The First Elder’s chest tightened and his fingers trembled. He snorted with a hint of unkindness, and said, "I thought you wanted to choose the best formal disciple!"He emphasized the words ‘formal disciple’ to remind Elder Godfrey that in the history of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, all the last disciples had been selected from formal disciples. “I’ll choose whoever I find the most pleasing as my last disciple,” said Elder Godfrey evenly with a smile.At this time, even the Second Elder felt a little uncomfortable. He glanced sideways at Elder Godfrey, and said, "Alright, haha very funny. You got us. It’s time to stop joking around and get down to business. "It was obvious the Second Elder did not agree with Elder Godfrey’s choice as well from the way he was putting all this down as a joke. Elder Godfrey scoffed internally when he heard that. Normally, he would not bother to reply as he was certain that the Second Elder knew that he was not joking from all the time he had spent
For this reason, many disciples were unwilling to treat the cannon fodders as ‘brothers and sisters’. It was not hard to imagine their anger when they found out that Fane was not only an informal disciple but an informal disciple from the batch of cannon fodders! Internal criticisms about the Eleventh Elder’s rash behavior abounded. Was he joking? How could he choose trash like Fane as his last disciple? What does that say about the rest of them? Many people could not suppress the anger in their hearts and began to mumble wildly.“What was the Eleventh Elder thinking? Why would he choose trash like that when he could have his pick at any of those excellent formal disciples in front of him?”“I bet he never wanted a last disciple at all so he is using this to get away with it!”“Choosing a last disciple is no small matter. Even if the Eleventh Elder didn’t come in contact with us much doesn’t mean he should joke about something like this. Maybe he has his reasons, but I can’t fo
Second Elder scoffed lightly and turned his attention to Fane. He scoffed again when he saw Fane’s uninterested look. “Fane, right?” The corners of Fane’s lips twitched. What he had feared was happening. He really did not want to be caught in the middle of their power struggles. He was still a disciple of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion after all and these elders could make his life very hard if he was made a pawn.He nodded robotically, and said, “Yes, Second Elder, that is indeed my name.”“You don’t seem to be very happy being chosen as the last disciple of the Eleventh Elder,” commented the Second Elder evenly.Fane arched his eyebrow. Judging from what the Second Elder said, he knew for sure that it would not be easy to handle him. In fact, he might be setting him up to fall at this very moment. Fortunately, he had handled situations far worse than this. Fane bowed a little, and said calmly, “I was taught by my father to be calm under all circumstances.”Oliver, who was stan
Seeing the encouragement in Elder Godfrey’s eyes made Fane even more nonplussed. ‘What the heck are you encouraging me for? I never wanted to be your last disciple or get anything out of you!’ The more he thought about this, the more gloomy he became. If he backed down, he would no doubt be looked down even more by others. Thus, he stood up a little straighter, looked evenly at Oliver, and said, “You wouldn’t have said all that if he didn’t hold a grudge against me! Stop trying to slander me. Besides, Elder Godfrey is the one who’s choosing the last disciple now, not you! So you should just keep your mouth shut!”Everyone gasped when they heard this, but quickly their eyes began to sparkle in anticipation of what was going to happen next. Never in a million years would they think that a nobody would dare to speak to Oliver in this manner. This was the first time Oliver was ever humiliated by an informal disciple. His mouth twitched and his eyes filled with anger. Wesley, who was s
“Did you forget to take your medicine today? You’re digging your own grave here! How dare you spout all this nonsense? There should be a limit to how ignorant one can be!”The other disciples kept the worst insults to themselves as the elders were present, but there was no guarantee that they could keep it that way if Fane continued on like that. Fane was being too outrageous! How could he look down on the formal disciples? On Oliver, who was ranked eighth amongst them all?! Even them, the formal disciples did not dare to look down on Oliver, for ninety percent of the formal disciples there had lost to Oliver before! Why that cocky little Fane! They gritted their teeth, imagining his flesh between them right now. Oliver laughed coldly. The way he was looking at Fane now was as if he was nothing but a clown who would not amount to anything. “I’ve gotta say you’re the most arrogant person I’ve ever had the displeasure of coming across.”Fane pretended he did not hear his scathing r
The corners of Brook’s lip were trembling. “What do you think Brother Fane is doing? Does he really think that he’s stronger than Oliver?”Noel shook his head, not knowing how to answer him. He stared at Fane’s back and took a deep breath. “Who knows what he’s thinking. He’s always confident in everything, but somehow I feel like he’s bluffing this time. Oliver is ranked eighth amongst all the formal disciples who were in the running to be the chosen disciple after all. He’s not someone we can take on. I do not doubt Fane’s talent, but he hasn’t been training for long and he’s only…”He suddenly paused. Then, a lightbulb went on in his head. “He has broken through!” he shouted hoarsely. He was going to end his previous sentence with the words ‘initial stage of innate level’ but discovered that Fane had broken through to the intermediate stage of innate level after reading his cultivation level. Brook quickly looked at Fane, and then said, “Brother Fane has really broken through! Bu
This made the sound of laughter even louder. “Did you forget to pay your brain bill? Careful, you don’t want to be crippled by Brother Oliver in a battle! Haha!”“Hello, earth to Fane! It’s time to wake up now. Don’t you know that the person standing next to you is Brother Oliver, who’s ranked eighth amongst all the formal disciples? Even we’re no match for him, so what makes you think you can defeat him? I really do wonder where you get your guts from!”The elders on the round platform were silent as they watched everything unfold below them. The way the Second Elder was looking at Fane had changed. He was now more sure than ever that Elder Godfrey was not right in the head for choosing Fane.“Your choice for the last disciple is certainly very interesting, Eleventh Elder. It seems like he’s really adamant that he’s stronger than Oliver. I wonder where he gets his courage to issue a challenge with a disciple who’s ranked eighth amongst all his peers,” said the Second Elder with a
No one believed him at all. There was no way they were just acquaintances. Their relationship must be deeper than that. Still, they could not say for sure how they came to know each other.“Well, that’s a very unique way of choosing your last disciple. I guess that would explain why the candidate you have chosen is a little…unique too. In any case, you might think that you’ve made the right choice, but don’t you think he’s a little too confident for his own good?”Elder Godfrey just blinked innocently at him and said nothing. The First Elder laughed coldly. He would have used a few choices of words to him if it were not for the fact that they had an audience before them.Instead, he turned around, and said to Fane, “You say you’re stronger than Oliver eh? Well, why don’t you prove yourself? The battle platform is right in front of you! One fight and we’ll know who’s stronger!”A dangerous glint flashed through Oliver’s eyes. “First Elder is right! You and me, the battle platform no
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.