What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

This colonist named Duran kept saying he would give me back my freedom, but now he's holding a knife to my own throat.

He clenched his fists tightly. If he were to die, he would fight desperately before he died, even if it meant biting, to tear a piece of flesh from the colonist!

Shirley assumed that Duran had come to apologize to her under pressure from her uncle, and she was immediately delighted. She said arrogantly, "Then hurry up and kill him!!! I'll tell my uncle to let this matter go!"

Yang Xi sneered: "Fine, my precious cousin, I'll kill her right now!"

The murderous intent emanating from him continued to build, and everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Even Humphrey, standing behind him, couldn't help but sigh, "After going through that ordeal, the young master has finally grown up."

Xiao Yan felt a strong sense of alarm and was about to fight desperately when he found that he couldn't move at all.

Both the body and energy seem to be controlled by some force!

A flash of sword light appeared, and a corpse fell to the ground.

The maids screamed, and everyone scattered and fled.

Xiao Yan opened his eyes in confusion, only to find that the dead one was the Osider who was standing next to the blonde girl!

And the Osider who brought him here was slowly wiping the blade of his sword:

"Remember this: from now on, anyone who dares to make this effort is slapping my face, Duran, and will end up like this piece of trash!"

Shirley's face turned deathly pale as she looked at her beloved male lover lying in a pool of blood. Suddenly, she screamed and lunged at Duran.

"You only know how to bully me! You only know how to bully me!!"

A pink fist punched Yang Xi in the chest, but he said indifferently, "Little sister, lust is a dangerous thing. I'm just giving you advice as someone who's been there."

"From now on, you should focus on your cultivation and reach the third level as soon as possible!"

Sherry, whose wrist was being held by Yang Xi, suddenly quieted down as she felt the strength in that large hand.

Yang Xi achieved his goal. After all the maids present were executed, and the fourth-tier powerhouses could not read his memories, he could only obtain information by having the Keith family seize the position of city lord.

Therefore, he had to gradually change his image in the eyes of others, but he couldn't do it too abruptly.

His confrontation with his sister Shirley was merely a test to see how others would react.

"One day, I will restore freedom to all my compatriots!"

"This is Yang Xi's goal, and it is also the mission of the Judgment Organization!"

384 Preparing to collect meditation techniques

The side hall of the Lord's Mansion in Bright City.

Platinum Butler Ockham, dressed in a smooth, soft bathrobe, sipped fine wine under the moonlight.

"The wine you make from grapes is really delicious. If it weren't for it, I would be quite bored in this world."

A burly white man with a single horn on his head and a ring of gold tattoo on his arm smiled obsequiously: "It is an honor for Red Wine to be praised by Lord Ockham. If you like, there are a few bottles of his collection in my estate."

"Haha, Hope, I love talking to sensible people like you. How about we go to your manor to celebrate when the Lord of Bright City is elected?"

Platinum Butler Ockham licked his lips, beginning to miss Hope's wife's soft body.

Hope nodded repeatedly. It was precisely because he had connected with the fourth-tier Occam that he was able to gain a foothold on the New Frey Continent as a member of the Blue Star race.

Given time, the Baker family will be able to achieve the same status in Osider society as they did in the Blue Star race.

Hope was absolutely convinced of this!

He would pay any price for the continuation and revival of his family!

Hope asked cautiously, "Lord Ockham, the new Lord of Bright City is at most at the third-tier limit. Why give him command of the new allied forces? Aren't there fourth-tier officials participating in the war?"

Slightly tipsy from drinking too much red wine, Ockham chuckled and said, "You don't know this, but although Bright City is nominally under the jurisdiction of our Hundred Cities Federation, this city is a bridgehead for attacking humans. Both the Mercenary Guild and the Bernadotte Empire have their own deployments inside."

"Do you think we are a monolithic force? We all want to destroy each other! As for the Lord of Bright City, everyone wants their own people to take the position. This is no longer a matter for one force to decide. The final choice of the Lord of Bright City will inevitably be the result of compromise among all parties."

Hope thought it made sense. Deep in the continent of New Frey, the Benadot Empire and the Hundred Cities Federation were still constantly clashing over territorial disputes. The fact that they sent General Iron Tower to attend the meeting was already a show of respect for the Mercenary Guild and the Beast Alliance.

Gazing at the gleaming main hall of the city lord's mansion not far away, Hope felt a pang of envy. How wonderful it would be if he could become the city lord of this City of Light.

Unfortunately, his identity destined it to remain just a dream.

The Keith family.

"Did Duran really do that? Kill Shirley's servant?"

Upon hearing Humphrey's report, Walker was not angry that his son had disobeyed his orders; on the contrary, he was somewhat pleased.

Humphrey bowed slightly. "To be precise, he's Miss Shirley's lover."

Walker waved his hand, staring at the white-bearded old man, and said, "That's not the point. Do you think there have been any changes since Duran came back?"

"You mean the change in young Master Duran's personality?"

"if not?"

When Humphrey was questioned, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Discussing Master Duran was not something a personal butler should do.

But since the patriarch had asked, he couldn't refuse to answer. So he carefully said, "Young Master Duran seems to have become more opinionated. If it were before, even if you had given the order, he would have killed the slave, though he was unhappy."

"Haha, that's what I thought too. It seems that after that great battle, my son has finally grown up!"

Walker's face was full of joy. It was rare for Durant to be so stubborn and arrogant, which was much better than his previous weakness!

"Our Keith family doesn't need a yes-man heir. It's a good thing that Duran can have his own ideas!"

For Walker, the Keith family was practically on the hot seat because of the struggle for the title of Lord of Light City. At such a critical moment, the fact that Duran could be ruthless actually made him feel more at ease.

Otherwise, you might get sold out without even knowing it!

"You may leave now. Remember to find another servant for Miss Shirley as compensation."

"Yes!"

After returning from Shirley's place, Yang Xi began to systematically organize his various plans for the Southern Continent.

First, the implementation of the Earthly Fiend Plan requires Yang Xi to have a sufficient understanding of the situation of the entire Blue Star human race in the Southern Continent before taking action.

The second is to obtain relevant intelligence about the new coalition.

According to current information, apart from the four fourth-tier powerhouses, all the other attendees have been executed.

"Forcibly obtaining intelligence is not an option for now. After all, only the representatives of the four major powers know the specific plans, and they are all at the fourth level. If I act rashly and arouse their vigilance, they may even change their strategic plans. In that case, even if I forcibly obtain the intelligence, it will lose its original value."

"This is the worst possible solution!"

"Could I disguise myself as someone close to these four powerful individuals to obtain information?"

"It seems unlikely. It concerns the movements of the fourth rank. Unless there are special circumstances, they shouldn't leak it."

Yang Xi gave a wry smile. "I originally thought it would be a quick solution, but it seems that the only way to get the intelligence I need is to help the Keith family seize the position of Lord of Bright City and make my cheap old man the commander of the new coalition."

"Let's send the intelligence we've gathered back to the Free Alliance's waters first."

Before arriving, Yang Xi had already upgraded his clone ability to the third-tier limit, allowing him to have seven clones at the same time. Each clone possesses 23 times the strength of the original and can exist for up to a month.

This is also the reason why Yang Xi dared to use his true form to explore the Southern Continent.

Without even opening the Void Vortex, Bi Yuewu's clone on the 05 defense line quickly drafted the intelligence and sent it to the Free Army's intelligence department.

"There's still some time before the position of city lord is finalized, so I can't be idle."

"It's time to collect the artifacts of the Osai civilization: meditation techniques and magic crystal ore."

Every Osider who went to the front lines was given a "secret seal" to prevent the meditation method from being leaked. Theoretically speaking, there should still be a "secret seal" in Duran's brow space.

If he has no further plans to go to the front lines, he can apply to the Mercenary Guild to have the curse mark removed from his brow space.

But don't rush to deal with the matter of the City Lord of Bright City. If the Keith family gains power, he, as the heir, will likely have to join the army with his father. So when he returned this time, the family did not immediately arrange for Duran to go to the Mercenary Guild to remove the curse mark in the space between his eyebrows.

Yang Xi suddenly looked up, "Actually, what I need more is not a specific meditation method, but the method by which the Osed people create meditation methods!"

The easiest person to target and who fits the criteria right now is his butler, Humphrey.

385 Inheritance Stones and the Essence of Powerful Warriors

To be honest, Yang Xi still doesn't know what form the Ossidian meditation method takes.

Is it in the form of a secret manual, or something like a visualization stele, or simply a spiritual inheritance?

Hearing the knock on the door, Yang Xi knew it was his personal butler, Humphrey. This delivery guy was pretty proactive.

He gave a meaningful smile. "It seems the mystery will be revealed soon."

Actually, it wasn't for obtaining the meditation method. As Duran's personal butler, Yang Xi would also choose to turn him into his puppet in order to reduce the risk of his exposure.

This white-bearded old man reports what he's doing to that cheap old man every day. Does he think the old man doesn't know?

"Young master, dinner is ready. Shall I call someone to serve us?"

Humphrey pushed a silver food cart filled with delicious dishes specially prepared for Yang Xi by the family chef.

Yang Xi smiled and said, "No need, just bring it in for me."

"Yes, Mr. Duran."

Humphrey, without the slightest suspicion, pushed the food cart into Yang Xi's room.

He had just closed the door and turned around when he saw his young master's eyes suddenly become incredibly deep.

"Young Master Duran, you..."

Immediately, he was plunged into darkness.

Although Yang Xi could only turn second-tier ability users into his puppets because his puppet control ability was only at the third tier, he was now a fourth-tier powerhouse and a special being with three profound mysteries. Humphrey didn't even have the ability to struggle and directly became Yang Xi's most loyal servant.

Yang Xi then began to skillfully read the old butler's memories.

He quickly found the memories in Humphrey's mind that were related to meditation.

It was probably not long after he became Walker's personal bodyguard that he was granted the opportunity to be taught the Keith family's Azure-Eyed Flame Dragon Meditation Technique due to his excellent mental talent.

Without the obstruction of the curse seal, Yang Xi finally saw the true face of this otherworldly meditation method!

The Keith family used a magic crystal engraved with numerous alchemical matrices to teach Humphrey the meditation method!

This thing is called the "Heirloom Stone" by them. It is a storage device made by alchemy masters to record information!

Inside this inheritance stone is the Azure-Eyed Flame Dragon Meditation Method left by the founder of the Keith family. It contains various details about the meditation method, such as visualization diagrams, operating routes, and sitting postures. The latter part is very similar to the Demon Hunter Meditation Method that Yang Xi obtained from Li Zitian.

Is that all?