"Is your decision final?" finally, the Academy Master Da Vinci asked with a serious look.

The entire arena was staring at Tony Clark. In the history of the Nine Lotus Academy, there is no single person who rejected the academy itself.

Maybe Tony clark might be the first and last person to leave the academy out of his own will.

outside millions of martial artists will work every day to get the spot in the nine lotus academy. It was a dream for countless people, but here the Tony Clark is rejecting the academy, like it spoke in English class or a summer vacation.

"Please say no, please," Lily muttered, as she doesn’t want Tony to leave the Academy.

Mark Smith also prayed for Tony to stay inside the Academy so that he can eradicate the future threat.

"My decision is final. Tony finally answered. "I don’t have the habit of turning back on my words," Tony said clearly while staring at the Academy Master Da Vinci without any fear or nervousness.

Hahaha, that’s my son Rion Clark, who is watching the live scene through the projector screen, excitedly shouted as he lifted the wine glass.

Emma Rock was surprised by Toni’s decision. She expected Toni to stay inside the academy so that he can deal with her and eliminate the future debt, but she never expected Toni to leave and completely ignore her presence as the future threat.

Even the Peak Master Natasha felt surprised by Tony’s decision. She expected Tony to place so many unreasonable demands. Strictly, he declared he wants to leave.

Very well... Finally, the Academy Master Da Vinci said in a grim tone,. Stay for one more day. You can leave after tomorrow night, Daven said, and immediately left By using the floating lily foot steps, where it almost looked like he was not stepping on the earth while moving.

Tony was surprised by Academy Master Da Vinci’s proposal.

What is this old geezer planning? Does he also have any ulterior motives against me? Tony thought with a deep look as he was completely surprised by Da Vinci’s declaration.

Tony stood alone as everyone began leaving the academy. The peak masters also left with dissatisfied faces after hearing Tony’s declaration.

Almost all the spectators left without waiting, as they don’t have any reason to stay longer in the presence of Tony Clark.

But suddenly, many middle-aged women began approaching Tony as they entered, as they crossed the arena line and walked towards him with excited smiles.

Tony immediately understood their intentions. They were coming to request treatment

He sighed heavily and immediately left towards Lily, who is also walking towards him with a hint of worry, as many women rush in towards Tony.

Within a few steps, Tony approached Lilly.

"Why are you leaving the academy?" No, you could have directly become a core discipline. Can’t you at least stay here for me? Lily asked directly, while displaying her angry face.

We can talk about this later. Let’s go now." Toni said it in a hushed tone as he held her hand and walked away.

***

The moment the battle ended in the arena, the silence did not last long.

All the rumours about Tony Clark began shattering like spider glass.

The news continued to spread like wildfire across the entire Nine Lotus Academy and beyond. Within hours, the news was no longer just news— it became a sensation.

"Did you see it?!!! He defeated all twelve... not one by one... all of them at once!!! That wasn’t luck... that was pure strength!!!"

In the academy food hall, the same disciples who once mocked Tony now spoke in hushed tones, their voices filled with disbelief rather than arrogance.

In the academy corridors, groups gathered in clusters, replaying the battle on their phones.

"Wasn’t he the one they called a useless rich brat?"

"Yes... the same one who supposedly had no talent in the martial path..."

"And that cancer patient incident... they said he violated her..."

"That was all fake... wasn’t it?!!! Tony was definitely framed." A girl questioned with a doubtful look.

The pieces began to connect as people realised the accusations and the carefully spread narratives.

"Tony Clark was framed."

That one sentence spread faster than anything else.

Inside the outer disciple quarters, a group sat around a projection screen, replaying the arena footage again and again.

Tony’s movements flickered across the screen.

"Pause it here!!!" one of them shouted.

The image froze— Tony mid-strike, his fist colliding with the golden mace.

"Look at that angle..."

"No... look at the energy flow!!!"

"That’s not brute force... that’s martial technique!!!"

They leaned closer to the display screen.

"This is not something ordinary... this is a complete high level martial system..."

Another disciple whispered slowly... "This is definitely sky-rank!"

The room fell silent again. Because everyone knew what that meant.

Sky-rank techniques were rare like dragons. Even core disciples has to prove their worth to get one of the three sky rank fighting techniques from the Academy.

Extremely rare.... Even elite families guarded them like sacred treasures.

Yet Tony was using one freely without much effort or restraint.

***

On the dark web martial network, the video of Tony Clark’s Arena fight exploded.

Views climbed rapidly... Millions... within hours.

The title alone was enough to attract attention:

"ONE vs TWELVE – The Real Genius Tony Clark CRUSHES NINE LOTUS ELITES!!!"

Comments flooded in endlessly.

"Replay at 2:14!!! That punch... that punch is insane!!!"

"No wasted movement... this guy is trained to kill!!!"

"Who said he has no talent?!!! This is monstrous!!!"

"Wait... why is he not using Clark family techniques?"

That comment caught everyone’s attention.

Many analysts replayed the video repeatedly. Frame by frame... Move by move. People began analysing from all angles.

"This is not Water Flow Sword..."

"This is not any known Clark family art..."

"This is something else entirely... His fist technique... is independent. And it’s definitely sky-rank."

The comment spread like fire.

***

Across different regions, powerful families watched the footage in silence.

Inside Dragon hall of Thailand Rich association, an elder stroked his beard while speaking with the gathered elites of the nation.

"So... this is the so-called ’useless’ son of the Clark family?"

Another elder chuckled. "Useless?!!! They fooled the entire world."

A third one leaned forward. "This level of concealment... this level of patience... the Clark family played this beautifully."

"Or..." someone added, eyes narrowing, "the boy himself is more dangerous than we thought."

The room fell quiet. Because that possibility was far more terrifying.

A noble lady among them watched the footage with intense focus.

Her lips curved slightly. "They hid him well... But now... he has stepped into the light. We must be careful. In any way, our national team is ready for next world tree blessing." She said confidently and with a proud smile.

***

Inside the Frost family’s private hall, multiple screens replayed the same battle.

Again... And again... And again.

No one spoke... Because there was nothing left to say. The man they thought they understood was no longer the same.

In any case, The rumors had not disappeared completely.

They had transformed into more wild fantasy stories. Now, people began placing Tony as a real monster who toyed with the world. More stories followed with added drama and fantasy.

But the real business elites began thinking about why Tony Clark rejected the Core disciples status in the Nine Lotus Academy!