Daryll felt embarrassed. His sons were all geniuses, and more importantly, they were one of the stronger ones of the eight first-class families.Yet his son had lost to an illegitimate son from the Woods family, who came from the mortal realm, no less. That fact alone had embarrassed him enough, but he never thought that Fane would dare to make fun of his son.He was someone who have always protected his family. He quickly flew forward and clenched his fist, rushing toward Fane.Whoosh!On the Woods family’s side, the First Elder also flew forward and stood before Fane, his fist blocking Daryll’s.“It’s just a duel between youth. Don’t tell me that the Norman family is a sore loser?”The First Elder’s eyes were ablaze with anger. The two backtracked a few meters after their fists collided.“No way!”Daryll was shocked, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. If he recalled correctly, the First Elder of the Woods family was only at the advanced stage of the true god sta
“Long time no see, Master Lancaster!”Nash immediately stood up when he saw the Lancaster family’s master. He clapped his hands in a fist-to-palm salute and smiled faintly.The Lancaster family members leaped down from the flying carpet, and Master Lancaster kept the carpet. “Master Woods, long time no see. I’ve heard about what happened to your family,” she said, smiling. “I never thought that the person who shared your bed would be the one to poison you. How frightening!”Here, the middle-aged woman looked at Trenton. “More importantly, somebody thinks that his daughter is not at fault at all, and even nursed a grudge against your family,” she insinuated. “Tsk tsk. He truly knows no shame!”“Who are you talking about, Shelby? Don’t push your boundaries!”Trenton was so furious that he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.“What? You want to make an enemy out of the Lancaster family?”Shelby’s brows furrowed. “I never pointed out names, but you react so strongly to my words
“Master Lagorio, it’s not that I do not want to prolong the search, but we’ve been doing it for months now. You know that the forest is enchanted and dangerous. I didn’t manage to go into its deepest parts, but we’ve scouted nearly every inch of the forest. If we don’t find them, they’re most likely dead!”Nash gave a bitter smile. “Lily wronged me, but Lance is still my son. Of course, I want him to be alive, and of course, I want to find him. Whether he follows me or Lily is up to him then. I will respect his decision!”“Heh. You’re just putting up a show. If I were you, I would have sent the Woods family members into the deepest woods to find him!”Trenton chuckled, expression disdainful. “Or are the Woods family members afraid of dying?”“It’s not a question of fearing death. Everybody knows that no one walks out of that forest alive. I don’t want to throw the other family members’ lives away just like that!”“Why don’t you go in and look for him then since you love your grand
“You don’t?”Old Master Hunt frowned; he had not expected this.“Why isn’t she agreeing to it?”Many people were taken aback as well. It was clear that Old Master Hunt was being kind, and he wanted a cause to celebrate for—that was why he had offered to organize the wedding for Fane and Helena. It was a point of pride to have an eminent person such as Old Master Hunt giving his blessings.Yet Third Young Mistress Cabello was disagreeing.“Sister!”Venus jumped in shock and immediately tugged on Daniella’s sleeve. She shot her younger sister a look. Everything would go down the drain if the girl told everyone that Fane was her boyfriend.Daniella had been overtaken by emotion just now. She had spoken without thinking.With Venus’ reminder, she finally understood the gravity of the situation. She rolled her eyes instead. “My sister just met him twice or thrice, and they fell in love at first sight,” she said. “I don’t think that warrants a wedding just yet.”Venus heaved a sigh
The last time Helena said that she was Fane’s girlfriend and that she was no longer a virgin, Second Young Master Hunt, who had been infatuated with her, was devastated. A beautiful flower like her had been tainted by someone else just like that? Every time he thought about it, he simply felt furious!“No way. This–this is such an important thing. And you…”Many young women stared at Helena. A woman’s first time was precious, and no lady would give it away just like that.Furthermore, the Cabello family was a first-class family, and Helena was the first daughter of their master. No one thought that she would just…“I’m fine with it. Even if the child isn’t mine, it’s fine if she’s willing to marry me!”Many men who had liked Helena all spoke unabashedly.It was evident that a woman of Helena’s caliber was hard to find.Helena’s expression soured. She had spun this story because she wanted to wrench herself out of Second Young Master Hunt’s grip by breaking his heart. She never t
Helena’s actions were clearly sullying Master Hunt’s reputation. It made him feel awkward as if he did not know how to exit the stage.Fane furrowed his brows. He knew that they could not go on like this. The Hunt family would definitely hold a grudge because of this.The Cabello family members did not know what to do either. All of them tried to flash indicative glances at Helena, but she kept staring at the ground, refusing to look up. After a few seconds of awkward silence, Fane boldly walked over and took her hand, her eyes widened in surprise. Helena was taken aback; she could not help but withdraw her hand.Fane tightened his grip instead and gave her a small smile. “No need to throw a temper anymore, Helena,” he said gently. “Second Young Master Hunt has already apologized. He did not seem very sincere, but it’s already a good thing that he chose to say sorry!”Helena’s cheeks reddened, and panic gripped her. This man dared to call her by her first name?She quickly rec
“All right. Everyone’s here then I’ll start briefing about the rules for the competition!”Quentin, the master of the Hunt family, scanned the audience before flying up. His voice boomed across the atmosphere.Everybody looked at him when they heard that. No one else knew about this year’s competition rules, save for selected people from the Hunt family.With everyone’s eyes on him, Quentin continued, “The rules are simple. I think all of you have seen the forest around here. There are plenty of monsters and spirited grass in it, and usually, the Hunt family keeps guard around its perimeters, and very few people are allowed entry. Atop Kobe Mountain and throughout the forest, we’ve placed a total of 10,000 black plaques. Your mission is to collect those wooden plaques, and whoever collects the most at the end is the winner of the individual competition! You have one month to do this.”Here, Quentin paused for a while before resuming, “After that, all participants will compile their
Nash was stunned momentarily when he heard that. He took a sharp intake of breath. “So you’re saying that the Hunt family realized the other families are growing stronger and wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of the younger geniuses to solidify their position? If each family’s heir is gone, this means that the Hunt family will become even stronger!”Fane bobbed his head. “That’s very likely. It’s only natural for them to grab the chance to kill some of the geniuses they are not on good terms with,” he murmured. “As well as the families who had crossed blades with them!”Nash’s frown deepened. “The Lagorio family was once our ally, but now they’re our enemy. The Norman family, Second Young Master Hunt, and many people who are envious of your relationship with First Young Mistress Cabello will all be out to get you. Even the Cabello family might try to kill you. We’re in grave danger this time!”“We have no choice but to rely on ourselves then. No backing out now!”Fane gave
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.