Chapter 556

It was clear that Rory's strength wasn't enough to withstand the backlash from the 7th-grade talisman head-on. It was mostly his carelessness that got him in trouble. No one had taken Andrew seriously since the beginning. Rory, in particular, had never regarded him as a threat, so he had let his guard down entirely. Who would have guessed that someone raised in the secular world would possess a 7th-grade talisman? Even in the martial arts world, such items were exceedingly rare. In just a few minutes, most of the crowd that had gathered had already dispersed. Those who remained continued to observe from a distance, but none dared to get any closer. Their caution wasn't out of fear of Andrew himself—after all, the 7th-grade talisman had its limits. If a real fight broke out, they believed Andrew wouldn't be able to hold out for long. No one made a move because of their suspicion of Andrew's potential backing. They understood the rarity of a 7th-grade talisman. Without connections