Hayden exhaled a long, deep breath. He shot up from where he was and dashed from the back of the hill to the front. "Follow me!" He turned his head and ordered as he galloped.He appeared in front of Byron within a blink of an eye, Zamian and his men were taken aback by the sudden appearance and took a few steps back.Hayden had quite a bond with the other two men. Sure, the two men hesitated but they eventually followed closely behind him. Since both Isaiah and Hayden were gone, it would be embarrassing if they stayed behind by themselves.They sighed resignedly and followed closely behind. Upon seeing Hayden, Byron exclaimed as if he had found his savior, "Junior Hayden!"Hayden nodded and strode next to Byron without saying a word. He straightened his back and stood closely beside Byron, it was obvious that he was here as his backup.Zamian frowned as Hayden's appearance was completely unforeseeable. It would have been fine if it was just Hayden, but he had three men with him.
Fane inched closer toward Hayden and said in a suppressed voice, "Who's this Rufus? What's his position within the Corpse Pavilion?"Fane knew very little about the Corpse Pavilion. He knew only a few people who were from Corpse Pavilion, and that was the limit of his knowledge. As for what went on within the Corpse Pavilion, he knew nothing compared to others.Other than the few people in front, he only recognized the masked man and that man called Lennon. Lennon's skills lost out to the masked man, and Rufus' skills must be decent as well.Otherwise, Zamian would not treat Rufus with such a respectful attitude, practically wagging his tail at the man. Hayden shot a look at Fane as if he was especially irritated by Fane's continuous questioning.Yet, they were still a small team, and in the end, he calmed himself down as he answered, "Rufus is a Chosen Disciple from the Corpse Pavilion, and is only just behind Lennon in skills."Hayden's tone was quite serious. He looked at Rufus
His tone had been incredibly rude. Even Fane felt angered listening to him, let alone the others.Byron's hands were already shaking with anger. His right hand was clenched tightly, and his left hand had already retrieved his weapon from his storage ring. The atmosphere was once again tense with the chance of battle at any moment.Samson helplessly sighed, he was forced to whisper, "Rufus won't be easy to deal with. He's right behind Lennon in terms of skills in the Corpse Pavilion, and Lennon was in the top five earlier."Lennon might have been eliminated advancing from the sixth stage to the ninth, but he had definitely proven his skills. No one would question how strong Lennon was. So, for someone to be right behind Lennon, he was definitely strong as well.They were obviously at the disadvantage side, and Byron was already wounded. If they started to fight, it would be hard for their side to gain anything, and they might even lose a few lives. Samson's skills were probably the
For them, trying to face the seven of them head-on would not bear any good results.Yet, ever since they came to this place, they had been humiliated immensely. How can they just swallow their anger and leave so easily?Byron's face was incredibly dark with anger. In order to kill the fiend earlier, he had used up a lot of his strength. No one could stand being humiliated like that with an injury on them.Just as Byron wanted to resist again, a clear voice could be heard next to him, "I didn't want to do anything, but I really can't stand it anymore. You're Rufus? You're the hardest one to deal with?"Those words successfully attracted the attention of everyone present. Both the Corpse Pavilion and the Thousand Leaves Pavilion's sides were all focused on Fane.Fane walked a few steps forward, and his eyes were fixed on Rufus. Rufus smiled coldly, clearly not seeing through Fane.In order to properly cover up his identity, Fane had even used his true energy to suppress his power.
Looking at the situation, it did not seem like there was a way to stop it anymore. Samson looked at Fane with a panicked expression, "Woods, are you crazy? If you fight him on your own, you’ll be killed!"Fane shook his head slightly, ignoring everything that was said. Zamian laughed loudly as he pointed at Fane, "You're crazy! You really don't know your place. Rufus, this brat is challenging you, so you'd better not spare him any mercy. You have to show him what it means to challenge you!"Rufus acted like he was ignoring Zamian's words, but those words successfully made Rufus' anger toward Fane, peaked. To be challenged by an insignificant brat like that, if Rufus did not properly teach Fane a lesson, it would mean that his skills were not good enough.With that in mind, he ignored everything else as he launched himself forward, sword in hand. He rushed at Fane, and Fane smiled lightly, not even turning around as he said, "The rest of you retreat far away!"Everyone else reacted
Fane was absolutely no match for Rufus! Earlier, Zamian's boasts had naturally been heard by Fane as well. Fane lightly smiled, Earth level elementary skills?It might be something unattainable for those present, but it was nothing to Fane!Thirty-five Soul Swords gathered inside the black sword. A radiant black glow came from the blade! As Rufus' sword was swinging down thunderously, Fane launched his attack too!Everyone heard an incredibly loud bang, Soul Frost and Destroying the Void clashed together viciously. The dark light suddenly enveloped the cold blue light.The two of them clashed mid-air, and in just a moment, cracking sounds could be heard.The cold blue light had been shattered into pieces of snow. They were blown away by the wind as they fell to the ground. Fane's Destroying the Void did not lose a beat. After destroying the Soul Frost, it slashed right at Rufus.From the start, Rufus had never even thought that he would lose to the masked brat in front of him. He
Someone like that had still proven to be no match for Woods! Who was Woods? Why have they never heard of him before?Samson let out a sigh of relief, "No wonder he was able to save us. I thought it was just a coincidence, but he really is that skilled!"At that moment, Isaiah slowly reacted. His lips trembled slightly, not knowing what to say. Byron's eyes were wide, looking at Fane floating in the air with a look of disbelief.Zamian looked like he had just stepped on a needle, his mouth was widened, but not a single word came out! All of the disciples from the Corpse Pavilion were gaping similarly, not able to utter a single word!The shock of what they had witnessed had been far too much for them. They would never in a thousand years have expected that Rufus, who had never been defeated, to have lost at the hands of an anonymous brat.Fane raised an eyebrow as he set his cold gaze on Zamian. Zamian shuddered at the gaze, and he felt a chill on his back. It was as if he would be
He was suddenly filled with immense regret for everything he had said earlier. He had no idea that the main character had been beside him all along, so his evaluations had held nothing back.Isaiah's words had reminded Hayden and Samson as well. Their faces burned red as they felt intense regret. They should have kept their mouths shut!Byron looked at Fane with a complicated look. After all, he had interacted with Fane before, but he did not care much for Fane at all at that moment.He had thought that Fane was merely someone at the intermediate stage of the innate level who was very well-connected. However, Fane had proven how much of a joke his thoughts had been.Fane helplessly sighed. Since his identity had been exposed, there was no reason for him to keep up with the disguise. He tossed away the mask on his face and revealed himself to the other thirteen people present.Zamian retreated further back in fear. He had a very personal history with Fane. Back then, he had followe
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.