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Before the Sword Lunatic Trio arrived at the ceremony, they had inquired about Musashi Hirata.

The boy was a descendant of their clan, Musashi's clan's blood flowed in his veins. But then they found out that Musashi Hirata had severed his ties with the Clan.

The Trio were furious when they heard this from Musashi Kenzan's mouth.

Musashi Kenzan later told them that the boy had a fair amount of talent, but was still far inferior to his eldest son, Musashi Naizen.

The head of the Musashi clan told the whole story. Musashi Hirata had improved a lot after wandering around outside for a few years. He told them that he had improved a lot since he learned under Xing Heero.

Including the Draw Sword, one of the secret techniques of the Musashi Clan.

Musashi Kenzan also showed the footage of the fight between his two sons. Where Musashi Hirata demonstrated his Draw Sword almost to perfection.

This footage was the reason why the Sword Lunatic Trio thought that Heero had stolen their clan's secret technique.

Not only the Draw Sword, but Musashi Hirata also mastered the Quake Sword. They had seen Musashi Hirata use the Quake Sword to destroy the specter's hands. No doubt, Musashi Hirata's Quake Sword had already reached their level or even higher.

With such a high level of understanding, someone must have helped him. The Sword Lunatic Trio suspected Xing Heero because Musashi Hirata had a deep connection with this young man.

Heero must have mastered their secret techniques to teach Hirata. So they concluded that Heero had stolen their clan's secret technique.

It was absurd, but it was the only possibility they could think of. The challenge was to see if this young man had really stolen their clan's secret technique or not.

As the atmosphere heated up to a certain degree, Musashi Hirata flashed up next to Heero. He appeared next to Heero and looked at his grandfather with a bit of hostility.

Even though they were connected by blood, there was not much interaction between them. It was fair to say that they were strangers.

Standing up for his master who had helped him and saved his life was the normal thing to do.

Heero smiled and held Musashi Hirata with his left hand.

"Elder, I don't mind accepting the challenge, but I can tell you that I will not steal your clan's secret technique..."

He did not finish his words and looked around. They were being watched by many guests. Many of them were from great families and they were listening to how Heero could get the secret techniques of the Musashi clan.

"Do you really want me to tell you here how I know the secret techniques of your clan?"

The Trio looked around before they looked at each other.

They nodded their heads and Musashi Noboru was the first to turn his head towards Heero. Still, with his playful smile and tone, he spoke: "Young man! I temporarily believe your words! But the challenge could not be postponed!"

Here, Old Man Noboru turned to Bai Xian Ming, "Old Man Ming, prepare the arena for us! My blood is boiling! I can't wait to taste it..."

Bai Xian Ming regretted having brought these three lunatics with him. He knew this would happen after he showed them the footage of the North Gate. But he had not expected them to challenge Heero at the banquet.

Meanwhile, Hong Yu and Han Ying were worried about their husband. Although they did not know what The Elder was, the sisters could guess that the three old men had a high status even in the core region.

But Heero was still calm and collected. He rubbed the hands of his two wives and said softly, "Don't worry, they just want to have a friendly fight with me! They will not hurt me..."

He could tell that these three old men had no malicious intentions toward him. They really wanted to ask him where he had learned their clan's secret techniques.

That was the way they asked. As someone with a big heart, he was not offended in the least. He understood the three old men very well and nodded his head.

"I accept your challenge, Elder!"

"Chief Bai, is there a private place where we can spar? A place without cameras and eyes!" He turned to Bai Xian Ming and asked.

Woah!!!

The guests exclaimed in surprise. But then they remembered how arrogant Heero had been in his speech.

"It's natural for him to ask for a private arena, he will lose his face if he is defeated right after accepting the Chief of Hero Instructor!"

"Nah, despite his accomplishment, he is still young,"

"Kuhuhu... The Sword Lunatics Trio might teach him something during the fight! Too bad we can't watch the fight,"

The guests started a small discussion among themselves. Even though they had seen how good Heero was against the specters, the Sword Lunatic Trio was on a completely different level.

"Good! Good! I like you more, young man~ I hope you won't disappoint me later!" Musashi Noboru replied with his usual playful tone.

"Old Ming, lend us the secret arena!" He continued in a loud voice.

Bai Xian Ming could only shake his head helplessly. Even Heero accepted the challenge. If the guy in question refused the challenge, he could still help to reject the challenge.

But Heero accepted the challenge. He just could not understand what was in Heero's mind to accept the challenge during the banquet.

At this time, Sun Zhou Yi and Bai Xin Yue regrouped with Heero. They were here to show their support for Heero.

Sun Zhou Yi was worried about Heero. He might be new to the hero's inner circle, but he had heard a lot about the Trio.

Knowing how strong his master was and worrying about him was something else entirely.

He was confident that his master would win, but he was still worried.

"Don't worry, we're not going to fight to the death, are we, Elder?" Heero smiled to calm his worried pupil.

"Right! Right! There's no enmity between us! Don't worry, young one! I will not kill your master!"

"Follow me!" Knowing that the challenge could not be canceled, Bai Xian Ming led Heero and the Trio Sword Lunatic to an elevator that only the Executive could access.

When the elevator doors opened, Heero and the Trio Sword Lunatic entered the elevator, leaving Bai Xian Ming behind.

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The quiet atmosphere enveloped the lift. Heero kept his smile while the Sword Lunatic Trio also had the same expression as before.

None of them were tense because of the fight. The lift reached its destination and the door opened.

Ding!

A huge enclosed arena appeared in front of them. This was a secret arena, and the higher-ups would call it the Underground Arena.

A private place where the Emperor Class Hero would occasionally spar.

The Sword Lunatic Trio were the first to step out of the lift. Heero followed curiously.

As someone from a backward era, he was curious how they had built this underground arena.

Massive steel walls surrounded them and an old voice said, "The arena was built of the hardest steel and reinforced to the maximum. There's no need to hold back, the arena is safe!"

It was the voice of Musashi Ueno. He had seen the footage of the North Gate and knew that the young man in front of him was not to be trifled with. However, as someone who had "madman" in his title, he wanted Heero to go all out, so he declared that the arena was safe.

The three old men turned to see the young man curiously scanning the area. They were surprised to see Heero holding a black sword, a katana at that.

They had not seen Heero bring a sword earlier. Where did the sword come from?

Not only that, they noticed some changes in Heero. It was Heero's eyes, his eyes turned blue as he looked at the massive steel that held them captive.

Musashi Ueno and Musashi Osada were curious about the eyes, but not the third old man.

Musashi Noboru's eyes were fixed on Heero's black sword. Their smiling faces disappeared as soon as he noticed that the sword was blunt, a typical training sword.

He felt that Heero was looking down at him.

I wonder if this cage can hold my full power...' Heero thought to himself but immediately shook his head.

He rejected the idea of going all out because it would endanger the people above. His wives were on the top floor too, he was not that crazy to try the old man's claim.

"All right, Elder! How about we start? I don't want to leave my wives alone to be surrounded by wolves! Let's get started!"

Heero smiled as he raised his black sword and continued, "You asked me where I learned your family's secret technique, right?"

The eyes of the three old men glinted fiercely at Heero's words. Even the playful Musashi Noboru became serious.

"Huhu... You will know the answer when you fight me, Elder!"

'You will also know that your techniques are incomplete! Without understanding the Dramonia language, it's simply impossible to master his technique!' Heero kept these words to himself.

"Good! I will come first so that you will not say that we old men are bullying you!"

Musashi Noboru replied playfully as he drew his sword.

Musashi Osada and Musashi Ueno immediately gave Heero and Noboru a place to fight. It seemed that they had agreed that Noboru should face Heero first.

"You should come to me at once or you won't stand a chance..." Heero shook his head as he put his hand on the hilt of the sword.

He bent his body a little and had his other hand on the scabbard of his sword. It was the draw sword stance.

Musashi Noboru smiled playfully and did the same. He wanted to compare his Draw Sword with Heero's Draw Sword.

"Get ready!" Musashi Ueno shouted as he acted as referee, "Begin!"

Whoosh!

As soon as the word "Begin!" escaped his mouth, Heero's figure blurred. A violent blade of blue ki flashed towards Musashi Noboru, but the three old men did not see Heero's figure.

Bang!