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Noah stared at the familiar man in Thomas' grasp, and he couldn't help but hesitate.

William had aged a lot in the more than forty years after Noah's escape, but that change wasn't supposed to be so sharp since he was a rank 3 cultivator back then. Yet, Noah was able to notice that his dantian seemed damaged since it didn't contain even the slightest trace of "Breath".

The truth was that the Royals had thoroughly investigated every soldier in the outer circle of the Balvan family after they decided to support Thomas fully.

The investigation revealed many crucial pieces of information that concerned Noah.

The Balvans learnt how Noah became aware of the existence of the Royal academy from Sandy and Mark, and how he obtained the second Kesier rune from William.