Malcom was savoring the pleasure of people's in awe of him, and began to feel as if the world were under his control.
Just at this moment, Casey spoke in a calm voice. Malcom immediately lost that kind of feeling.
He cast his eyes at Casey and then narrowed his eyes. Before, the people of the Duncan family had reported to him about Casey. Therefore, he knew that Casey was from H Country and that Casey came here with Elsa.
The people of the Duncan family all believed one thing: The fact that Kennedy disappeared after he came to H Country had something to do with Casey. However, they all believed that Kennedy was killed by Casey's elders, instead of Casey. After all, Casey was too young.
They had no idea why Casey came to R Country with Elsa. However, considering that Casey had not done anything harmful to the Duncan family over the days and that Malcom had successfully become an expert in fighting in sublimation, they didn't take Casey seriously.
Malcom didn't expect that Casey would challenge him. In his opinion, Casey was looking for trouble for himself.
All the people present also turned their heads and cast their eyes to the people who just talked. When they found that it was Casey that talked just now, they were astonished.
Those, who disliked Casey because of what happened in Changping Budokan, was even more confused. However, their opinion was similar to that of Malcom. They all believed that Casey was looking for trouble for himself.
"Is that guy out of his mind? He should provoke the head of the Duncan family at such a moment. Didn't he see how powerful the head of the Duncan family is?"
"Could it be that this guy would provoke anyone he meets? Before, he provoked the four Shinobido masters. Now, he provokes the head of the Duncan family. He's always looking for trouble for himself."
"I didn't expect him to be so ignorant. I hope that the head of the Duncan family will stab him with that blade, so that he won't dare to be so arrogant in the future."
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The three Shinobido masters also could not understand why Casey would do so. However, they disliked Casey, so they were happy because they felt better after Casey attracted the attention of Malcom.
Casey got up and walked towards the ring. Then, he jumped onto the ring, which had already been broken into two pieces, and stood opposite Malcom.
Malcom gave Casey a glance and asked, "Are you from H Country?"
Casey nodded.
"Was Kennedy killed by you?" Malcom went on asking.
"Yes. Your people practice evil skills. Since I've seen it, I will certainly not let him off." Casey talked as if it were a trivial matter.
Malcom sneered at once and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Was it Elsa that told you those things? That's Saints Kung Fu. How could it be evil? You had better show some respect to it. Otherwise, you'll die in misery."
Casey twitched his lips and spoke, "Why, you don't dare to let others talk about that? Why are you so anxious? You're afraid, right?"
Casey took a look at the discernible dagger. Now, the only difference between him and Malcom was that he couldn't let XuanJin leave his body. It was impossible for Malcom to kill Casey with only this discernible dagger.
When the discernible dagger was close to Casey, Casey made XuanJin come out of his hand. Then, he raised his hand and grabbed the discernible dagger Malcom made.
Being attacked by XuanJin, the discernible dagger turned into a wisp of black smoke and then disappeared from the air.
Seeing that, Malcom was astonished. He exclaimed, "You're also a master in sublimation!"
The people present were as astonished as Malcom. They had all considered Casey to be a reckless young man. However, when they saw the white light in Casey's palm, they realized that they had underestimated Casey.
When Abbott and other two Shinobido masters saw Casey resist the attack Malcom made easily, they were all stunned. Just now, if it were them three who were attacked by Malcom with that discernible dagger, they would have killed before they could realize what had happened.
"This young man has entered that stage...How...How is it possible? He's only in his twenties." Abbott murmured to himself. He finally understood that Casey really disdained them and that they three were too ignorant.
Casey took hold of the handle of Muramasa and then drew it from the sheath. Looking at Malcom, he said, "Try your best to fight against me. Otherwise, you'll become the first person killed by me after I got this blade."
"Oh, it's not right for me to say so. Even if you try your best to fight against me, you'll still be killed."
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