Jacob from the Dark Realm Returns novel Chapter 69

Cornell’s face blackened as soon as he had detected the oppressing and intense pressure on his body. How on earth would the old man sitting beside him be a Virtuoso?

He knew that the old man hanging beside Bancroft was extraordinarily strong as he could perceive the immense strength emanating from him, but he always thought that the elder would only be a Virtuoso-to-be as a real Virtuoso was very hard to come by. Every Virtuoso in existence would either be a magnate or titan in his respective area or come from a well-known family of pedigree with profound and formidable standing. Bancroft would never be able to invite one over here based on his capability.

Hence, Cornell could not fathom what was going on right now as his face took on a ghastly expression.

In the end, his tense emotion was alleviated albeit slightly as he had discerned that the overwhelming pressure had not live up to the extent of the power of a proper Virtuoso yet despite being brutally intense.

His heart calmed down a little, but gloominess and apprehension still weighed on his heavy heart.

Even though that old man was not a proper Virtuoso, Cornell would never stand a chance against him. Solemn looks manifested in Tom and Eugene’s eyes as well as they had realized the seriousness of the matter at hand.

The few of them whom had reached the pinnacle of martial arts had originally planned to join hands to hold a Virtuoso-to-be down with all their might. It would work for a moment to serve as the golden opportunity for their father, Cornell, to take Bancroft out. The next step would be to encircle and suppress the other mysterious Virtuoso-to-be without the need to annihilate him as they were confident that if Bancroft was eradicated, this mysterious Virtuoso-to-be would back off as well.

However, the current situation had transpired in a way that had exceeded their expectations, and their plans had derailed as a result of their faulty judgement.

The elder beyond the veil was outrageously powerful and out of their league.

Their father was likely not the elder’s match as well, which meant that the few of them would not even have the chance to hold him down as they would be killed in an instant.

“May I ask for your name sir?” Cornell braced himself and asked.

The tables had turned completely, so any wrong move would land the Shaw family in hot water.

Since the passing of the first-generation Virtuoso in the Shaw family, none had emerged throughout all these years. The most powerful in the family now would be himself who was only a mere Virtuoso-to-be. This was one of the reasons behind the deterioration of the Shaws and why they were not on par with the Derek family.

“Darnell Clifford from the South Riverside Province!” Darnell spoke in a slow manner.

Darnell Clifford?

Despite being a Virtuoso-to-be himself, Cornell was stupefied with pins and needles manifesting on his scalp upon hearing his name.

Eugene, Tom and the others were swollen by despair and fear too after discovering who the elder was.

All of them had heard of Darnell’s fame back in the days. It was just ten years ago when he had attained the Virtuoso Phase and it brought about a huge turmoil in the South Riverside Province.

However, the outsiders had claimed that he had fallen off from the Virtuoso Phase after a short five years stint. All his nemesis had showed up to confront him after getting the news. It was said that his capability was inferior to the other Virtuosos-to-be due to his injury from the fall. However, the truth was none of his enemies were alive after all the confrontation, and two Virtuosos-to-be were included in the death list.

It was his work that the two Virtuosos-to-be’s family legacy had collapsed during the massive earthquake in the South Riverside Province five years ago as all the other families had extinguished them after the loss of the core of their families.

As such, Darnell’s name still brought horror and shiver to people even though his story of falling from the Phase had become a legendary joke.

He could certainly live up to the name of being the best and most powerful Virtuoso in the whole of China. The fact that he used to be one was enough to give him the merit.

Even though he had fallen off from the Phase, he still stood at the culmination of all the Virtuoso-to-be as all his attainment and means as a former Virtuoso could still be made use by him as he wished.

“Mr. Clifford, no matter what Bancroft had promised to you, we, the Shaw family, could offer conditions that are twice, or even thrice better in exchange for you to stand by with indifference.” Cornell proposed immediately.

As long as Darnell did not partake in the fight for the position, Bancroft would not be able to achieve his goal.

Cornell’s attainment of the state of Virtuoso-to-be was twenty years earlier than Bancroft, thus he had the confidence to suppress and even kill him.