Max looked directly at Jonathan before speaking calmly.
"My first condition is simple," he said. "I want a chance to kill Ray Willer."
The atmosphere inside the pavilion instantly became heavier.
"I do not care how you arrange it," Max continued while his eyes gradually turned colder. "But I want an opportunity to deal with him personally."
Jonathan's expression immediately became solemn after hearing those words.
Naturally, he understood why Max wanted Ray dead.
After everything that happened during the Smelting Trial, especially Ray's attempt to truly kill Max using the Soul Devouring Sword, hatred between the two sides had already become irreconcilable.
However, Jonathan still did not immediately respond.
Because Ray Willer was not an ordinary genius.
He possessed deep ties with the Sword God Palace, and his status there was extremely high.
Helping Max kill someone like Ray would undoubtedly bring enormous trouble afterward.
Still—
