Mr. Zayne turned to look at Elder Maurice with a concerned look on his face. "What do we do? What is Fane trying to do? What kind of plan does he have?! I'm not so sure about this anymore. He's facing a spring solidifying realm beast here!"In the eyes of a spring solidifying realm beast, Fane is just an oversized ant at the innate level, and he won't be able to take a single blow if he just rushes up to the best! S—Should we go and pull him out of there?"Mr. Zayne knew that they would automatically lose if he did that, but a loss was a loss. If Fane died in this event, the punishment that awaited them would be unimaginably harsh when they returned. They might even end up suffering corporal punishment apart from being demoted!The moment he thought of the punishment he could get, Mr. Zayne automatically shuddered, mentally prepared to blame Fane for everything.Elder Maurice thought for a long time before he shook his head. "I trust in Fane; he's a very prepared person after all.
"Has Fane lost his mind? He's insane right now, he has to be, for trying to take on that phoenix! Does he think he can kill a spring solidifying realm beast?""He's done for… Fane won't survive this at all! He was way too cocky in wanting to face a spring solidifying realm beast, even if he's a credible alchemist!"Bradley snorted at this. Fane, to him, was a dead man already; he could never survive going up against a phoenix.Forget surviving the encounter—Fane would just die with the swipe of a talon!Elder Maurice was near tears at this point, overridden with anxiety. He was close to rushing in to save Fane.The deacons that were standing guard, meanwhile, were all stunned as well. They were responsible for ensuring the participants' safety, which meant that they would be liable if anything happened to Fane.However, Fane's actions exceeded their expectations. He actively chose to go toward the beast!Alas, Fane cared not what the others were thinking; he focused solely on th
After all, the core of a phoenix would be worth quite a lot.Fane activated the laws of space as he flickered before the phoenix, much to the phoenix's despair.Although desperate, the phoenix still had pride in itself. Despite knowing that it could die in Fane's hands, the beast refused to admit defeat or beg for mercy. With that, the phoenix used up every bit of its power to use its natural-born skill, ready to gamble on its own life just to potentially injure Fane.The phoenix's eyes suddenly glowed in an icy-blue color as cold energy condensed from its stomach. It suddenly opened its mouth as it shot out an immense cold energy at Fane.The cold energy was incredibly unique, so much so that the surrounding temperature plummeted harshly when it shot out the energy. If one were to look closer, however, the cold energy looked like it was blue flames instead.Fane raised an eyebrow, immediately recognizing the attack as the phoenix's natural-born skill: the Ice Flame.Fane let out
"The phoenix was no match for him at all… That brat managed to kill a phoenix so easily that it died in just two moves! This is far too absurd!"Everyone felt their hearts quivering upon hearing Master Forrest's words.It truly was far too absurd. If they had not witnessed it firsthand, they would never have believed it happened.They were not able to see Fane's skills up until this very moment. However, from what Fane had shown, he had already broken through the spring solidifying realm. Was he not an alchemist? When could alchemists ever walk so far as a martial artist, or have that much talent?Before Fane entered, everyone knew of Fane's physical age. In a limited time, not only did Fane become so accomplished in alchemy, but even his martial arts did not fall behind.It was far too inconceivable. Fane's results needed immense amounts of talent.Even Elder Maurice could not believe what he had seen. He genuinely thought Fane would perish in that fight, knowing that the phoeni
Conrad was about to die from jealousy, deeply envious of all of Fane's accomplishments. Fane was not just better at alchemy than everyone else, but he was even an accomplished fighter.God truly played favorites, and Fane was the apple of his eye.He seemed like a speck of insignificant dust, while Fane was akin to the brightest sun in the sky. Conrad was in an incredibly unstable mood at that moment. In his arduously bitter state, he spoke, "Did he hide his strength to surprise everyone? I got to hand it to him, he did it. Our jaws are about to hit the ground."You know, that'd be ridiculous if he did."Elder Maurice heard that and immediately retorted, "Don't speak nonsense just because you're skilless. Fane hid his strength, but he didn't know what the contents of the tournament would be!"He didn't know he'd be facing a phoenix. The proof is in the pudding, and you can try all you want to smear Fane, but it's pointless!"Conrad's face reddened at that. He knew that the words
Master Forrest should have announced the results of the tournament at this point, but he was far too depressed.The tournament was a pivotal event, and not only did it involve the reputation of their clan, but other benefits were at stake as well.Master Forrest had thought that victory was already assured, but he did not expect a dark horse to throw his plans into disarray. He had only managed to win one out of three rounds! He did not know what to tell his higher-ups at all, and he could already see the miserable fate that would follow.Regardless, he could not get too emotional at that moment. He had fallen silent for far too long, and Fane did not want to remain there for that long anymore.When the spectators did not say anything, he turned around and faced Master Forrest. "Shouldn't you be announcing the results? I believe I didn't use up that much time this round."Master Forrest bitterly closed his eyes and, after keeping his silence, announced, "The third round has ended
Apart from Elder Baggins and Elder Eliot, the others looked much at ease.Elder Eliot sipped at his tea, frowning in concern, which did not go unnoticed by Elder Baggins. Even though Elder Eliot did not say why he was concerned, it was obvious from a glance.Elder Baggins sighed in helplessness. "Rick had crossed the line this time. It's not the first time he's incorporated his grudges into official matters."We can ignore what happened before since it didn't cause any trouble, but I can't believe he actually got worse. He tried to cause trouble in such an important tournament! Is he not worried that something detrimental could happen? Can he bear the consequences?"Elder Elliot nodded in agreement. "Doesn't he know how important the tournament is? It involves the interests of the Whirling World! Both the inner and outer valley elders all know how important this tournament is, yet he threw all caution out of the window and just had to recommend Fane to participate!"Even if Fane i
Elder Eliot frowned as he muttered under his breath, "Look at how Rick can still drink his tea and chat away. It seems like he doesn't know how bad the consequences of his actions can be."If we lose, Phoenix Valley will be hurt gravely, be it in terms of our reputation or our coffers. Things would be much harder than us in the future. We're already in a dangerous position in the first place. Do you think he's just stupid or overly selfish?"Elder Baggins sipped his tea and grumbled, "It's probably a mix of both. Others don't know, but we as elders know what's at stake here. The main rights to the Whirling World have always been in the hands of us and the Unbreaking Pavilion."The only reason Sky Peak Pavilion is competing with us is to gain more benefits in the Whirling World. If we lose, we'd just be giving Sky Peak Pavilion a piece of what's ours for no reason."Worse still, our reputation will crumble, too! Anyone with half a brain would understand how important this is, but Ri
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.