Chapter 390
James said it was his full strength, but actually, he held back a bit of power, fearing he might really
inflict a fatal wound on Keera.
After all, if he punched her, it was very likely to cause damage to her internal organs.
The strength he exerted was enough to send Keera flying, crashing down hard, and maybe even
coughing up blood…
James had a lovely thought, and then, he saw Keera actually reach out her palm to catch his fist!
James was scared by her reckless move and tried to retract his punch and its force.
With her wrist, if she really caught his punch, she was likely to end up with a bone fracture or a broken
arm!
He only wanted to teach Keera a lesson, but he didn’t really want to kill her!
Unfortunately, it was too late to pull back his punch at this point!
While James was in shock, that punch already landed
on her palm, and at the same time, a kick was heading toward her abdomen.
Just when he thought he was about to cause a fatality, he felt a tremendous soft force that easily
deflected his punch, and right away, Keera tilted to the side, narrowly dodging that kick!
James was dumbfounded.
What kind of strength and speed was that?
He was a bit stunned.
Keira was also a bit stunned.
James’s look of wanting to kill her made her think he was definitely going to use all his strength, so she
had also struck back with all her might just now.
But how come the force of the punch that hit her palm was so light? And she could deflect it so easily.
Also, wasn’t the speed of that incoming kick a bit too
slow?
It was slower than her master’s!
Her master was just someone who practiced dance exercises in the park, and he had said that the
Freeman Sect was the pinnacle of martial arts in the world today, which made her aspire to the
Freeman
Sect.
But the Freeman Sect… Was that it?
Keira just started to have a little self-doubt in her heart, then immediately dismissed it.
No, that wasn’t right.
Back when she narrowly beat her master with one move, he said that there was nothing more he could
teach her, and he was going to continue traveling the
world.
She asked her master where he was going, and he said
to the Freeman Sect.
He also told her not to be proud and to keep studying and practicing diligently for the next few years, as
there were many prodigies in the Freeman Sect, and someone like her wouldn’t be worth mentioning
there.
Her martial arts skills were still not good enough.
Therefore…
Actually, was James going easy on her?
Right, he had been going easy all day, although to others it was only superficial, and he looked relaxed,
but he was a bit more fierce when it came to her…
Keira realized it right away and looked at James gratefully, whispering, “Thank you p>
James was dumbfounded.
He felt like he had been looked down upon!
It must have been his imagination just now, right?
James took another step forward, and the second move began; this time he used eighty percent of his
strength but was again easily countered by Keira.
The third time!
James had used quite a bit of strength, only to be dodged by Keira time and time again.
Standing atop the stage, he began to doubt his life.
choices…
He looked down at his fists, wondering whether it was because he was too passionate with his
girlfriend the night before and couldn’t muster up the energy that day. What was going on? Why did
everything feel so
surreal?
As he pondered in confusion, Keira had already spoken. “If you’re going to go easy on me, then go
easy. What’s with that fierce look on your face p>
James didn’t know what to say.
After Keira finished speaking, she added, “I appreciate
your kindness. I’ll mention it to your third uncle
another day p>
James was even more confused.
Was he being thanked or threatened p>
At this moment, he couldn’t quite grasp the meaning
behind Keira’s words!
While James was still reflecting on it, the next challenger had already stepped onto the stage, and with
his mind elsewhere, he nearly got hit in the face by an Outer Sect Disciple, forcing him to quickly
refocus his attention and deal with the matter at hand
first.
“My God, what’s gotten into our second senior brother
today? He’s like a reincarnation of a Buddha p>
Keira had just stepped off the stage when Matias
excitedly rushed over, circling around her. “We’ve passed the selection today, so we can sign up now.
We’re no longer just ordinary Outer Sect Disciples, we both have really good luck p>
Keira asked, “…Ordinary Outer Sect Disciples p>
“Yeah, we used to be just ordinary Outer Sect Disciples, and we had no rights. That’s why Jackson
dared to treat us like that. Now that we’re qualified in the martial arts competition, who knows? Maybe
one —of us will be lucky enough to be noticed by the Elders
and accepted as an Inner Sect Disciple, so Jackson definitely won’t dare to mistreat us anymore p>
After Matias finished speaking, he smiled at her.
“Keera, let’s go to the Outer Sect Disciples’ area and
sort out our stuff p>
Keira remained silent.
She followed Matias in a daze to this so-called residence of the Outer Sect Disciples.
It was a group of small bungalows surrounding the Freeman Sect. Many people dressed in practice
attire were going in and out of this area.
Someone was sweeping the floor, while others were
putting clothes into the washing machine.
It appeared that this place served as the logistics department of the Freeman Sect, where everything
was carried out in an orderly fashion.
The two quickly arrived in front of a bungalow.
Following Matias inside, Keira saw a sleazy-looking man sitting in a chair, surrounded by people trying
to curry favor with him.
The man caught sight of Keira, and his eyes lit up immediately, “Keera, why have you come back?
Have you thought it over p>
Keira didn’t speak, quietly gathering information from
the conversation.
Indeed, Matias said, “Jackson, Keera and I have just passed the preliminary selection of the martial
arts competition. We’re no longer the nameless Outer Sect Disciples as before, so you have no right to
boss us
around p>
After saying this, he pointed to the metal storage box beside him and said to Keira, “Keera, after you
left last time, I put your things in storage box number 23. You
can pack up now. and we’ll move our things to the
martial arts field p>
Her sister’s belongings…
Keira’s gaze fell as she walked over to open metal box number 23 and indeed found a small black bag
containing a set of practice clothes and an Outer Sect Disciple’s badge.
All these simple items belonged to Keera.
Keira’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Before she could come to her senses, a greasy hand suddenly wrapped around her waist, followed by
a nauseatingly warm and damp body pressing up against
her.
An offensive smell wafted onto her neck as Jackson’s
murky voice rang in her ear. “Keera, you’ve finally come back. I’ve missed you to death… Haven’t seen
you for almost two months, how come you seem even more beautiful than before p>
Keira stiffened abruptly, and she immediately turned around, pushing the man away forcefully.
Jackson just looked at her with a laugh. “Why do you put on such a virtuous act here? You’ve already
slept