The incomparably beautiful young woman with Level-6 Superior Grade Soul Aptitude also gave Yang Ye's phantom a slight bow and said calmly, "Esteemed Lord of Steel City, I am Jessica, the third heir of the Fein Deluo Family of the Fein Deluo Principality. Our family does not wish to become your enemy either!"
No matter how much Jessica hated Yang Ye, she had to remain humble before a powerful official Warlock. Otherwise, she would give Steel City an excuse to continue the war.
The war with Steel City had already severely drained the Fein Deluo Family. Jessica also understood Steel City's strength very well. An army of one hundred thousand Knight-level steel mechanical puppets—even the Fein Deluo Family and the Sang Family combined might not be able to stand against it.
After speaking, Jessica left Bandania's side beneath his somewhat despairing gaze.
That little group instantly fell apart, leaving only Bandania—the one who had just been high-spirited and eager to show off before the beauty—standing there all alone.
One of the mentors responsible for testing aptitudes stood up. With a gloomy expression, he questioned Yang Ye's phantom, "Yang Ye, I am You Lai, a mentor of Antalya Warlock Academy and a Level-1 Warlock! The Dutania Principality is an important member of the Southern City-State Alliance. The Southern City-State Alliance forbids the arbitrary launching of wars! Do you intend to violate the laws established by Antalya Warlock Academy?"
The Southern City-State Alliance was the foundation of Antalya Warlock Academy. Antalya Warlock Academy basically would not permit the members of the Southern City-State Alliance to attack one another and squander their own strength.
Yang Ye's phantom swept a glance over You Lai and said icily, "You Lai, I have no intention of violating the laws established by Antalya Warlock Academy! However, this mortal ant insulted me! A Warlock's dignity cannot be violated. To uphold a Warlock's dignity, I have the right to take revenge upon him and his Lineage! I have decided to destroy him and his Lineage. Only then can my anger be quelled! Anyone who obstructs my revenge is my enemy, no matter who they are!"
You Lai was instantly left speechless and fell silent.
The Durando Subcontinent was a continent where Warlocks held ruling status. A Warlock's dignity could not be violated. Any mortal who insulted a Warlock's dignity would suffer the Warlock's terrifying retaliation. That was also a Warlock's right.
Bandania possessed Level-5 Medium Grade Soul Talent and the strength of an Advanced Warrior. Among mortal youths, he could already be considered a genius. But a mortal genius was still a mortal. He was not a Warlock, and once he had insulted a Warlock, Yang Feng destroying his Lineage was entirely reasonable.
A trace of despair welled up in Bandania's eyes as he cried out hoarsely, "Great Lord of Steel, I never insulted you! I swear upon my life that I absolutely never intended to insult you!"
Yang Feng stepped forward and turned black into white, saying, "Uncle! He said that we Easterners are all yellow-skinned monkeys only fit to eat bananas in cages, that we are unqualified to become Warlocks and unqualified to join Antalya Warlock Academy."
Yang Ye looked down at Bandania coldly and said with utter ruthlessness, "This is Antalya Warlock Academy. No one may act here! I will not take action against you here either. But the moment you leave Antalya Warlock Academy, the one hundred thousand mechanical puppets of Steel City will move and erase you from this world!"
Bandania dropped to his knees and wailed desperately, begging, "Great Steel Lord Yang Ye, please spare me! I truly did not do it on purpose! I apologize! Yang Feng, I apologize! Please spare my life, please let me go!"
Yang Feng did not even spare Bandania another glance.
The Durando Subcontinent was predominantly inhabited by white people, and it was extremely difficult for Easterners here to integrate into mainstream society. If Yang Feng showed even the slightest weakness, he would suffer endless humiliation. He had no desire to be bullied. Moreover, if he could take the opportunity to annex the Dutania Principality, his power could expand enormously once more.
Yang Feng's territory now bordered the Denisia Empire, controlled by Wild Claw, one of the Six Great Warlock Groups, and the Rose Empire, controlled by Rose Garden, one of the Six Great Warlock Groups. If he wished to expand his territory, he could only attack the Denisia Empire or the Rose Empire.
If Wild Claw did not dispatch a Great Warlock-level powerhouse, Yang Feng was still confident that he could fight the Denisia Empire. But once Wild Claw sent out a Great Warlock-level powerhouse, his chances of victory would fall to their lowest point. Under such circumstances, it was extremely difficult for Yang Feng to expand. Now that an opportunity for expansion had appeared, he naturally would not let it slip away easily.
At that moment, a terrifying pressure erupted from within Antalya Warlock Academy and blanketed the land.
Under that terrifying pressure, everyone present was forced pale, their bodies trembling.
Yang Feng's expression changed drastically beneath that terrifying pressure. His entire body was filled with fear, and he nearly fell to his knees against his will.
At that moment, the Level-1 secret treasure on Yang Feng's chest, Green Heart, which resembled a green leaf, released threads of green radiance. It weakened the terrifying pressure by more than half, allowing him to barely withstand it and avoid disgracing himself by kneeling on the ground.
A door appeared out of thin air. As soon as it opened, gusts of bloody wind surged out from within. A scarlet giant hand reached out from the door, seized Yang Feng, and dragged him into it.
The moment Yang Feng entered the door, it immediately shut and vanished from the air.
Yang Feng's vision blurred, and he found himself in a great hall.
At the center of the great hall sat a silver-haired middle-aged man. Like a sun, his body radiated incomparably terrifying fluctuations of power.
Yang Feng glanced at the silver-haired middle-aged man, and pain pierced his eyes. It was as though he had stared directly at the sun, and in an instant, he could see nothing.
"I am Scarlet Hand Bretz!"
A powerful, cool force suddenly entered Yang Feng's body and flowed into his eyes, soothing their pain. At the same time, a calm voice echoed through the great hall.
Tears streamed from Yang Feng's eyes as his heart tightened. Scarlet Hand Bretz, Antalya Warlock Academy's most powerful Level-3 Warlock, known as the man closest to becoming a Great Warlock! He is truly far too powerful!
Yang Ye's incarnation phantom gave Bretz a slight bow and said respectfully, "I am Yang Ye, Lord of Steel City. Greetings, Lord Bretz!"
Bretz announced calmly yet imperiously, "I already know what happened! Steel City is forbidden from launching a war against the Dutania Principality."
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