RE: LORD OF TIME

Leaving the classroom, Liam finally sighed in relief.

”It was really nerve-racking. Those nobles were looking at us as if they wanted to kill us.”

William chuckled when he saw Liam wiping the sweat from his forehead and shook his head.

”Don’t worry. The Disciplinary Department of the academy is not just for show. Even if they want to do something to us, they wouldn’t dare to do it openly.”

”Let’s hope so,” Liam said before asking in a low voice, ”By the way, don’t you think you were a bit reckless earlier? I heard a few people talking about that guy Kevin in the class. It seems he also has a Legendary Grade Trait, and he is very powerful.”

William nodded upon hearing Liam’s words.

”They aren’t wrong. That guy is indeed strong...” He paused for a moment before adding calmly, ”But I will still win.”

William had many advantages compared to Kevin.

Not to mention the Time Star Codex, which was a technique created by combining the personal technique of the God of Time himself. Even his skills, battle arts, and traits were far superior to Kevin’s.

There was a very important reason William hadn’t let the orb show that he possessed an Ancient Grade Trait.

In the original timeline, Vivian had once told him that Ancient Grade was the highest level of Trait a person could be born with.

Meaning, a person could only awaken Traits of Ancient Grade and below. It was impossible for a person to directly awaken a Mythical or Primordial Grade Trait.

At that time, out of curiosity, he had asked Vivian how a person could obtain a Mythical or Primordial Grade Trait, and she had told him that it was only possible by evolving their existing Traits.

Meaning, if William ever hoped to obtain a Mythical or Primordial Level Trait, he could only find a way to evolve his Sword Dominator and True Wisdom Traits. He couldn’t awaken a Trait of that level directly.

And to evolve Traits to those levels, some special conditions needed to be met.

Just like in the original timeline, to awaken his second Trait, William needed to improve his understanding of Aether Energy and gain a deeper understanding of it.

Similarly, to evolve his Traits to higher levels, he needed to meet certain conditions that he was currently unaware of.

Since he possessed Ancient Grade Traits, it could be said that he had the highest level of Traits that could normally be awakened, since Mythical and Primordial Level Traits were impossible to awaken naturally.

If he showed that he possessed an Ancient Grade Trait in the class, it would definitely attract a lot of unwanted attention, as it was nominally the highest Grade of Trait.

The reason Noah hadn’t tested his Trait in the classroom was also because of this.

Unknown to everyone, he also possessed an Ancient Grade Trait and wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Especially from some of the cults that were completely lawless, such as the Blood God Cult, which had kidnapped Alicia in the original timeline.

Currently, William and Kevin were both at the middle stage of the Star Warrior Realm and were not far from reaching the peak of the Star Warrior Realm.

With their cultivation being at the same level, the outcome of the battle would depend on their skills, battle arts, cultivation techniques, Traits, and understanding of the battle situation.

And William was far superior to Kevin in all of these aspects, so he had no pressure regarding this battle.

Moreover, there was another reason William had acted so recklessly in the class and deliberately provoked Kevin.

He needed to increase his prestige.

To create a faction, the most important thing was people. If he couldn’t attract people to join his faction, how was he supposed to create one?

And to attract people, he needed prestige.

The best way to gain prestige was to defeat one of the strongest students in their class.

And William planned to defeat him in an overwhelming manner.

In a manner that would make people feel despair just by looking at the overwhelming difference between their strengths.

Just as William and Liam were walking, two people suddenly blocked their way.

William raised an eyebrow and recognized the two of them, as they were also students of Class A.

”You are quite arrogant, aren’t you?” One of them spoke with a look of disdain on his face.

”You don’t even know how strong Kevin is, yet you still dared to challenge him?” The second one followed up and gave him a mocking look.

Liam frowned slightly and spoke coldly.

”Whether he is arrogant or not is none of your business.”

The two looked at Liam upon hearing his words and couldn’t help but laugh.

”What are you acting all high and mighty for now? Weren’t you scared stiff in the class, sitting like a puppet without even daring to utter a word?”

”You...” Liam’s eyes twitched slightly because he had indeed felt a bit restless under the numerous gazes in the classroom.

William, on the other hand, looked around and soon noticed a figure standing far away, watching everything that was happening.

’As I thought, these two were sent by him.’

He muttered inwardly as he shifted his gaze away from Edrin, who was standing in the distance.

William had seen these two people in the original timeline and knew that they were actually Edrin’s followers.

The reason that guy had sent these two was most likely because he wanted to test him and Liam.

At the same time, once things escalated, he would arrive and act like a good person, scolding these two followers of his for causing trouble for them for no reason.

It was all because after learning about their Traits, Edrin wanted to leave a good impression on them and then invite them to join his faction.

It was a tactic William had seen many nobles use in the original timeline.

’Since you like to play, I will simply flip the rules of the game.’

William’s eyes gleamed with a hint of playfulness, and he suddenly shouted.

”You two creeps, stay away from us!”

Because William’s voice was very loud, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone nearby.

On top of that, after what had happened in the class, they were currently quite famous, so people immediately recognized them.

At the same time, when they saw two nobles blocking William and Liam’s path, they immediately understood that it must be because of what had happened in the classroom and looked at them with interest.

Edrin, who was standing in the distance, suddenly had a bad feeling.

For some reason, his heart began to pound when he saw the playful look William gave him.

The two nobles and Liam were also stunned by William’s sudden shout and were taken aback.

But William didn’t care and shouted again.

”I know some of you nobles have strange tastes, but to think you want us to become your hidden lovers and spend the night with you... Just what kind of twisted mentality do you have?”

”What?”

The two people were shocked, and a chill ran down their spines.

The surrounding crowd was also stunned, and a commotion immediately broke out.

”Holy crap! I thought they wanted to fight against them, but to think they wanted that kind of fight.”

”Damn, these two are really something else.”

”My father did warn me about these kinds of nobles before I came to the academy, but I didn’t think I would encounter them so soon.”

William heard the discussion of the surrounding people, but he wasn’t done yet.

”So what if your master is Edrin Stormvale? Do you think I care? You are saying he will break my legs if I don’t serve him tonight? Then tell him that even if I die, I will never take part in such stupidity!”

”What the hell are you talking about, you bastard? When did we—”

”Let’s go, Liam. We will get corrupted if we stay here any longer.”

William didn’t give them a chance to finish and immediately pulled Liam away, running as if he were genuinely afraid of the two men.

The surrounding people also took a step back, especially after hearing that their master was Edrin Stormvale.

”So the Stormvale Family has this kind of taste.”

”Man, I already knew these big families weren’t simple. That guy Edrin always appears so gentle on the outside, but to think he is that kind of person.”

Edrin, who was standing in the distance, had already turned into a statue and his mind was in complete chaos, unable to process what had just happened.

While Edrin’s mind was in a mess, William pulled Liam toward the battle arena, knowing that Kevin must already be waiting for him there.

Meanwhile, Noah, who had left the class immediately after it ended, entered a room in the Student Council building and stood before a young man.

”President, there is something I need to report about the person you told me to keep an eye on.”