He did not enter Thousand Leaves City immediately with the token like everyone else. Instead, he stood by the side and looked at Fane with intrigue.It was obvious that he wanted to stay and watch the show.Fane ignored everyone else, focusing solely on the rock.In truth, he was not entirely sure how much he needed to show for the colorless crystal to light up purple. After all, he did not just want to enter alone; Rudy had to come with him.Thinking about it, he decided against holding back. His hands started to form seal after seal, and the power of Destroying the Void condensed into his fist.At that moment, grayish-black energy emerged from Fane's right fist.There were no energy fluctuations from this energy, and it did not look to be anything extraordinary about that energy. Everyone peeled their eyes open as they looked at Fane in anticipation, waiting for him to unleash a full-powered strike, only to find that the crystal did not react at all.They wanted to see Fane cr
The confident look on Joe's face was wiped off at that moment, replaced by a look of utter disbelief as he stared at the crystal.Though the crystal returned to its original state, no one could forget how intense the purple light was when Fane activated it. Joe's breaths grew labored at this point.Rudy sneered, "Now that the victor has been decided, shouldn't you hand over ten thousand spirit crystals?"Those words were like a hammer on Joe's head that snapped him out of his trance. What had he done? Fane had set a huge trap for him, and he jumped into it so willingly and confidently!Joe was so angry that his entire body stiffened. Even though 10000 spirit crystals were something Joe could afford, it was no small amount. It was even to pay off a bet.He pointed at Rudy and said, "You're both in cahoots to trick me. You're scamming me off of my spirit crystals!"At the moment, Joe only had one thought in mind: both Fane and Rudy had laid out a trap that he, without knowing any b
Rudy smiled in glee, feeling like he had regained his lost honor. He then pointed at a muscular man who had criticized Fane the most earlier.This man was the same man who had criticized others in front of Fane, and Rudy remembered the nasty things the man had said.Rudy pointed at the guy and said, "You said that something's wrong with Fane's brain, didn't you? That he's not skilled and that he's ignorant. Well, do you still think that now? Who's the ignorant one now, huh?"The man's face reddened as his lips twitched. Everything he had said and done came back at him and made him a fool.Everyone was dead silent at that moment. Those who had so happily criticized Fane earlier turned mute, not even daring to utter a single word.Rudy snorted coldly, not bothering with them as he turned to look at Fane.Naturally, Fane did not bother with these people. Fane looked at Joe and reached out. "The two of us signed a contract. If you want to go against it, you'll get a backlash from the
The plaza was crammed with people. A few were resting while others were gathered in groups, chatting away."There are so many people here. There are at least ten thousand people!" exclaimed Rudy with widened eyes. "Just Thousand Leaves City alone has so many people. If you add up the people from all the level-eight cities, there would be at least a few hundred thousand!"Saying that, Rudy started to get excited.Fane turned to look at Rudy. "There should be at least twenty-thousand people here. After all, these are just the people who remained at the plaza. Don't forget those who've gone inside."Fane looked toward the most important part of the plaza. The round plaza was definitely enormous, but compared to the Thousand Leaves Tower that was in the middle, it paled in comparison.The Thousand Leaves Tower was at the heart of the plaza. The tower was so tall that it touched the clouds, and it was probably able to fit tens of thousands of people! Compared to those who were resting
Rudy grew fearful as he thought about it.Fane raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding what Rudy was thinking. He smiled as he patted Rudy on the shoulder. "Even though people will die, it's not as many as you think."After saying that, Fane did not bother explaining as he pulled Rudy to a more secluded area and rested.Rudy sat next to Fane and looked at Fane in surprise. Rudy did not want to bother him with his question, but in the end, he succumbed to his curiosity. "I thought you'd go in immediately. Aren't you well-prepared?"Fane shook his head. "I'm not in a bad condition at the moment, but I want to find somewhere safe to increase my strength."Fane thus took out the Purple Soul Gem from Mustard Seed and placed it in his palm.Rudy nodded before asking, "You said that not that many will die, but I feel like a lot of warriors won't make it to the third floor. Since they can't get there, they'll die…"Fane did not go into detail in his response, and Rudy could not fig
Rudy straightened himself and said, "Thankfully, I'm here with you. Otherwise, I'd never be able to leave Thousand Leaves Tower."He shook the purple band on his wrist as he looked at Fane happily. The rules had actually been a huge advantage for Fane. At that moment, he was just Fane's subordinate and could advance without needing to fight. As long as Fane won, he, too, would move forward.Fane laughed before composing himself and focusing on the Purple Soul Gem in his hand. Even though the gem was not comparable to the Shattered Soul Crystals, it was an amazing treasure in its own right. Fane had nine of them in hand, and if he absorbed all of them, he would surely see improvements.Time ticked away as Fane formed seals with his hands, absorbing the pure soul energy from the gems while condensing Soul Swords. Fane had already condensed 75 before, and Fane set a goal for himself this time.He had to complete Destroying the Void before he entered Thousand Leaves Tower. He would con
Fane raised an eyebrow before saying, "It's not an upper earth level technique."Those words confused Rudy even more. He wanted to ask more questions, but Fane stopped him. "You just need to know that I'll be able to bring you to a level-seven city. There's no need to ask anything else."After saying that, Fane entered the tower. Rudy followed closely behind, still stupefied.He might be an alchemist without any martial talent, but he had basic knowledge. The skills that Fane had shown before meant that Fane did not have an ordinary technique. To him, a middle stage earth level technique was rather ordinary.Inner disciples of eighth-grade clans all mostly practiced those techniques, but they were still no match for Fane. This meant that Fane's technique was stronger than theirs, or he would not have won in such an overwhelming manner.Since Fane had denied that it was an upper earth level technique, there was only one explanation for it—it was a lower ultimate god level technique
The moment he got the token, all the rules of the tower were transmitted into his mind. It might be Fane's first time in the tower, but it already felt like a familiar place.Fane was not anxious at all. He wanted to walk around for a bit before doing anything else. Rudy, on the other hand, merely followed after him.Several times did he think of stopping Fane, wanting to ask a question or two, but Fane never looked his way. He felt like he would just annoy Fane if he interrupted what he was doing.After a long time, they were finally back at where they entered the tower. Rudy could not hold on anymore as he hurried to Fane's side. "Where are we going next? Didn't you say the battles will start after we enter? Why do you seem so idle?"Fane smiled and said, "There's no need to panic. I just wanted to look around before I queue up."Rudy did not know about the rules of the tower and thus blurted, "Queue? What queue? Do you need to register for the battles?"Fane laughed as he pati
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.