The Almighty Dragon General

Thea felt a little uneasy as she did not expect Lyla to show up. "You're here, Lyla! These men tried to bully me!"
The Law Enforcement Hall's members were scared out of their wits. All of them hurried to explain themselves.
"Enough!" Lyla bellowed.
There was a moment's stunned silence.
Lyla looked at Thea and narrowed her eyes. "No one would dare bully you in our sect. So, stop fooling around and return to the
Priestess Hall. You shouldn't be getting involved in this."
Thea rose to her feet. "Lyla, I am here to learn more about training and cultivation from Forty-nine. He has shown the best skills
and potential among our peers in the Timaeus Sect.
"However, he's conducting a closed-door meditation at the moment. I must make sure that no one would disturb Forty-nine's
leveling up. otherwise, it would be the Timaeus Sect's loss as we might disrupt the birth of a top-notch cultivator!"
A small frown creased Lyla's forehead.
She did not expect that Thea would be making these excuses to defend James when the two of them had only met each other a
few times.
This meant trouble for them. The pair might have developed feelings for each other.
At that moment, a soft voice interrupted their conversation.
"Thea, why would you try to reason with a cold-hearted person?

"She must think that she is the only person who deserves to be called a genius cultivator and no one can surpass her. otherwise,
she'll be deeply humiliated."
The frown on Lyla's forehead grew deeper. She could see that Lucille had gotten up.
Lucille's voice dripped with sarcasm. "At the Yuraeceon Xaelm Rank's Fifth Tribulation, she only managed to defeat cultivators
four ranks higher than her.
"On the other hand. Forty-nine overcame the ranks and had a Yuraeceon Daelm Rank's Ninth Tribulation cultivator pressed
under the Yuraeceon Genesis Bell. She must be doing this because she felt threatened by Forty-nine."
Lyla tightened her fists. "I'm merely carrying out Mr. Thornton's orders. Please don't complicate the situation."
"We're complicating the situation?!" Lucille pursed her lips and looked at Lyla. "You're standing within one of Mount Martialis'
grounds. Who's the one trying to complicate the situation, really?
"Even if one of our elders had committed a crime, shouldn't it be our leader from Mount Martialis who ought to look into the
incident first? It's not like our leader is dead or away."
Perthacus cleared his throat awkwardly upon hearing Lucille's words. Then, he got to his feet.
"Elder Lyla, what brings you here today? I still have no idea why someone as busy as you have to make your way here
personally."
Lyla produced a shiny token she received from their leader. "Mr. Thornton has ordered me to bring Forty-nine to the
headquarters for a meeting with him. Those who try to stop US will be executed immediately."
Perthacus, Lucille, and Thea had worried looks on their faces as soon as they saw the token.

The token from the Timaeus Sect's leader represented the highest form of power in their group. As Lyla said, those who defy the
orders of the token's bearer could face immediate execution.
Clearly, Lyla came prepared. She was set on taking James with her.
Lyla held the token and moved up the stairs.
Without any hint of hesitation, Lucille and Thea moved and stood side by side to block Lyla's way.
On the contrary, Perthacus had a conflicted expression as he let out a loud sigh. He stood rooted to the spot as he could not
decide what to do at that point.
Just then, Quattro butted in, "Even though you're a pretty lady, you can't do this in Mount Martialis' turf..."
Before he could finish, Lyla threw a blast of Genesis Power toward Quattro and sent him flying away.