From Outcast to Overlord The Unyielding Heir (Leander Ashcroft) novel Chapter 708

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Chapter 708 Ruling Over Highcrest

Chapter 708 Ruling Over Highcrest

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“I am Colden, the fourth-generation head of the Gessingers. I welcome your return.” In an instant, Colden dropped straight to his knees, his expression filled with reverence and shock.

Even before he was born, Homer had already left the Gessingers to travel the world. He had never met Homer, but he had heard about him many times from his father, Aubert Gessinger.

Aubert once described Homer as having an effortless, wind-like grace and a presence that felt completely natural, as if it had always belonged to him.

Homer was dressed in a scholar’s robe, tall and lean, and time had left no trace on his face at all, except for those eyes. They were deep and solid, as if they could see through reincarnation itself, worn by countless years.

“Fourth generation? You’re Aubert’s son, right?” His expression was indifferent. Even facing his own descendants, there was barely any change in him. He simply took the seat at the head of the hall.

Garin had already dropped to his knees on the side, not daring to say a single word, with Colden accompanying him the entire time.

“Great Ancestor, that was indeed my father, but unfortunately…” Colden recalled the moment years ago when Aubert passed away, a trace of loneliness and unwillingness flashing through his eyes.

“Aubert had a very weak constitution since childhood. Although he was suited for martial arts, his innate condition was flawed, so the heights he could reach were extremely limited. If he did not enter the king phase, his lifespan would only be around one hundred and fifty years at most. I had already anticipated his downfall, or I would not have returned so soon.” Homer’s gaze remained calm. He showed no real emotional reaction to Aubert’s death, as if he were simply stating something trivial.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly turned to Garin beside him. “What’s your name?”

Garin did not dare to hesitate. He bowed and replied, “Great Ancestor, my name is Garin. My dad named me this to remember you and to hope for your return!”

“Garin?” Homer did not look pleased at all. Instead, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. He let out a cold snort and looked straight at Colden. “Remembering me? Hoping for my return? Nonsense!

“Since my time, which one of the Gessingers, even without me, your grandfather and great- grandfather, did not rely on their own strength to dominate Highcrest? When did they ever

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wait for someone else? Yet under your leadership, the Gessingers have fallen to the point where you need to hope for someone else to save them. So the one who truly disappoints me is you.”

At that, Colden was so frightened that he dropped straight to his knees again, repeatedly pleading for forgiveness. “Great Ancestor, I am incompetent. Please punish me!”

Homer’s icy glint slowly faded from his eyes. He let out a faint sigh and swept his gaze across the two of them. “Back in the era of the last royal family, I came to Highcrest and founded the Gessingers. Even the Imperial Queen had to drop straight to her knees and greet me. Yet I left for a hundred years. In just that century, you two managed to let Highcrest turn into a place where new forces kept popping up everywhere. Take Rowan, take Ignatius, and even the Ten Great Families.”

Colden and Garin shuddered all over, not daring to say a word. They could only listen as he continued.

“In Highcrest, the unstoppable Gessingers stood alone at the top. Pride was everything to us. No one was ever allowed to challenge our authority. The unstoppable Gessingers were the number one family in Highcrest. But after I handed the succession over to you, things have come to this. Even the so-called Ten Great Families now dare to play little tricks right under your noses. They flatter you on the surface, but it’s all a front. Tell me, do you really think you’ve been a competent head of the Gessingers?” His gaze turned sharp as a blade, almost as if it could pierce straight through Colden.

“Ever since Aubert passed away a few years ago, you’ve been walking on eggshells, always playing it safe. Because of that, the Gessingers’ authority built over more than two hundred years in Highcrest has completely faded. It’s like a fading old beast that has lost its roar. Do you still think you’ve done nothing wrong?” His words fell one by one, each one like a knife sinking

Colden was left completely speechless. Not a single word of defense came out. After Aubert’s death, the Gessingers had indeed lost an Infernal Crown Transcendent. That was why he had chosen to be cautious, afraid of any further instability, and only waited for Homer’s return.

But because of that caution, the Gessingers’ influence in Highcrest kept slipping. Now, even the Ten Great Families dared to defy them in subtle ways. It was a humiliation to the two- hundred-year legacy of the Gessingers.

“I know I was wrong. Please punish me.” Colden let out a broken cry and bowed deeply.

“Punish you?” Homer chuckled softly and shook his head. “If you already know you were wrong, what good is punishment now? Tell me, what do you think you should be doing instead?”

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younger

Colden, who had ruled the Gessingers for decades, suddenly widened his eyes. A sharp light exploded within them. For a moment, he looked as though he had returned to his days, full of ambition and fighting spirit. A fierce, domineering aura surfaced on his face. “I will make the whole of Highcrest remember what the unstoppable Gessingers truly are. I will make the Ten Great Families, the Blood Hounds, and every other force understand exactly who rules this place.”

Homer finally nodded, a trace of approval in his eyes. “Then go and do it. The unstoppable Gessingers move, and Highcrest trembles. The unstoppable Gessingers stand still, and Highcrest falls silent. Remember this. I have returned. Tell every family in Highcrest this one thing. Those who follow me prosper. Those who stand against me fall.”

He rose to his feet. Above the Gessingers’ estate, thick clouds churned violently across the sky, like the edge of a blade splitting heaven itself and revealing a streak of light. “The Gessingers will once again sweep across Highcrest just like they did two hundred years ago. I will reshuffle the entire upper world of Highcrest.”

Thunderous pressure rolled through the air above the estate.

And the entire Highcrest was destined to be thrown into chaos once again with Homer’s

return.

At Ember University, Leander had spent the entire day in the library. Just as he was about to head to the cafeteria for dinner, Billy called him.

“Leander, let me guess. You’re in the library again?” Billy teased.

“Yeah. What is it?” Leander replied casually.

“Of course I’ve got something. I’m downstairs right now. Come down, and I’ll tell you!” Billy said, then hung up immediately.

Leander rubbed the back of his neck and made his way downstairs at an unhurried pace. When he reached the entrance, a BMW 5 Series was parked by the side. Billy got out of the driver’s seat. “Leander, come on. I’m taking you to a dinner. It’s at my place!”

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