Buck Tooth's eyes narrowed at those words. There he was, exerting all he could to obtain a soul crystal, yet someone had cursed him to fail. Buck Tooth gritted his teeth as he said, "Alex, what do you mean by that? You might be incredibly talented, but does that give you the right to curse people?"Alex snorted as he casually replied, "Am I not allowed to speak the truth? If you have the skills, prove it to me. From the moment I've entered, you haven't even made a crack, so how could you even have the gall to say that?"Buck Tooth's face reddened at this, his neck straining as his chest started to heave. If he had not managed to maintain his composure, he would have wasted all his past efforts by trying to attack Alex. He wanted nothing more than to face Alex and make him eat his words.Sure, he might not be able to defeat Alex, but it would release him from his anger, at least.Alex might not have said such harsh words had it not been for Fane's words. Even though he was talented
Alex did not stop as he continued, his anger breaching its threshold, "They need decades before they can reach the spring solidifying realm. I can't see through your strength, but I can tell how old you are. At your age, it's already impressive if you're at the early stage of the innate level!"Everything Fane had said felt like a direct slap to the face, thus fueling his rage.Alex was so talented that he had always been showered with praise, and even those who did not praise him for his talent would still treat him respectfully. They would never speak to him like Fane did.Alex took a deep breath. "You rascal! This is the first time I've ever seen someone who dared talk to me like this. You genuinely don't know your place! Don't think you can stand up to me just because you're an alchemist?"Alchemists are just a group of useful people. Since you insist on being obstinate, I'll show you hell!"Fane raised an eyebrow, his expression as passive as ever. "I've never felt like being
Nonetheless, the soul crystal's outer shell was tough beyond comparison, so much so that it showed no signs of breaking even after Buck Tooth assailed it with his ax. Even Francis had put in so much work to obtain his soul crystal, but at least he showed progress.Buck Tooth's skills were no match for Francis, alas. Even after toiling for so long, nothing happened at all!After frantically doing all he could, Buck Tooth's true energy was completely exhausted.He had no way of continuing. All he could do was stop before he collapsed on the ground and panted heavily. His head was completely wet in sweat.Buck Tooth's eyes were bloodshot; he seemed to have suffered a tremendous impact. He could not say anything for a long time, but everyone around him did not seem to pay much attention. All of them merely shook their heads silently and lamented Buck Tooth's stubbornness.He had made an empty trip this time and everyone had advised him to not aim too greatly in case he ended up with n
Alex crossed his arms as he coldly stared at Fane's back. "Since you're so stubborn, let's see if you can get even the smallest of all the soul crystals there."I've never seen an early innate level trash get a soul crystal my whole time here!"Alex's words were incredibly harsh to the ear, but Fane no longer cared about him. He focused all his attention on those soul crystals that floated in the air.Fane's actions from before attracted the attention of everyone present. Even Francis had temporarily stopped absorbing the soul crystal in his hand to look at Fane in earnest.They were curious to see if Fane's gallantness was backed with actual strength. Even though no one there thought that Fane was already at the spring solidifying realm, they still wanted to see what level Fane was at.Fane took a deep breath as gray seals started to condense between his constantly moving hands. Soul Swords the size of a palm started to form before him as they slowly moved into a formation that n
Regardless of the annoyance, Fane closed himself off from what the others behind him were saying. He concentrated solely on his hands and pressed onward.The soul sword swung forth and, following the sound of a gust, aimed straight for the soul crystal!An upper ultimate god rank technique was not something an earth rank technique could ever compete with. On top of that, Fane was already at the second stage of Destroying the Void and was not far away from the third.A massive Soul Sword composed of 60 Soul Swords rammed into the outer shell of the soul crystal with an unrivaled force. Soon after, the unmistakable sound of something cracking could be heard as everyone witnessed the soul crystal's shell starting to shatter!The cracks spread across the soul crystal's surface, and not a minute later, the outer shell fell apart, and a golden bright light revealed itself, to everyone's obvious surprise.Everyone gaped at Fane as they inhaled sharply, while Alex was rendered utterly spe
"You deliberately toyed with me!" snarled Alex. "You're already at least at the middle-stage of the spring solidifying realm, yet you hid your power to toy with me!"Alex grew more infuriated as he recalled everything. Whatever he had said to Fane came back to bite him, and there was no way Alex could accept that.He had never been so humiliated before.Both his hands trembled slightly as he pointed at Fane. "You're despicable! You held back for so long just to make a joke out of me!"Fane's lips twitched at Alex's words, and he could not help but wonder what went through his head. He did not think that way at all, yet this vermin managed to twist it around to fit his narrative.It was as if he had deliberately hid his strength just to make a joke out of that guy!Everyone around them started to look over at them.Even though they did not say anything, it was obvious from their expressions that they agreed with what Alex said. They felt like Fane had deliberately hid his strengt
The white-haired man's words reflected how inquisitive and solemn he was. He truly wondered why Fane would choose to be an alchemist if he was talented enough to break through to the spring solidifying realm at his age. After all, the white-haired man felt like it was not an easy path to take.Alchemists were no doubt respected, but the path was fraught with various difficulties. It was much more difficult to tread than the path of martial arts.Some alchemists were never able to even become seventh-grade alchemists for their entire lives, thus practicing martial arts were worth it all as compared to alchemy. That was one of the reasons why high-level alchemists were so rare.Fane stared at the white-haired man. There had been some things he had not been planning to say, but the white-haired man did not seem willing to relent at all, so he felt like he had to explain."I never gave up on either side. Otherwise, I would never have come to Soul Grotto."The white-haired man's lips f
Fane raised an eyebrow at Alex. "Are you deaf? Did you not hear what I said to you? What does who I am have to do with you?"Alex's eyes reddened as Fane's words assailed his ears. With that, he marched toward Fane and walked right up to him.That stance made the white-haired man step back in fright. He was afraid that Alex would not be able to hold back from attacking Fane right then and there, and he did not want to be involved whatsoever.Thankfully, Alex's last shred of reason managed to stop him from doing that. He merely looked at Fane with a look that showed just how unhinged he was, like he nearly broke mentally. He looked like he wanted nothing more than to see past Fane's skin and into his inner thoughts.Fane, on the other hand, stood perfectly still with a frown on his face. He watched as Alex stormed right before him and quietly anticipated his next move.What shocked Fane was the fact that Alex actually turned and headed out of the cave after a while. Fane stared as
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.