Dual Cultivation: Beasts and Women!

The air was heavy with seriousness, their expressions etched with somberness. At one end of the table, two boys, their heads bowed, faced seven stern men, their frowns casting an icy chill down their spines.

Myles Smille, a tall and skinny blond man with piercing green eyes, occupied the table's head. However, his usual attractiveness was eclipsed by his narrowed gaze and deeply furrowed brows. The room seemed to hold its breath, as if expecting the weighty decisions that were about to be made.

He and his staff had just learned of Liam Porter's return the day after learning of Levi's death.

Liam didn't know it, but Levi wasn't the Crimson Rebels' number two by accident. As the younger brother of the faction leader, this 9-Star Spirit Lord was more than just a talented cultivator for the faction when he was alive.

And now Myles was in a terrible mood when he heard that Liam, whom Levi wanted to deal with, had returned to the city after his brother's death.

Now the number two in the Arena rank was furious!

"... And that's what happened, Boss Smille." Said one of Levi's two friends, who had last seen him on his way out of town the day Liam had left on his hunt.

"We didn't want him to go. But Levi was determined to eliminate Liam to prevent him from becoming a future problem for the faction, boss." The other boy, Henry, the same one who had made the earlier suggestion to Liam, said in a gruff and truly heartfelt voice.

"Liam Porter killed my brother?" Myles asked in a harsh tone, while even his fellow faction commanders hesitated to open their mouths to say anything.

"Unlikely," Henry said, honestly not believing it. "It's possible, but highly improbable."

Levi's other friend continued, "Everyone here knows how skilled Levi was in combat. He wasn't the type to underestimate opponents. If I'm not mistaken, he would have dealt Liam a fatal blow by surprise if he had found his target on the hunt."

One man sitting next to Myles couldn't help but agree. "Yes, he would. That's his personality." He looked at Myles.

Henry said again, "It's not impossible that Liam is involved, boss. But for something like that to happen, Levi would have to have fallen for something before... Which wouldn't take the blame off Liam, though. I just don't think that brat hit Levi."

Myles knew his brother better than anyone and didn't disagree with these people's theories. It made sense that Levi wouldn't fall for Liam, and it was possible that Liam had nothing to do with Levi's death.

But as Levi's brother, Myles saw Liam as responsible. After all, Levi had only left town because of Liam!

"Whatever happened..." The faction leader was about to speak when the door to the room suddenly opened, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.

"Sorry to interrupt, boss, but Eleanor McCalla is outside our building, demanding to speak with you," said a woman in armor and short hair, her tone grave.

Myles rose from his seat, followed by two more of the men standing near him.

"Eleanor? What does this woman want?" A 3-Star Spirit Earth cultivator asked as he looked at his boss.

Myles lost his train of thought, unable to stop thinking about Eleanor. His relationship with that woman was—complicated.

He had wanted her for himself, but all he had gotten was her rivalry and enmity. But with his conqueror personality, Myles thought that as long as he kept beating and oppressing her, she would one day realize how good it was to be with him, a powerful and talented warrior.

After all, a woman as strong as she was needed to be with an even stronger man, right? That's what he thought.

With a slight smile on his face, almost forgetting about his brother, Myles made his way to the residential part of his estate. "Bring her to my residence. I'll see her alone."

The men did not question his decision while the woman walked back the way she had come.

"Let us continue this discussion later. I want to see what Eleanor has for me," Myles said before disappearing from the scene.

Everyone stayed behind and waited, aware that something important was about to happen for Eleanor to have come all this way, something that had never happened before.

'Is she finally going to join the boss?' Wondered one of the men who had stayed behind.

...

Eleanor made her way to Myles' residence, on the top floor of Myles' three-story building.

When she arrived in the living room of the Crimson Rebel leader's residence, the white-haired woman stopped 12 meters away from Myles. She saw him with his back to her, pouring two glasses of wine.

She looked around this place she had never been before, but had been invited to a dozen times. For a moment, she thought she might be making a mistake.

'Tsk! He thinks he's too powerful,' she thought to herself.

Nearby, trophies, medals, animal heads, and animal-skin rugs decorated Myles's antique living room.

"Eleanor... Have you finally accepted my proposals?" He asked with a smile on his face, the grimace from earlier far removed from his current expression.

As he turned to her and motioned for her to take one glass, he couldn't help but look at the beautiful woman before him, the most beautiful in the city, in his opinion.

He had many women at his disposal. But none caught his eye more than Eleanor. Since he had met her, he had lost interest in the others and no longer ventured out with subordinates.

Eleanor accepted Myles' gesture, even though she had no feelings for him and was even disgusted by this person. But she was there to talk business, and there was no point in dwelling on their old problems today.

"Don't talk nonsense... Anyway, I heard your brother passed away out of town... My condolences. Levi was a promising young man," she said as she accepted his offer and sat down on a brown sofa.

He thanked her, but knew she couldn't be there just for that, so he continued to listen.

The look on Eleanor's face became more serious, as did the tone of her voice. "But I also heard that he left because of a newcomer to the sect, Liam Porter. Is that true?"

Myles' eyebrows knitted as he felt his fingers itch. "Yes. Are you here because of him?" He remembered the two women from the Abyss Matriarchs who had died recently. "Let me guess. You sent a group, too, and they didn't come back?"

Unlike Levi, who had an item tied to his vitality, the women of the Abyss Matriarchs didn't have anything like that. So the most Eleanor knew was the disappearance of her subordinates.

"Indeed. A group of sisters went to hunt him down, but they didn't return, while he came back well and stronger." She replied, causing the man to shift his position.

"I see... This Liam Porter is hiding something." He changed his thoughts from before. "It's not possible that more than one opponent met their end at the hands of forest creatures while searching for him... It's too much of a coincidence."

"That's what I thought when I heard of his return shortly after your brother's death." She nodded in agreement. "I think Liam Porter has done much more than we can imagine right now. He is hiding things and we must be vigilant. He could quickly become another William."

Myles thought of his rival, the only one in town who made him feel unsafe. William was so strong that even the number two rank in the arena looked down on him, capable of being a little afraid of this cultivator.

"Are you here to propose some kind of alliance?" He put aside his sexual interests and focused on the necessary business at hand.

"Yes. That's all we have left. We're rivals, Myles. That will not change easily. But Liam Porter is a common enemy, a stranger we know little about. He has more potential than I care to admit, which is why I'm here in your home.

Let's join forces to make sure he doesn't become bigger than he already is."

She was the one who was most worried about Liam. If he became a third realm cultivator, he would become an inner disciple and leave City Thirteen. But that wouldn't end her problems, it would only increase them. With a higher position in the sect, wouldn't Liam take revenge on her and her faction? That was the problem!

First, she wanted to eliminate a possible rival. Then she decided to take revenge for his actions. Now she wanted to protect herself and prevent a superior from turning against her and her group!

Taking action was a must for her, which is why she was there with the second strongest man in the city!

Myles stood up and showed one of his hands. "All right. We'll take care of Liam Porter together."