Master Forrest was in a really good mood at that moment. He had even started to see hope for victory again. They had thought that Fane would ensure that Phoenix Valley would have a very high chance of winning, but no one expected that the two other than Fane would be such heavy burdens. It ended up with them having a chance at victory. Master Forrest had been quietly waiting at the start, but he got more and more excited as he thought about it. He could not help but look at Elder Maurice and say, "Elder Maurice, you must know a lot about your own alchemists. Do you think Claude will be able to get the Green Phoenix Fruit?"Elder Maurice knew that Master Forrest was incredibly pleased, but he could not just remain silent, since it would make him seem nervous. He lightly snorted and answered, "I do know about my own alchemists, but alchemy isn't what's being tested this time. Are you telling me you're able to see what's going to happen?"Hearing that, Master Forrest let out a smile,
Conrad held his head slightly higher and said, "I'll definitely be careful, you don't have to worry. There won't be any mistakes, I'll definitely get the Green Phoenix Fruit. My plan is perfect. After all, the phoenix is being tied by a chain. All I have to do is…"Conrad did not manage to finish his words when he was stopped by Master Forrest, "Shut up. You can't break the rules like this. Even if you already have your plans all figured out, you can't reveal it prematurely and affect the results of others!" Conrad's face stiffened, realizing that he had slipped up a little. Thankfully, Master Forrest stopped him, or he would actually have revealed his plans. If someone else heard his plan and followed it accordingly, everyone would be able to their hands on the fruit.Conrad hurriedly nodded, "You're right!" As he said that, there was a glint in Conrad's eyes. He was full of confidence as if any problems would not be hard at all for him to deal with.Master Forrest's lips twitc
Elder Maurice sighed as he continued, "After all, he had won the second stage for Sky Peak Pavilion. I don't know if this kid actually has the skills."Mr. Zayne shook his head helplessly and replied, "Even though the core of this stage isn't alchemy, I feel like we can't look down on this brat. We'll have to count on Claude to get a good result. Only then will we have hope to win this tournament."Elder Maurice nodded and let out a wry smile, not saying anything. What followed was a strange silence between everyone. Fane had not spoken the whole time either.He merely stood on the spot calmly, as if nothing would affect him at all.Once an hour passed, there did not seem to be any movements behind the door. Everyone had lost track of time with how quiet it was.Elder Maurice suddenly said, "Time's up. Two of you, go bring him out!"The time limit was set at an hour. If the participant did get the fruit within an hour, they would be cleared out and be considered a failure.The m
It was no longer a matter of just dragging them down. It was a problem with Claude's own attitude as he had crossed the line. Even Mr. Zayne hated Claude at that point.He shuffled over to where Phoenix Valley was. He knew that there was no way he would be able to avoid any consequences. After taking a few deep breaths, he slowly raised his head. When he saw Elder Maurice's infuriated expression, his whole body shivered as he took a step back.Elder Maurice coldly said, "You've really disappointed me this time. Do you still remember what I told you when you entered? I guess you completely ignored it. You didn't even try at all, and only thought about not getting yourself hurt…"Claude hurriedly shook his head at those words and replied, "It's not like that. Elder Maurice, how could I dare to do that? I've already done my best. I've tried every possible plan, but it's useless."I'm only at the early stage of the innate level, how could I dare to stand up against a spring solidifying
Fane was suddenly speechless when he heard that. Claude was really acting as the pinnacle of stupidity. Did he really think Master Forrest was trying to help him?Master Forrest was clearly trapping him, but that brat still decided to jump onto Master Forrest's words. He added oil to the fire once again and did nothing else.Elder Maurice was about to explode from Claude's actions. His fists were constantly trembling as he clenched them, showing how furious he was at that moment.Fane felt like Elder Maurice should be trying his best to control himself. He was forcing himself not to send a punch right over and lost control entirely.Conrad suddenly laughed and said, "No matter how hard you worked, you still returned empty-handed. What's the point of saying so much?"Right after he said that he turned around and walked toward the door. Looking at Conrad's confident demeanor, everyone started to have complicated feelings in their hearts.After Conrad opened the door, he turned to f
He was the one who gave the two of them hope. Claude's words were basically denying that hope from the two of them. How could Mr. Zayne and Elder Maurice stomach it? Even Mr. Zayne could not help but narrow his eyes and say in a low voice, "You'd better watch your mouth! Just because your results are bad and you didn't do your best, you're trying to discredit Fane too! If Fane wasn't here, we'd have already lost thanks to your bad results. How dare you question him?"Claude was already getting desperate at that moment. Fane's earlier threats were no longer working. He only had one thought in his mind at that moment which was to rid himself of all the blame.He took a deep breath and raised his voice a little, "You're right. If not for Fane, we'd have already lost!"But we can't just say he'll do well in the third round just because he did well in the earlier two. I've said it before, he's an incredibly good alchemist, but this isn't a test of alchemic skill."So what if he's a tale
Elder Maurice was about to go mad. He shouted again, "Let me say this one more time, you'd better shut up right now! If you say another word, I'll kill you!"Elder Maurice was not joking at that point. If Claude continued talking like that, Elder Maurice would really do something to Claude, no matter where they were.Even if Elder Maurice killed Claude, the others would not say anything at all. After all, Claude was an alchemist of Phoenix Valley. Claude was suddenly woken up by those words. Chills went down his spine, and he immediately shut his mouth.However, just because he said nothing, it did not mean the matter had passed. After some silence, Bradley suddenly said, "You'll lose for sure!"He had said that in a very matter-of-fact manner as if he was speaking the truth! Fane could not help but look up at Bradley and noticed that Bradley's gaze was on him as well. The two of them met each other's gazes.Fane said in exasperation, “The results are still not out yet. I don't kn
Especially when Bradley was facing Fane. It was as if the only thing Bradley wanted was to defeat Fane.Fane frowned and said, "Don't you think what you're doing is really funny? Do you still remember what you said in the earlier two rounds? You gave the same evaluation and said the same words. Do you think you'll be able to beat me just because you repeated it again this time?"Bradley clenched his teeth and said, "This time, we're not competing in terms of alchemy, but common knowledge and intelligence. How could you get the Green Phoenix Fruit with your meager skills?"If you want to defeat the phoenix, you'd have to know its weak points. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking about. Earlier, when Master Forrest was announcing the rules, you immediately looked doubtful when the phoenix was mentioned."It proves that you don't know about the phoenix at all. If you've never even heard of it, then how would you be able to get the Green Phoenix Fruit from it?!" Fane pursed
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.