"You''re not my apprentice, but you''ve learned some medical skills here. I have something important to entrust to you," the Lord of the Southern Woods had said. "If Mystic Sky Sect ever falls, deliver this item to my apprentice. He''ll know what to do with it."


    Yosil''s mind reyed the lord''s words as he stared at Frank. There was something familiar about Frank that he could not quite ce.


    It felt like they had crossed paths before.


    But he never imagined that Frank would be the Lord of the Southern Woods'' son, who was once an apprentice in Mystic Sky Sect!


    This realization brought back memories of themotion during Frank''s initiation within the sect years ago. He remembered leaving the sect and seeing the boy, his eyes filled with determination and resentment.


    It had been many years. Who would have thought that boy would grow into the man standing before him now, appearing by a twist of fate?


    "It''s fate..." Yosil sighed deeply, his eyes reflecting a mix of nostalgia and relief.


    For years, Yosil had lived a life of seclusion in the mountains while practicing medicine. Over time, he gained apprentices and followers, eventually establishing Kornac''s Keep.


    Now, he understood that it was time to fulfill the promise he had carried in his heart all these years.


    Just as Yosil was about to speak, the atmosphere changed abruptly. Kairo, who had been restrained by Horey, snapped. His eyes zed with fury, and he struck Horey across the face. The blow sent her sprawling to the ground.


    "Kairo, did you... hit me?" Horey clutched her cheek, her eyes wide with disbelief.


    "I..." Kairo''s face showed a fleeting expression of guilt and confusion, but it quickly gave way to a consuming rage. "No! No way! I can''t lose to this kid. It''s impossible!"


    Kairo roared like a cornered beast, unleashing all his pure vigor as he charged at Frank with a furious howl.


    Kairo''s rage manifested into a fierce ck and red energy, shaped like a roaring tiger. The sight of it sent chills through everyone present.


    "Has he gone mad from the pressure?" Frank mused.


    He sighed with a hint of boredom. He did not retreat or mock Kairo this time. Instead, to everyone''s shock, he stepped forward, walking calmly toward the oing Kairo.


    "Watch out!"


    Cries of rm erupted from the crowd as they saw Frank walking right into Kairo''s ferocious attack.


    However, Frank''s response was swift and decisive.


    With a casual swipe of his hand, he dissipated the energy surrounding Kairo''s fist, breaking through it as if


    it were smoke. Kairo gasped, instantly returning to his senses.


    "What?!"


    Before Kairo could adjust his stance orunch another attack, Frank''s hand mped down on his forehead. With a single, smooth motion, Frank mmed Kairo''s head into the ground.


    Kairo was dazed and bleeding, sprawled out in the dirt.


    "If you won''t admit defeat, I''ll just make you do it by force," Frank stated coolly, his words sending a wave of shock through theExclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    onlookers. Then, he pressed his foot down on Kairo''s head, his gaze chilling and deadly.


    Just as he was going to crush Kairo''s skull, someone shouted, "Stop!"


    Though Kairo had just struck Horey, she could not bear to see her senior killed. She rushed forward, shouting for Frank to halt.


    Frank nced at Horey, then said something that puzzled everyone: "He''s not the child''s father, right? Why are you so concerned about his safety?"


    Under everyone''s gaze, Frank had looked at Horey and said something iprehensible.


    When Horey heard his words, she went pale.