The splendid mansion encompassing their sight, Alexander walked aside the lord and his daughter without a care in the world.

As their feet brushed the tiled floor, and their eyes were greeted by the large corridors, their marble white structure accentuated with golden accents, it gave way to a luxurious feeling.

The corridor they were walking in was long yet still large, its vaulted ceiling peaceful, the walls filled with white windows, forcing the light outside to turn pure white as well.

This truly felt like a holy sanctuary.

After a sadly short time spent walking, they arrived in front of a four meters tall door, also marble white with azure gems inside.

Taking out a reflective azure token, Hophe waved his arm in front of the door, as if swiping a card while facing a face recognition device.

The door's gems shining, it opened, sliding toward the ceiling.

Aware of the many arrays present, Alexander was not sure if he currently had enough means to infiltrate this place.

Now inside a new room, the door behind closed by itself. All around was nothing but a sea of people cheering and chatting. It was where the banquet was situated.

Behind them, the door faded with the wall, its color dark brown. Left and right, each direction extended for a good fifty meters. Ahead, a long table spanning for dozens of meters, even going below a round balcony looming over.

The entire room brown, red and yellow, it emanated warmth.

The ceiling, while not high, was still more than enough. Alexander guessed the designer of this place to be fond of cozy rooms.

"Here we are, I hope that sir Alexander does not mind the loud atmosphere, it is a rather joyful occasion after all!" Laughing, Hophe left Alexander while holding his daughter's hand, clearly ready to reprimand her.

Ignoring the many gazes fixated on his person, Alexander explored the small room.

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Entering the Dragon Mansion just now was a group of people. Leading the group, what appeared to be soldier in red and yellow accented armors, their robes a mix of both. On their chest, a dragon's design could be seen, coupled with a lion's face staring in the opposite direction.

Behind, a few people were not wearing such robes and armors. The odd ones were meekly and respectfully looking around, their robes a pale blue.

The leading man parting his lips without a care in the world, he spoke to the blue robed people.

"Lord Tulis, we have arrived! Please follow me inside." While respectful, the leading man clearly did not put the outsiders in his eyes.

Noticing it, Lord Tulis did not mind, chuckling lightly, his brown hair and unshaved face light hearted.

"I must thank captain Varyl then!" Cupping his fists, the man hurried a young man next to him, with brown hair and black eyes.

The young man however, did not seem too happy with captain Varyl's attitude, hushing to the middle aged man.

"Father! Why are you not saying anything? He clearly doesn't think of us as worthy of his time, such rudeness!!"

Frowning, Lord Tulis looked at his son with impatience.

"You idiot! Captain Varyl is a first stage Greater Existence Realm master, we truly don't deserve his time! You ungrateful son, are you trying to cause trouble for your old man?! I don't want to lose my son as well, so if you plan on spouting anymore bullshit, then just shut it!" Reprimanding his own son with harsh words, Lord Tulis stared at him with a heavy heart.

The son, Jule Tulis, was currently showing deep sadness.

'Father... why are you bringing up elder sister in this? Sigh...' Deflated, Jule marched forcefully, dragging his feet.

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Now seated at the long wooden table, Alexander was currently drinking some wine.

Approaching him, a middle aged man, his hair deep blue.

After introducing themselves, they began to chat.

After a bit of small talk, the man left, making way for a green haired young man, doing the same.

The constant chatter however, stopped briefly at the sound of the door.

Looking over at the newcomers, it only took a moment for the chatting to resume.

Exploring the place, Lord Tulis was first startled by a blue haired middle aged man.

"Hello friend, I am Nola, may I know your name? I'm trying to make friends in here."

Frowning, Lord Tulis was reluctant, but had no choice, the Dragon Mansion and its guests not so easy to offend.

"I am Arthur Tulis, and this is my son, Jule Tulis. Nice to meet you."

Hearing the introductions, Alexander narrowed his eyes.

'Tulis! Isn't that the Delghnar Mansion's Lord? The father of the rich lady I slaughtered?' His Divine Sense quickly scanning the Tulis pair, he scoffed.

'Trash! What did I even expect from the Demonic Land Region?' Wondering if one of them was at the Immortal Sky Realm or beyond, he felt embarrassed to even consider their existence.

'Second stage Primordial Harmonization Realm and first stage Blooming Lotus Realm. I should've known.'

As if feeling Alexander's disdain, the duo turned toward him.

His heart clenching, Arthur Tulis took out a red jade, now shining greatly.

"Y-You!! You!!!! You're the one who killed my daughter!!!" His eyes turning red, Arthur Tulis could not even contain his sorrow, jumping at Alexander without hesitation.

Watching the man claw at him, Alexander scoffed, his aura slightly released, crushing Arthur's assault without even sparing him a glance.

His whole body slammed onto the tiled floor, Arthur felt miserable.

'How could...'

'...Bella, your useless father can't avenge you!' Tears of regret and despair overwhelming his senses, Arthur's mood had truly hit rock bottom, reaching lows he did not even know existed.

Startled, Jule watched with wide eyes the scene unfold. Hearing his father's words, his heart tightened until he felt his blood flow backward.

Having been born just after Bella Tulis' death at Alexander's hands, he had long since heard of her perfection from his parents.

He hoped to one day avenge her and bring honor back to the Delghnar Mansion. He had cultivated for years on end and even surpassed his elder sister, stepping into the Blooming Lotus Realm.

Armed with courage and determination, he revered his sister from the bottom of his heart. Learning that even his parents did not know how or why her life crystal shattered, he was hopeless.

Always a step behind his sister in every other aspects, he did not feel jealousy or even anger at his parents' lashings. He understood their pain and sorrow, as he felt the same, even without having known of her other than from pictures and stories.

Therefore, it only took him a second to understand the whole situation.

Not armed with courage, but with tears instead, Jule charged forward, screaming from the top of his lungs, brandishing his sword at Alexander's head.

"Hmph!" Releasing a sliver of [Qi Pressure] for the second time, Alexander obliterated Jule Tulis on the spot, turning his body into meat paste on the floor.

"Noooo!!!" His throat sore, Arthur Tulis had to watch in horror as his own son was brutally murdered right in front of him... by his daughter's murderer no less!

"I refuse! I refuse to believe it!!" His eyes blurry from the waterfalls beneath his eyes, Arthur did his best to stand back up... but simply could not.

Attempting to detonate his own cultivation base, he also realized its unfeasibility.

"Why!? Why did you kill my sweet child?! What did she do to you!!" Surrounded by the many guests, everyone waited for Alexander's answer, which he did not keep to himself.

"I needed some Tribulation Cloud Essence, but even better was her space ring containing Marrahva Crystals! I am truly thankful for her sacrifice."

His mind blank, Arthur was dumbfounded.

For Tribulation Cloud Essence? How much of such a lowly currency did he have? Too much! And his daughter was killed for this? He could simply not accept it.

The guests sipping on their wine, enjoying the show, none of them interfered.

"Ahhh!!" Coughing blood from his own struggle against Alexander's [Qi Pressure], Arthur Tulis could only think of his wife's face.

Her charming eyes, her beautiful platinum blonde hair... He dreamt of seeing her smile again. He could not bear her tears, her pain, her sorrow or even her anger.

"Honey... This Arthur is... is too incapable!"

Annoyed with the useless waste of his time, Alexander increased his pressure's power, turning Arthur into meat paste as well, his soul dissipated on the spot.

Wondering if he should collect some blood essence from both Jule and Arthur to use for a Bloodline Curse meant to wipe out possible threats, he decided against it, the Delghnar Mansion a mere ant to him already, clearly not worth his time.

'Let's not bother with that during a banquet.' Nodding, he parted his lips once more.

"Servant? Is there a servant here? There are two trashes meant to be disposed of! The smell is ruining the wine and dishes!"

Barely a moment later, a bunch of green robed servants approached, quickly collecting and cleaning the mess he had made.

Once they left, the chatting resumed, but was soon stopped once again as Hophe came back.

"What's going on here?" Questioning the commotion, he turned toward Alexander, who in turn, did the same.

"A bunch of fools named Tulis attacked me because I killed one of their family members a long time ago, so I returned their actions in kind."

Getting the gist of the situation, Hophe sighed.

"I see, Delghnar Mansion I believe? I guess that making it for the next time will be complicated! Servants! Send an apology letter to the Delghnar Mansion, saying that Lord Tulis and his son died accidentally." Finishing his order, he did not question anything else, simply turning around and leaving.

Hophe Ghylar clearly did not care about a little Delghnar Mansion and its people's deaths.

Laughing from the show, the guests also resumed their chatter.

In the middle of all, Alexander's eyes pierced the world, shining a black shimmer.

'[Seeking Dream Grand Array]!' A black array forming below the feet of many youngsters, they all frowned, looking down both with confusion and anger.

But just as they were about to complain along the nearby guests, the array shone brightly, suddenly erupting with beautiful, warm lights.

Shocked by the weird effect, they could not find fault with it, feeling not a speck of danger.

Cursing at their confusion, Alexander sighed, before standing up.

'I don't want them to ask Hophe. It might bring trouble to me.'

"Haha! The younger generation of heroes is really incredible, I hope that my festive, celebratory array was a feast to your eyes! Think of it as my gift."

The loud atmosphere quieting a notch, it resumed right after, the young people targeted chuckling and laughing with bright smiles.

"It truly was beautiful! This sir, I appreciate the thought!"

Similar thankful sentences echoed throughout the warm banquet. Smiling as well, Alexander did so for a slightly different reason.

'I can't believe they are so stupid... What heroes? What younger generation? They are nothing but corpses now!'

His Seeking Dream Grand Array a powerful array meant to be secretive post activation, its purpose was straightforward, used to track down its targets through space and time. While its activation was clearly visible, if the target did not think of it as too suspicious then nothing could save them from its clutches.

Alexander was ready to catch each of these young experts outside, preparing himself for a bountiful harvest!