly."
Liam Martin shook his head.
David Bishop slightly frowned. He didn't expect that his secret weapon would become useless so easily.
When they returned home, although Zara Martin's expression seemed better, there were still signs of worry.
The young girl was quiet, not daring to talk as she feared it would agitate Zara Martin.
"Mom, don't worry. I have a method to solve this problem. Nothing will happen to me."
David Bishop, who was pondering throughout the journey back home, finally laughed.
"What method do you have?"
Zara Martin obviously did not believe him.
"Mom, what you're worried about is that the Martin Family elders will be biased towards Leo Martin and punish me, right? You can be at ease; I have a method to make them biased towards me."
David Bishop's smile was mysterious and full of confidence.
"What method?"
Asked Zara Martin curiously.
The young girl on the side glanced over with a face full of anticipation.
"Let me go get some things ready. I will tell you two when we have lunch at noon."
David Bishop returned to his room as soon as he finished speaking.
After he left, the two women looked at each other with helpless expressions.
"Bella Johnson, do you know what method David is talking about?"
Zara Martin asked the young girl.
"Bella Johnson doesn't know either."
The young girl shook her head lightly.
"That stinking brat, he's getting more and more mysterious lately."
Zara Martin's eyes slightly squinted, then she laughed helplessly.
After eating lunch, David Bishop took a hundred silver in bills and thirty silver coins from his mother before taking the young girl out alone, leaving the Martin Family estate.
The Martin Family disciples that saw this scene were all speechless.
"Doesn't he know what his circumstances are? He's still in the mood to leisurely go shopping?"
"He isn't preparing to run away because he's worried that the family will punish him after the family meeting, right?"
"Are you kidding? He's the son of the Ninth Elder; just like how a monk may run but the temple can't, even if he wants to run, he has nowhere to go…."
"He really is something! After the family meeting today, if nothing happens to him, I will certainly make him my idol and ask him to be my boss!"