Nobilis of War novel Chapter 14

People found Darren presumptuous and arrogant. That was the impression he left with almost everyone present.

"Evan, are you all right?" Evan's mother asked with concern as she picked him up.

He was crying. "My arm is broken, Mom. Help me. You must let uncle kill that bastard! Huhuhu," he replied.

"That's enough! A true man doesn't cry like a baby when he gets injured!" Evan's uncle, Stan, said as he glared at him. He was Evan's mother's brother and they were both descendants of the Yue Clan. "But since you are my nephew, I don't allow anybody to bully you like this," he continued, "Darren, as you broke Evan's arm, it's fair for you to break both your arms yourself!"

"Haha," Darren laughed at Stan's words. "He deserved that. I'd kill him without hesitation if I were given the chance," he said.

His words surprised everyone who heard. He did not seem to fear anyone. This was a mystery that no one understood.

It was well known that Stan was at the second stage in the Spirit Realm, making him the most powerful cultivator in the Yue Clan.

"You arrogant little prick! Who do you think you are?" Stan exclaimed. Then, he turned to the clan elders. "As elders of Chu Clan, do you think that it is right to punish the person who broke his brother's arm or not? The rude does not deserve mercy!" Stan asked, showing a reasonable look.

"According to our clan rules, it's proper to do that, yes," an old man from Chu Clan confirmed.

"Proper? What bullshit is that?" Darren shot dismissively. "Evan bullied me and my younger sister ever since we were children. He beat and scolded us whenever he felt like it. Shouldn't he pay the price for what he has done?

After my father's death, he provoked me again and again. I was tolerant of him but he still wanted to kill me. Shouldn't he pay price for that? He, together with Bob the butler, beat my younger sister just now. Shouldn't he pay price for that?

When Evan caused us distress, nobody showed up to help us. How dare you speak of clan rules now!" he exclaimed.

Everyone fell silent when Darren finished speaking. Everything was true.

"Humph, know your place, loser! Nothing you say will stop me from breaking your arms!" said Stan. Unable to respond to what Darren said, he decided to ignore it and resort to force.

"Do you want to take charge in our clan, outsider?" another man spoke.

It was Darren's elder uncle, Reed.

Darren cast a glance at him. He knew that although his so-called elder uncle said this, it was not because he supported him. Instead, this was his way of flaunting his status.

"Oh, my brother, why do you keep embarrassing yourself?" another remarked. "Stan is protecting his nephew and that's reasonable. He is Evan's uncle. Since his father, our brother, died, the responsibility to do so has fallen on Stan. Also, isn't it a little too early for you to speak with that tone? You're not even chief," Mark, Darren's younger uncle said sarcastically.

"Does that mean you are taking Stan's side? As your elder brother, it is then my responsibility to teach you a lesson, you rude bastard!" Reed replied angrily.

"You want to teach me a lesson? Really? Okay, let me see you try. Come on!" Mark said.

"Bullshit, let's fight then!"

...

Suddenly, all the people wanted to fight each other and Darren stood in the background of it all, forgotten. There were many rival factions within the Chu Clan and they had never been harmonious.

"Stop!" A thunderous sound roared.

With it appeared several old men. They all were calm and steady like hills. They were the elders of the Chu Clan. Among them was the Chief Elder.

"Chief Elder!"

"Chief Elder!"

Everyone in attendance, including outside cultivators invited by different factions, acknowledged the presence of the Chief Elder. Everyone knew of the strength he possessed. He was the strongest in the Chu Clan and had gotten to stage seven in the Spirit Realm.

"Stop arguing. The man who will be in charge of our clan will not be decided by you all!" he declared. He glanced at the people in the crowd. "We have all decided that the junior who will be qualified to enter the Ilmen Sect will be appointed as the chief. Do you all agree with that?" he asked.

Hearing this, Reed, Mark, and the genius Nicholas, all laughed in triumph. It was exactly what they wanted.

"No way! I think it would be unfair to decide the chief based on the qualifications of becoming a disciple of Ilmen Sect," a woman said. She was married to a man in Chu Clan from Zhou Clan and she thought it was unjust because her son's talent was only at the sixth level.

"I also think so!"