Rudy frowned and said, "Everyone here is talking with such interest, but none of them grasped the main point. None of them know that Phoenix Valley and the Unbreaking Pavilion are just fighting on the surface, putting on a show for the other forces in Middle Province."Fane nodded. "Meanwhile, the other forces are probably all busy trying to figure out what's so amazing that the two of them would start fighting."None of them have intervened, probably because they want to see if they can take advantage of the situation. They don't know at all that they've been tricked. They've all been played like fools."Rudy let out a laugh as he nodded. "It's nice looking at others' fights. No wonder everyone loves to join in on everything. The arguments on the fourth level were because I couldn't keep my mouth shut, so I'll keep quiet this time."Even if I have anything to say, I'll lower my voice and make sure no one hears me. That way, no one will trouble us, right?"Despite his words, there
Rudy seemed to have gained slight interest in the situation and wanted to properly talk about it with Fane. "It's so relaxing not being targeted by anyone," he mused, "and we don't have to argue with idiots! No wonder you always give me that look like I'm a fool—I finally understand now."These ignorant people don't know what level you've reached. Things we talk about might sound normal to us, but they'll just think we're bragging. They would just try to push us down—""You're Fane?" interjected a new voice, inquisitive, before Rudy could finish. Fane frowned as a flash of disgust crossed his face. At this point, he felt like he could rage if anyone, except for Rudy, called out to him.Alas, he had to look up in acknowledgment.The moment he looked up, he saw Edgar smiling right at him, much to Fane's surprise. After all, Edgar had just been intensely quarreling with Albert and looked like he wanted nothing more than to beat up Albert.Fane had just been exchanging a few words w
Despite the smile on Edgar's face, his eyes seemed to be scowling at Fane. Even Rudy, standing next to Fane, could see through his intentions.Rudy frowned as various thoughts flashed in his head. First of all, he did not know who Edgar was. Furthermore, Edgar had not gotten through to the fifth level from Thousand Leaves City, but from another city instead.Rudy would not be so confused if Edgar had been from Thousand Leaves City. After all, so many things had happened since they entered the Thousand Leaves Tower, and a few people had witnessed Fane's strength.Even though they had some conflicts with the Unbreaking Pavilion in Black Sun City, the disciples that saw Fane had all died. Even if those wandering warriors had told the Unbreaking Pavilion about Fane, Rudy noticed just how eerily swift Edgar recognized Fane.That could not have happened, even if those wandering warriors had described how Fane looked. After all, there was no way to perfectly describe how someone looked. T
Albert's words exposed Edgar's motives, leaving the man completely furious.At this point, asking Fane more questions would be too obvious, and anyone would be on alert after that. Thus, Edgar could not proceed as he planned.The desire to rip Albert to shreds thickened as he panted furiously, pointing at Albert. "Only petty men think everyone's a thief. I never thought about that at all! I just wanted to have a chat with Fane. Where did you hear that I'm trying to look into things?"Albert raised an eyebrow, answering earnestly, "You were constantly asking where Fane's from. Didn't you just say that he should just tell you where he's from since things were already at that point?"Isn't that just you revealing your intentions? You don't know him at all, yet you tried to be so nice to him. With your temperament, there's no way you'd act like that without a goal!"Those words deflated Edgar. He looked at Albert hatefully as he gritted his teeth angrily. However, there was nothing he
The more Fane thought about it, the more confused he got. Edgar and Albert who were next to him were already coming to verbal blows. The two of them could not stand the sight of each other, and Albert had even interfered with this. How could Edgar take that?Edgar shouted loudly at Albert, "Just you wait! I definitely won't let you off. Even if we can't fight here, I'll find you when we get out! Don't think you can continue bragging in front of me!"Albert laughed, saying nonchalantly, "You talk like you're strong enough to have me on my knees if we meet again. You're clearly the weaker one because talking is all you do!"Fane frowned as he looked at the both of them arguing. Fane felt like his ears were buzzing. He turned around and walked in another direction as he did not want to bother with them anymore. Edgar's plans had already been exposed. It would only cause suspicion if he continued, and he would have nothing to gain, so Edgar did not stop Fane from leaving.Rudy follow
All of the disciples of the Unbreaking Pavilion probably already knew what Fane looked like. Fane let out a sigh.He then said, "They know how I look and that I'm called Fane. They know I'm skilled as well, but they don't know where I'm from. It means that they only knew of me from the Whirling World!"Rudy nodded, looking at Fane respectfully. Rudy had been so confused about everything, but Fane had started to analyze things earnestly. Everything Fane said seemed logical.Fane continued, "If they did not know me from what I did in Black Sun City, then it had to be someone from Thousand Leaves City who recorded me and sent it over."Before we entered Thousand Leaves City, we met quite a few people, but there were no disciples from the Unbreaking Pavilion among them. Even if I did well, there could not have been any disciples sending my image over."So I'm sure that the person who recorded my image must be a warrior we met after entering the Thousand Leaves Tower."Hearing that, F
Fane nodded, saying quickly, "Do you remember how Grayson looked at you when you were questioning him? He looked at you as if it was the first time he has seen you. He did not seem to know the two of you, and looked at us like enemies when you questioned him!"Rudy had a dark look on his face and replied, "That's true! That's what happened! So he recorded your image with a special array and broadcasted it. He really doesn't know us, and wanted to figure out where you're from…"Fane nodded. That should have been what happened. That was the only reason he could think of after considering everything that had happened. However, a bigger question remained; What did Grayson go through?Could Grayson have done all that just to try and figure Fane out? Fane sighed…"There are too many questions regarding Grayson. The information we can get is not enough to determine what happened to him. Why doesn't he know us? Why was he looking into us? What does he want…"After saying that, Fane no lon
All of them widened their eyes as they looked around. They were all on full alert, ready for anything to suddenly happen. After a few moments, that familiar voice was heard again. It was as deep and monotonous as usual…"All members gathered, and the fifth level's test will begin. All of you entered an illusory world, you're not in the real world…"Everyone froze at that. Even Fane looked up in disbelief. They were not in the actual world, but an illusion.Fane never felt like he was in one from start to finish, because everything had felt so real. After absorbing so many memories of past heroes, Fane was very confident in his intuition.After all, he had all that experience to fall back on. Fane would usually notice any hint of irregularity. Yet, Fane had felt like everything was normal after entering the place.Everyone he saw and everything he heard seemed perfect. There had been no way for him to know that he had been trapped in an illusion at all. The ones around him were inc
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.