David cradled the spatial fragment in his hand as he moved through Baruch Castle. Earlier, he had been teleported away after dismantling only most of it. Now, he needed to use this last bit of time to collect all the remaining items.
What came next would be a battle between Grade 5s, one that would very likely affect the castle.
"They're finally here!" As David used his spiritual force to place the last few floor tiles into his Space Pendant, he looked into the distance and muttered.
Lord Marcus did not conceal his aura. He hoped Duke Arthur would take the initiative to seek him out.
Based on his earlier battle against Duke Arthur through his energy clone, he had analyzed Duke Arthur's combat strength. That was also the main reason he had been willing to come here and fight Duke Arthur.
Lord Marcus believed that if he fought with all his strength regardless of the condition of his true body, he would certainly defeat Duke Arthur. Even if he could not win, he could still perish together with Duke Arthur.
He saw the family castle—the castle that represented the glory of the Baruch Family—now utterly devoid of life.
The faint smell of blood told Lord Marcus exactly what the family castle had gone through.
"Duke Arthur, do you dare fight me fairly?" Lord Marcus's true body stood in the air as he issued his challenge by channeling the power of his bloodline.
David rose from the castle below and flew into the sky, hovering two hundred meters opposite Lord Marcus.
Seeing the spatial fragment in David's hand, Lord Marcus's determination to kill him intensified.
The Baruch Family's greatest trump card had now fallen into David's hands. No matter what, he had to take it back.
"Lord Marcus, your aura