The Legendary Man

Chapter 1041 Another World
Right then, Jonathan stared at the coordinates of the location Joshua had departed, which he obtained.
The latter was currently heading north. Based on his presumption, Joshua would do everything in his power to enter Remdik's
borders after his location had been exposed in order to escape those from the eight respectable families.
Only by doing so would the eight respectable families be deterred from pursuing him with great fanfare.
Judging from a God Realm cultivator's speed, they were most likely five hundred meters away from Remdik's borders at that
instant.
If Joshua managed to pull this bolt for freedom off, he would be able to make good his escape.
Nonetheless, Jonathan understood that the best time to persuade the man to join Asura's Office would be when he was utterly
desperate.
Although the chances of him locating Joshua were slim to none if he were to set out for Remdik's borders immediately, he still
wanted to try his luck.
The situation in the whole of Chanaea was exceedingly tense at present. As such, he needed to gather all possible forces and
arm Asura's Office to the teeth.
With his Cor shattered, he definitely would not be able to maintain his God Realm cultivation level for long.
Even if he merely lived his days peacefully without battling, half a year was probably all the time left for his cultivation level to
remain at God Realm.
However, there were continuous battles then. Every time he circulated his spiritual energy, his elixir field shrunk to a certain
degree.
According to his calculations, his cultivation level would drop again within three months at the very most. It would plummet past
the fringes of God Realm, putting him at Grandmaster Realm once more.
Thus, there were too many things Jonathan must accomplish in the coming three months.
Meanwhile, two figures were sitting at the mouth of a cave within Remdik's borders, panting heavily.

Beneath them both was a gigantic black bear that had just been killed.
Struggling to his feet, Hayden turned his gaze to Joshua. He smashed the mask in his hand to the ground hard, then drove his
saber forward and held it against the latter's neck.
“You're a d*mn liar, Joshua Whitley! How I wish I could kill you right now!”
Right that instant, he was in a towering rage.
It was the collective effort of several generations of the Zink family that they managed to secretly nurture him, a God Realm
cultivator, without the Osborne family's knowledge.
They did that to escape the fate of being puppets manipulated by the Osborne family.
The Zink family pinned all their hopes on Joshua, for they reckoned that the eight respectable families would never suspect them
even if the man failed to make a comeback.
Right then, Jonothon stored ot the coordinotes of the locotion Joshuo hod deported, which he obtoined.
The lotter wos currently heoding north. Bosed on his presumption, Joshuo would do everything in his power to enter Remdik's
borders ofter his locotion hod been exposed in order to escope those from the eight respectoble fomilies.
Only by doing so would the eight respectoble fomilies be deterred from pursuing him with greot fonfore.
Judging from o God Reolm cultivotor's speed, they were most likely five hundred meters owoy from Remdik's borders ot thot
instont.
If Joshuo monoged to pull this bolt for freedom off, he would be oble to moke good his escope.
Nonetheless, Jonothon understood thot the best time to persuode the mon to join Asuro's Office would be when he wos utterly
desperote.
Although the chonces of him locoting Joshuo were slim to none if he were to set out for Remdik's borders immediotely, he still
wonted to try his luck.
The situotion in the whole of Chonoeo wos exceedingly tense ot present. As such, he needed to gother oll possible forces ond
orm Asuro's Office to the teeth.

With his Cor shottered, he definitely would not be oble to mointoin his God Reolm cultivotion level for long.
Even if he merely lived his doys peocefully without bottling, holf o yeor wos probobly oll the time left for his cultivotion level to
remoin ot God Reolm.
However, there were continuous bottles then. Every time he circuloted his spirituol energy, his elixir field shrunk to o certoin
degree.
According to his colculotions, his cultivotion level would drop ogoin within three months ot the very most. It would plummet post
the fringes of God Reolm, putting him ot Grondmoster Reolm once more.
Thus, there were too mony things Jonothon must occomplish in the coming three months.
Meonwhile, two figures were sitting ot the mouth of o cove within Remdik's borders, ponting heovily.
Beneoth them both wos o gigontic block beor thot hod just been killed.
Struggling to his feet, Hoyden turned his goze to Joshuo. He smoshed the mosk in his hond to the ground hord, then drove his
sober forword ond held it ogoinst the lotter's neck.
“You're o d*mn lior, Joshuo Whitley! How I wish I could kill you right now!”
Right thot instont, he wos in o towering roge.
It wos the collective effort of severol generotions of the Zink fomily thot they monoged to secretly nurture him, o God Reolm
cultivotor, without the Osborne fomily's knowledge.
They did thot to escope the fote of being puppets monipuloted by the Osborne fomily.
The Zink fomily pinned oll their hopes on Joshuo, for they reckoned thot the eight respectoble fomilies would never suspect them
even if the mon foiled to moke o comebock.
After all, the mask that could conceal one's aura was a rare treasure.
Alas, Hayden had been braving the elements since he stepped foot into Delisgar Ridge with Joshua over two months ago.
When they had finally escaped the eight respectable families' spies and were about to have beef stew in peace, Xavion and
Jonathan ran right into them.

Consequently, his identity was out in the open. As long as the Osborne family was no fool, they would undoubtedly be able to
surmise the Zink family's intentions.
While Hayden had sent word back to his family to start making a break according to the backup plan, the respectable families'
influence was just too daunting.
He would not have the slightest hint of fear if he were alone. In fact, he would even imitate Jonathan and choose to unleash his
final madness. Even if he could not shake the respectable families' foundation, he could still make trouble for those powerful
figures.
However, once someone had a family or organization backing him up, it would become a bona fide target to the respectable
families.
Although the Zink family was no big household with a history of over a thousand years, it was an enormous family.
The core members with direct bloodlines alone numbered several hundred.
Even if they all wanted to flee, they would never be able to escape from the respectable families' line of sight.
Worse still, Hayden found out that there had been once a rebellion by an affiliated family in the history of the eight respectable
families.
In order to prevent a similar incident from transpiring again and affecting the order dominated by the eight respectable families,
they reached a consensus privately.
Regardless of whichever affiliated family were to rebel, it would be considered a challenge to the power of all the eight
respectable families.
Hence, all eight respectable families would employ all available resources to help the family involved with cleanup.
In other words, the Zink family would not be facing off against the Osborne family alone if they wanted to survive after having
been exposed then.
Instead, they would be going up against all eight respectable families' information networks and pursuits of them in concert.
That would be a one-sided massacre.

In the meantime, Hayden was clinging to life in the bear cave, unaware of the situation at home.
While he really wanted to make a satellite call back and inquire about things, he knew that it would be pointless.
If my family is being slaughtered when I call home now, will I be able to be of any help? No. Not only will I be useless to them,
but I'll also expose my location, bringing new dangers to me and Joshua.
It was not that he was heartless and feared death, but if the Zink family were wiped out, he would be the only survivor with a
direct lineage in the entire family.
Like Joshua, he would be carrying the burden of his family.
If I can't avenge my family, then I certainly can't die!
Bright red blood trickled down Joshua's shirt to seep into his lapel. In just a little over ten seconds, his shirt was already stained
maroon at the chest.
Nonetheless, he remained unfazed, merely lifting his head to look at Hayden before him calmly.
“I won't resist if you want to kill me, Hayden,” he lamented with a sigh.
Then, he continued, “You're not the only person whose family had been wiped out. How many people are there in the Zink
family? Are there even five hundred in terms of those with direct bloodlines? As an affiliate of the Osborne family, you should be
aware of the Whitley family being hunted down by the Eight Great Families more than ten years ago, yes? There were thirty
thousand people then, just those with direct lineages. Within three generations, thirty thousand people were killed. It's the
Osborne family cutting down your family, but I understand your reasons for holding a blade against me right now, and I don't
mind you killing me to vent your wrath. However, consider what you're going to do after finishing me off. Would that have been
revenge?”
As he spoke, he actually spread his hands and closed his eyes for real.
Hayden glared at the man with a dark expression on his face.
The saber in his hand pierced Joshua's neck. Several times, Hayden wavered before he ultimately let out a low roar.
With a swing of his hand, he plunged the saber into the dead black bear below and slumped against the mountain wall
despondently.

His eyes remained fixed on Joshua and his voice hoarse.
“The hope of the entire Zeigler family is on you, Joshua. Now that things have come to this, can you be honest with me this
once?”
Joshua slowly opened his eyes. Subsequently, he took out a vial of medicine meant for external application and poured it on his
neck.
“What's your question?”
Clenching his fists, Hayden enunciated, “Tell me the truth. What exactly are you looking for in going to Doveston? And do you
have a trump card for a comeback in a battle against the eight respectable families?”
A gleam of violence glinted in Joshua's eyes.
He eyed the thumb ring on his finger, the corners of his mouth turning up a fraction.
“I went to Doveston in search of the Whitley family's true ancestral land, Hayden. The ancestors of the Whitley family are from
another world!”