Before the Finale of Show

 The young master of the Itol Family couldn't believe what had just happened. First, the elite group he had sent to cripple and beat the young man who humiliated him had been defeated.

 And when his father was about to kill him, the City Lord appeared and restrained his father, before saying something about how his family had committed crimes! The City Lord must have been crazy or something for daring to say something like that.

 Still, supposedly the main line and higher-ups are going to be executed, the only thing he can do is blend in with the peasants and run away from the city as soon as he can. 

 Unfortunately for him, he had long been tracked down by a group of guards, waiting for the right moment to corner and capture him.

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 Being the referee during the fight between the young master and the girl who had been saved by that man, the middle-aged man didn't think too much about it. After all, it's not his fault the man scared everyone else and threatened him.

 Besides, people who dared to go against the young master would suffer a horrible fate, with the exception of the more powerful families who could easily destroy their families. But the background check had all come up with one thing, the young woman and the young man had no significant backing.

 So, when he watched as the young man beat up the elites of his family, he didn't think the young man would be able to escape, especially after the head made his move. That thought changed significantly when the City Lord got involved and ordered the arrest of his family.

 He then tried to run away but the guards seemed to know where he was, leading him to be taken down in an instant, his cultivation at the Genesis Source unable to fight the Genesis Spring expert that had been on his tail.

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 As one of the organizers of the arena, the elder who had set up the rigged match couldn't believe what happened to his family. But with how the City Lord proclaims the higher-ups to be executed, he should escape while he still can.

 After all, even if there are guards sharing after him, he is still a Genesis Source expert. His thought was broken when a matriarch of one of the Great Families of Karbine City appeared in front of him, her strength of Genesis Lake realm being unleashed towards him.

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 As he received the reports of the experts of the Itol Family being arrested, with some being killed due to their trying to fight their way out of the guard's encirclement, the City Lord let out a smile. 

 The family that had abused the establishment he created for the sake of the city he inherited from his father would be no more if he had any say about it, and he had a lot of speaking power in his own city.

 Speaking of which...

 "What did the young man ask for?" his subordinate looked at him in surprise. "The young man who planned the entire thing, or at least asked for help to plan the entire thing. Surely he must asked for something, right?"

 "Oh, the kid. Yes, he did ask for something. Namely, the honor to kill three people," the man replied.

 "Oh, who are they?"

 "The first one is the young master of the Itol Family, the second is the referee of the match involving his lover and the aforementioned young master, and third, the one who had been rigging the said match. All of his reason being, it's personal," the City Lord nodded.

 "Then let him," he then remembered something, "The one who rigged the match must be one of the organizers, correct," when he saw his subordinate nod, he let out a sigh, "Then the person must be a Genesis Spring expert. Told the one who bring the man to cripple him first before we give him to the young man," 

 His subordinate nodded before sending the message using a communication token. The reply he got made him let out a wry smile. The city lord noticed the smile and gave him a pointed look.

 "That woman got him first, but she only managed to cripple the man before she got my message," the city lord's face twitched at the mention of 'that woman'. Who couldn't be other than the only matriarch among the leaders of the Great Families?

 He shook his head " I'm going to meet the young man. With his strength, he likely will not remain in the Duchy, much less our city. But building some connection with someone like him would be nice," 

 He fly towards the young man, who had just finished crippling most of his foes. "City Lord," he bowed to the leader of the city, who gave him a gentle smile.

 "I should be thanking you for helping me clean up my city," the older man said, the younger man laughed sheepishly while putting his hand behind his head.

 "They just get into my blacklist, that's all," he tried to wave off the compliment.

 The City Lord shook his head, "Just accept the compliment, kid. Oh, and don't think the reward you asked for will be enough," the confusion on his face told the city lord everything.

 "You asked to get to kill three people right," when Ryker nodded, the man continued "That is not enough for a reward. I'm going to give you a chance to pick three things from my treasury, along with a large amount of resources useful for your current realm,"

 He didn't need to think too long about it, "Then I won't be polite about it," one way to say, 'I accept the gift'. The city lord nodded before asking, "How do you want to deal with the people you wanted to kill?"

 While the question may seem weird, Ryker could see the underlying meaning, 'How do you want to kill them?'. Frankly speaking, he had been mulling about it and had an idea of what to do about the three people he wanted to kill the most.

 "I'm going to give them a chance," seeing the surprised look on the city lord's face, he elaborated, "They have to fight me in a life and death match. If they win and I die, then they going to be let go. If they lose, well, they die," he shrugged at his own words.

 "I see, the finale of the show you put up today," the city lord exclaimed, the younger man nodded as he looked at the crowds.

 "In that case, I'm going to make this turn into an even bigger spectacle, a show this entertaining needs to have the large it deserves,"