However, Fane moved his body slightly to the side, easily avoiding the assault before giving him a swift kick that instantly connected with the man’s chest.“Thud!”The man coughed out blood as his body shot up several meters from the ground before smacking back down against the ground. He felt a sharp pain radiate from every inch of his body, it was as if every bone in his body was about to break.“Really, it really wasn’t me!”How could Neil even dare admit it was himself. If he did, would that not mean he was admitting to being a vile and petty person?If word got out about him hiring some thugs to snatch the item away after losing the auction, it would put the Hugo family’s reputation into the dirt without a doubt.“So, you lack the courage to admit something you’re bold enough to do? What kind of man are you?”Fane gave another back-handed slap across the man’s face.This time, Fane put more force into it, so it did not take long for the man’s face to swell up.“You, if y
“Good lord! That’s too outrageous!”When Ivan returned home that night, he excitedly said, “Grandpa, father, I heard very shocking news this noon!”“What news?” Old Master Taylor, who rarely ventured outside his home, asked curiously.“I heard a veteran slapped Young Master Neil a few times repeatedly until his face was swollen. It’s far too insane!”“Bloody hell, they’re not sure who that veteran was though? Man, the huge amount of guts he has! The Hugo family happens to be a second-class aristocratic family so wouldn’t he be disrespecting the Hugo family for slapping Neil’s face?”While Ivan poured himself a glass of red wine, he spoke in a very ecstatic tone, “It’s my first time hearing of such a masculine man. He’s truly my idol!”“A mere veteran was bold enough to slap Neil’s face and disrespect the Hugo family?”Theodore was a little unconvinced. He said, “Is your information reliable?”“Should be, I heard it from a construction merchant. He said that man was extremely po
Ivan shook his head and said, “After a round of fierce bidding, the luminous pearl landed in the hands of a mysterious woman. She didn’t seem old, but she bidded for it with 500 million bucks and won.” “500 million bucks?” Old Master Taylor inhaled sharply after hearing that. This was an impossible price; even if the Taylor family knew about the bidding beforehand, they would have just attended it for fun. They were incapable of gathering that much cash for a luminous pearl. But of course, the Taylor family did have the money. They just needed to keep their assets for development. Therefore, their capital was not as huge as some second or third-class aristocratic families. “The woman who paid 500 million bucks, is she the wife of some first-class aristocratic family head?” Theodore was shocked. “Probably not, she was wearing a face mask and shades, and she seemed very mysterious. Word around town is she has an amazing body and is probably in her twenties. No one knows if sh
“Stop talking about idols!” Theodore glared at his own son and said, “For those first and second-class aristocratic families, of course they would know someone this strong, right? Take Dan Jameson from the Clark family. I heard that he could defeat a few hundred men alone!” “Dad, Dan is definitely no match for my idol!” “Think about it, my idol is very mysterious and righteous. He had the courage to fight the evil forces!” “Secondly, he was fighting in sandals and managed to come out of it safely. As for Dan, I heard that he suffered severe injuries back then. Therefore, I believe that the man who dared fight the Dragon God Clan is definitely a lot more powerful than Dan!” The more Ivan thought about it, the more he idolized the mystery man. He wished that he could meet his idol. “Sigh, unfortunately for us, although we have quite a few bodyguards ourselves, they’re not great. None of them are strong enough.” “Nowadays to get a better bodyguard, it would cost a few hundre
“Brother, what are you saying? What mysterious woman? What professional bodyguard? And why was Fane there?” After hearing her brother mumbling to himself, Tanya was confused. “Oh, so this happened. When I arrived today, I realized…” Timothy looked at the crowd and started speaking about this afternoon’s events. “Fane actually hit Master Hugo? That woman used 500 million bucks to bid for the luminous pearl? My God, I should’ve followed you there this afternoon. I shouldn’t have slept in. I missed such a great show!” Tanya was worked up over it. The more she thought about it, the more she regretted not following her brother to the auction today. “Fane is a sugar baby? Haha, it’s funny people actually think so. Fane has enough money. Moreover, we pay him 20 million bucks a month, which is more than enough for him. Does he really need to be a sugar baby?” James Drake laughed and said, “Since this woman was wearing a face mask and shades, I think she definitely has a complicat
The more James thought about it, the more excited he was. He felt that the woman was probably the strongest and scariest in the Middle Province at the moment—Lana Zechs. Since Fane went to the auction with her, that showed that the duo were rather close with each other. If that really was the case, he would be right about it all. “I’ve never met Lana Zechs so I wouldn’t dare to confirm that. Dad, this is just my guess!” Timothy said while forcing a smile. “I’ll look it up now and show you photos of the Gods of War! There are tons of photos of the Nine Great Gods of War!” James did not bother with his meal anymore. He pulled out his phone and began searching them up. After some time, he found a full body shot of Lana and passed it to Timothy. “Look at this photo. These Gods of War have no casual photos and are always dressed in army uniform. Just take a look, this body, could it be her?” Timothy examined the photo and said, “This body, this height, this body size, does look
Timothy thought of something and said, “Yes, yes, at the time, Michael and the Roy family, were all asking about who she was. Apart from that, we did not really argue. At least, I did not!” James let out a sigh of relief upon hearing that. “If that’s the case, that’s a little better. Remember, Fane and that woman, including anyone who’s with Fane, cannot be offended. Otherwise, if he’s pissed, the Drake family might have to leave Middle Province’s circle for real.” “Okay, I got it!” Timothy was relieved. He was thankful for himself that he did not stir trouble with them today. Otherwise, he might have ended up like Neil Hugo. At this very moment, Master Hugo had already known about what happened that day. Master Hugo, together with some important members of the family, convened at the house. As for Neil, he was standing with his head low and face swollen in front of Master Hugo. “You little brat, aren’t you a brave one? I’ve told you time after time that you should not be c
“Pa!” Just as Neil spoke, he was slapped hard by the master of the Hugo family, Roy Hugo. …Fane rode his electric scooter with Selena in tow. They returned home early. “Since I have a day off tomorrow, let’s register Kylie to a kindergarten!” Selena got off the scooter and said to Fane. “Okay, I’ll take a day off as well!” Fane replied with a smile. “Really? You’ve only been working for two days. With that high salary of yours, did you apply for leave in advance? If you don’t, what if the Drake family gets angry about it?” Selena heard what he said and frowned as she continued. “On top of that, your daily salary is pretty high as well so it must be costly to take a day off.” Fane paused for a while and replied, “That’s probably not the case. I’ve told them that I’ll only go over when I’m free. If they’re going to take a day’s salary off my wages for resting, I’ll just quit the job!” Selena was left speechless. She glared at Fane and said, “With that kind of salary, h
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.