The Rise of a Master It Starts With Rejection novel Chapter 1046

"I have an old friend whose mentee is currently in Physical Refinement Realm and has been hoarding Ascension Pills for a while now. Felix, if you're confident in your success rate, I believe that three should be more than enough for him," Ezra said.

Initially, Felix thought it was nothing. However, the image of Zayn's face surfaced in his mind. Felix knew that he should be fully prepared for their trip to Imperial City.

"Mr. Whitwell, please contact your friend."

With three Transcendent Realm experts with him, Felix didn't believe his enemies would dare to risk it.

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A few days later, a group of five people set off in Shepherd's car. This time, Dickson didn't come with them—there wasn't a need for him to.

Ezra's old friend was nicknamed Andre the Bear. He was over six feet five inches tall, and despite his full head of white hair, he was incredibly strong. As he sat in the passenger seat, he seemed to fill the whole car.

"It feels like the air in Martial City is about to change. Three masters of Transcendent Realm banding up together like this is completely unheard of," Shepherd said.

Andre let out a cold and loud snort. "If it wasn't for Felix, I wouldn't associate with a greedy man like you!"

However, Shepherd wasn't offended. After all, Andre was telling the truth. Why should people live in this world if not for personal gain?

When Felix saw the atmosphere turning sour, he quickly piped up. "Sir, how many Transcendent Realm masters are there in the royal family?"

After ruling over Martial City for so long, it was impossible for them not to have many masters of Transcendent Realm.

Ezra let out a chuckle. "It's pretty well known that there are 16 princes. Four of them will be selected annually to guard each city—Denverville, Westville, North City, and Bedford.

"Then, there's the Grand Eunuch, the General of City Guards, the eldest prince, the King, and the powerful Empress.