"Pah, it was something so simple. What was there to report?"
Within Earth Clan City, where there were those who praised, there were naturally also those who looked disdainful. One person sneered contemptuously. "That only happened because the other guy was too weak. If it were me—"
Before he could finish, someone beside him immediately covered his mouth. "Enough. Shut up. If it were you, you'd only die even more silently."
The man could not help struggling, his eyes anxious as he glared directly at the person holding his mouth shut.
Unfortunately, he was not strong enough. He was suppressed completely and could not utter a single word.
"Father, what was so special about that punch? It wasn't even as good as the battles from earlier."
As the image within the viewing stone replayed over and over, there were also confused youths who spoke up with puzzled faces. Clearly, in his eyes, the scene currently displayed by the viewing stone was far less stirring than the previous two great battles. Those had made his blood boil and his heart surge, until he wished one of the fighters had been himself.
The middle-aged man's mouth twitched. His son's question had truly caught him off guard, and the worst part was that it came just as that fool nearby was being held by the mouth.
Unable to help himself, he first glanced around. Only after discovering that most people wore tolerant smiles did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Right. His son was still young; it was normal for him not to understand. He was different from that idiotic fool who had already lived for over a thousand years.
"Little fellow, as the saying goes, outsiders watch the spectacle, while insiders watch the craft."
"If you aspire to become a powerful