Dual Cultivation: Beasts and Women!

Liam's time in the cultivation room on the third level of the Lotus Temple was over and he left with what the incubus had told him in mind.

'I'll see about that as soon as I enter the inner wing of the sect. I don't think I'll find anything useful in the City Thirteen Library... But I'll go to level three of the Library a few times over the next few days. I'll try to soak up as many of these opportunities as I can.'

He made his way down the stairs of the Lotus Temple when he spotted a group of Spirit Lords of Leopards waiting for him. Understanding what this was all about, Liam sighed as he stopped and greeted some of the men who had already acted as guards for him.

"I imagine you're all curious about the hunt for the Silver-Winged Leopard, right?" He looked at the men with an awful expression on his face.

"Unfortunately, the worst has happened. I can detail the problems we had on the journey, but what I can say now is that I was the only survivor."

Those five men waiting for Liam sighed in regret when they heard it. Although City Thirteen and Demon Gate were places of intense competition and constant killing, there was camaraderie in the factions. Not everyone wanted to kill everyone all the time. Some had good alliance relationships in this place to grieve the loss of a figure like Robert.

Each of those men had already been helped by the former leader of Leopards to the outer wing of the sect. They sincerely regretted that their leader and some of their colleagues had fallen out of the city so suddenly, at such an important time for everyone.

"Liam, if possible, I'd like to drink with you and hear what happened later. But now I'm afraid we have to take you to the Big Boss," said one of the men.

Liam already knew that Leopards had a branch in the inner wing of the sect. Their overall leader was an Officer, a Spirit Sky cultivator.

He accepted the group's invitation, following alongside those Spirit Lords while noticing that, even hours after his return, no one was watching him now.

'Looks like I've gotten rid of most of the nuisances who kept watching me...'

Liam liked the feeling of not being followed by a group of enemies everywhere he went.

"By the way, Brother Liam, is it true that William Semple challenged you?" one of the men in the group asked this question just after they left the Lotus Temple, causing the black-haired young man to stop and open his mouth in surprise.

"What?" He had no idea, as he quickly picked up his Demon Gate Initiate ID.

Everyone stopped around him as they saw that there was indeed a challenge for Liam, demanding that he go to the Arena!

Liam's ID was red, while the number 1 symbol was vibrating there.

The man who had asked saw his answer, seeing for himself that the number 1 disciple in the Arena's rank had challenged Liam!

'William challenged me!'

Liam looked up in surprise, confirming his suspicions. But even with his previous suspicions, he hadn't expected William to challenge him like this!

'He wants to kill me in the Arena to solve what his Spirit Puppets failed to do?'

His eyes narrowed, along with his eyebrows knitting together.

The Leopards' men were worried about Liam. They didn't want to be pessimistic, but no one in the city, not even Robert, Grace, Myles, and Enos, could challenge William. And even if Liam used his chance to refuse the challenge, the strongest outer disciple in the area had already set his sights on him.

But to the surprise of these men, Liam didn't immediately refuse the challenge, something he was allowed to, since he was a disciple of lower rank than the one who had challenged him.

"Brother Liam, don't tell me that..." one of them was about to ask when Liam interrupted him.

"No, you're incorrect." Liam smiled as he put his ID away. "I have two days to answer the challenge. Those two days could be in my favor and give me more time to deal with this problem."

"But that's only true if you're thinking of accepting the challenge..." another of them said, looking at Liam with an advisory eye.

To do so would be stupid!

"Let's see. Depending on the date of the challenge, I might accept," Liam commented as he walked back towards the Beasts Hall.

'This will probably be a problem for my stay in City Thirteen. I'd like to stay here for a few more months, but honestly, having to worry about William coming after me or my women isn't good. Maybe I'd better deal with him in battle and resolve my situation once and for all.'

He thought it over on the way to the Beasts Hall, feeling that he had to talk to his women about advancing some of their plans for this city.

'The incubus have evolved qualitatively and are at a higher level. They'll probably advance faster from now on. As long as I have a few days, I should be able to prepare everything for my trip to the inner area of the sect!'

He arrived at the coliseum with these thoughts in mind, while his fellow faction members watched him out of the corner of their eye in anticipation of Liam's decision.

They weren't foolish to think that Liam was just a Spirit Lord. He had come back alive from a journey that had killed several Spirit Earth cultivators. To believe that he was a Spirit Lord would be foolish.

They didn't know Liam's motives for remaining in City Thirteen after having already become a Spirit Earth cultivator, but they wouldn't tell anyone about it. Amid this situation, they couldn't help but be curious about Liam's current capabilities and what this challenge against William would be like.

Thus, their group reached the top floor of the coliseum. Liam entered the room that had previously belonged to Robert alone.

A man dressed all in black, with a mask on his face, sitting in Robert's place, was waiting for Liam there.

"Initiate Liam Porter," said the man in a low voice. He showed for the newcomer to sit down in front of him. "My name is Hugh Foursong. I'm the one leading the faction in the inner ward, Robert's master."

The man removed his mask, revealing an old appearance, yellowed teeth, like those of a smoker.

Liam greeted him before sitting down and hearing the man's deep voice again.

"Anyway, Liam, let's talk. Tell me what happened outside the city and why you were the only one in the group to return."