Rise of the Legendary Emperor

Since his first grab ended up in failure, Knight was about to try again. However, an extremely ferocious Life Energy wave suddenly gushed towards his back again. This made him irritated as he turned his head, only to find the Mid-level Grandmaster man staring back at him with an ominous glint in his eyes.

"Brat, the hammer is ours, so beat it!"

Upon seeing the middle-aged man's devilish look, he could not help but let out a cold chuckle. Lia quickly ran behind him to avoid being taken hostage again and become a nuisance to Knight.

The fight for the other Energy Armaments was still going on around him as he stood in front of the silver hammer and ready to kill the group of old men who were trying to get the hammer.

Without further ado, he flicked his hand as lightning cracks started to appear from his fist and danced around his fingers.

Knight did not waste any time talking because, at this critical juncture, he understood that he could not afford to waste too much time with anyone. Therefore, when he attacked, he went straight for the kill.

The thick bolt of lightning suddenly shot towards the middle-aged man and upon witnessing this scene, that middle-aged man's facial expression changed completely. He never expected that the youngster in front of him was also a Mid-level Grandmaster and would display such a powerful attack. Immediately, he hurriedly cast a defense spell as a faint blue energy shield swiftly appeared before him.

"Bang!"

However, when the lightning bolt met the shield, it couldn't even slow the lightning bolt as it went straight through the shield destroying it into a million pieces.

"Ah!"

 The middle-aged man immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as he was thrown onto the wall behind and landed on the ground. The others halted their steps when they saw their friend lying on the ground without moving in his own pool of blood. And there was a huge hole on his back which was caused by the bolt of lightning and a puff of smoke was still coming out of the wound.

The moment the four of them came back to their senses, they wasted no time as they started to cast the most powerful spell they could. But unlike them, Knight didn't have to cast a spell as he just waved his hand, and a large crescent-shaped wind blade rushed towards the four of them aiming for their necks.

After sending the wind blade, he didn't even look at the results as he quickly turned his head and tried to snatch the hammer while Lia looked at the four headless bodies clumsily walking around the place before hitting the ground with horror.

However, he suddenly realized that another suction force had emerged nearby. Furthermore, that suction force was headed straight for that hammer.

Someone else has joined in this fight for the hammer!

When Lia saw this sight, her expression immediately darkened because the person who had intervened was actually Dexter Moonwin from House of Moonwin.

"Why did he want this instead of all these Energy Armaments?" Lia's gaze rapidly flickered while her facial expression was in flux.

Just as she was in confusion, Dexter, who was standing nearby, coldly glanced at Knight. The menacing glare he gave was extremely intimidating, evidently warning Knight that he shouldn't fight for the hammer.

"Young Master, we should leave the hammer"

Lia tucked his sleeve and said but looking at his face, she realized that he was not going to leave the hammer.

"This is mine"

He had already done them a great favor by not taking all these Energy Armaments. If he wanted to take them, there isn't a single person in this hall who could stop a being like him who could fight a mid Heavenly level mage. Currently, Everlight was lacking in the naval force as they didn't even have a single warship under their command, so if the hammer had the potential to help Lia build better ships, he wasn't going to let go of this hammer, no matter what.

"Leave it!" 

Dexter said and looked like he was ordering Knight but to his surprise Knight didn't even bother to reply to him as he directly blocked his suction force with battle energy and reached out to grab the hammer.

"you have some guts!" When he saw that Knight had blocked his spell and was trying to get the hammer, Dexter's eyebrows raised as he gritted his teeth. With a menacing look in his eyes, Life Energy gathered in front of him, before transforming into a giant fist made of energy which ruthlessly flew towards Knight's back.

However, in response to his attack, there were no signs of Knight even turning his head. As that fist was about to hit Knight's body, it was suddenly blocked by an invisible force field, and then, the fist completely disappeared.

"Good, seems like you have some moves!"

This scene caused Dexter to be slightly taken aback. Promptly, he focused, and with a flick of his wrist, a sharp disc-shaped glowing object immediately appeared in his hand. Based on the energy it was radiating, Lia knew that it must be an Energy Armament.

"Buzz buzz!"

When that disc-shaped blade appeared, it began to rotate frantically. Then, an extremely dazzling light began to enshroud that disc, as it violently vibrated in his hand.

"Go!"

Dexter pointed his fingers at Knight as the disc-shaped blade swept forward at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, it directly tore through the air, leaving behind a streak of white light. That disc blade appeared behind Knight and its formidable force caused Lia's scalp to feel slightly numb. 

"Watch out!"

Lia shouted,

"Tch!"

Just as Lia panicked and planned to push him out of the blade's trajectory, she heard a cold snort from Knight. Quickly, a faint glowing wave of wind wrapped around the disc as the blade let out a sizzling sound.

"Szz szz!"

When Dexter saw this sight, a look of shock surfaced in his eyes. He could sense that his Energy Armament was actually being corroded by that glowing wind. If this continued, the Energy Armament may become completely useless.

At this thought, he hurriedly waved his hand to recall it as the disc blade struggled violently against the battle energy before it finally managed to escape. However, when it returned to Dexter's hands, the glow on its surface had dimmed quite a bit and had a few nicks on its surface. 

"Good job!"

Lia was likewise shocked by this scene. Evidently, she did not expect him to possess this kind of method as he didn't even raise a finger but damaged an Energy Armament. Yet, Knight was not in the mood to see this considering the hammer was still resisting his force and irritating him.

Initially, he wanted to quickly take the hammer and get out but now, he had to struggle with this hammer as well as deal with annoyances like Dexter.

"Buzz buzz!"

After a few moments, he grabbed the hammer once again as it began to struggle against his hold. However, this time around, he was well prepared for it. Battle energy gathered at the center of his palm and wrapped around the hammer as he firmly grabbed it.

Even though he refused to let go, the hammer began to struggle even more violently.

"What the?!"

When he saw this situation, his face turned serious. After spending so much effort while holding off Dexter, if he couldn't take this hammer with him, it would be a waste of his time as well as his effort.

On the other side, Dexter was casting attack spells and sending various projectiles made of life energy at him without a break. And watching him who was previously looked calm and serene, Lia raised her brows as he now looked ridiculous.

"Let's end this"

As he said this, he instantly gathered more battle energy within his palm and reached the maniacally resisting hammer.

"Buzz!"

The hammer released a buzzing sound and after a few seconds, it immediately stopped resisting as the glow on its surface dimmed.

Knight seemed to faintly sense a hint of fear from that Energy Armament like it was a living being.

Right now, he did not have the luxury of contemplating over why this Energy Armament would feel this way. When he saw the hammer had finally been tamed, he deeply exhaled. Then with a flick of his wrist, the silver hammer disappeared into his space ring.

���finally!"

Obtaining the hammer after a few struggles, he couldn't help but be delighted and laughed energetically.

"Bastard, you dare to damage my Energy Armament. If you do not surrender that hammer as compensation, you won't leave this old tomb alive!"

However, as Knight's laughter ended, an extremely enraged voice slowly echoed out from nearby.

When he heard that furious voice, his expression did not change though. Turning around, he looked at Dexter who seemed so angry as his face turned red. 

"If you get out of my sight now, you'll live"

The moment these words escaped his mouth, Lia was shaken in shock as the group behind Dexter also seemed startled.

"Let's see who kills who"

An enraged look surfaced in Dexter's eyes but he did not dare to attack again. After that short battle previously, the Glowing Blade Disc in his hand had almost been destroyed by him and If it faced another attack like that, it might be completely destroyed.

To Dexter, even a common Energy Armament was a highly valuable object. Though the four great houses were extremely powerful, there were also quite a few geniuses within the houses. Therefore, each one of them couldn't have an Energy Armament. Even he had expended a large amount of effort and wealth to obtain this Glowing Blade Disc. But now that it has been damaged and looking at the damage, his heart ached in pain.

However, thanks to his keen eyesight, he was able to tell that the silver hammer that Knight had taken could give them an edge in building ships.

If he could get his hands on that hammer, their shipbuilding business would bloom and as a result, he could get more resources for his cultivation from the elders.

Hence, unlike most of the others, he did not aim for the seemingly most powerful looking weapons but instead he chose to fight for the hammer.

At first, he thought that based on his abilities and the competition to the hammer, it would be easy to obtain. However, the situation took a complete turn to the opposite when this black armored youngster got the hammer before him.

Not only he got the hammer but also damaged his Energy Armament and disrespected him in front of his lackeys.

"Take your best shot"

Knight snickered and taunted him to attack with a ridiculing tone. Overwhelmed by rage, Dexter no longer hesitated because even though the Energy Armament was valuable, it was not as important as his pride.

He had never felt insulted and disrespected like this before and looking at this youngster who seemed younger than him taunting him, he couldn't control his anger. With a wave of his hand, the Blade Disc in his hand began to swirl violently as a ring of dark red fire started to surround the blade.