Chapter 202: Youth 3 VS 3 Battle Part 4

The Maxwell Family Head's instructions were surprising, but the subordinate relayed them to all of their affiliates in the area like he was ordered to and did exactly as the family head said.

Sitting down on his bed, the old family head of the Maxwell Family didn't know whether to be happy, upset, worried or angry. After the long life that he lived, he no longer harboured any grudges or negativity and was preparing himself for his inevitable death.

The family head regretted the acts that he had committed when he was younger and realised that the only thing that he left behind was his legacy and the effects that he had on the world, which was why he began trying to leave his positive mark on the world and his family.

He was by no means a righteous hero, but he realised how much of his humanity he lost in the pursuit of strength and power, which he regretted, but knew was the only way to get what he wanted.

'This is a cruel world and I think this battle will show them that and is a good way for them to solve their issues and fight for the positions that they want. Although I don't want any of them to die, I think that it will take someone's death to show them that' thought the great elder to himself as he sighed, feeling helpless.

It was an endless cycle of betrayal, murder and battle all for resources, power and influence, and yet he knew that there was no way for him to escape it. The world had become more modern and advanced, but most cultivators were still very uptight and traditional, not keeping up with the times.

Seeing the Epstein Family that had adopted modern technology and research, he wanted his descendants and relatives to be able to do the same and no longer become so mentally and emotionally twisted in the pursuit of power.

Death and fighting were inevitable, but one do them without feeling any guilt or it having negative effects on them?

The Maxwell Family Head could only sigh and seeing how the mysterious youth had influenced Angela and even Wayde, he was hoping that he would spark the change that he was looking for. 

Despite Adam's comparingly low cultivation level, the feats he was able to accomplish were unheard of and without realising it, Adam had many people that admired him and relied on him.

People saw how hard he fought and it inspired them and although Adam could be playful, cold and reckless at times, which could be seen as annoying and negative traits, he cared for those around him and valued the life of innocents.

'All I can do is allow nature to take its course and in the end, we will all be buried 6 feet deep and forgotten' thought the family head as he felt some sort of enlightenment and as if a weight was lifted off his chest after letting out all the different emotions that he had been feeling.

With that enlightenment, the family head cleared his mind and found that he was close to having a breakthrough in his cultivation level because of it, which was an incredible thing for him considering his age and cultivation level that was relatively high.

Meanwhile, the 6 youths who stood 30 metres apart were eyeing each other up and gauging each other's power and abilities in preparation for their battle.

All 6 of the youths were publically known as prodigies and their elemental affinities were publically known and revealed, so they knew what to expect from them all, apart from the hooded and masked figure that was on Cole's team.

The great elder was quite sure that they were all 18 or younger like they had agreed upon for the youth battle, but just to confirm and make sure that it was the case, he decided to check.

"Bring me an age gauging device" ordered the great elder to one of his subordinates within the crowd.

The subordinate nodded his head and rushed out of the arena to do as he was told.

After a few minutes, that same subordinate came back with a crystal in his hands that looked similar to the one that Cole had previously been tested with.

Within that time, the two 3 people teams talked between themselves and prepared the strategy of how they were going to fight. Angela was going to be the support and ranged fighter, and she told Cole and Adam to trust her skill, which they did.

That left Adam to engage them in close combat, while Cole would switch between mid-ranged, ranged and close combat depending on how the battle was going.

They didn't want to split up and go 1 against 1 with the opponents as it was likely they would lose if they fought like that, but that was exactly what the opposite team wanted to do.

Mason's team wanted to get Adam, Cole, and Angela to split up, which would allow them to take them down much more easily.

"Place both your palms on the device and it will accurately tell s your age" stated the great elder, starting with his son's team.

The age gauging device scanned the person's body and used their bone structure, bone marrow and bone density to gauge the age of the individual.

No matter how much one trained and attempted to alter their bones and body, they wouldn't be able to alter their bone structure, making it an almost completely accurate and foolproof method to gauge one's age.

After testing the ages of all 6 of them, it turned out that all of them were 18 and there were only a few months between all of their ages, making it a relatively fair battle in terms of age.

However, if Adam gained the Dungeon System when the others he was battling with and against began cultivating, apart from Cole, who knows how powerful he would have been at that moment.