With that, Fane walked to the side. Rudy, standing behind him, stepped up after Fane placed his bet and did not hesitate at all as he took out all his savings from his storage ring. It was 67000 spirit crystals, all placed on Fane.He walked to Fane's side. At that moment, everyone started to look at the two of them differently as the discussions slowly got louder."They've been sitting together from the start. The guy beside Lucius had always been protecting Lucius. It was obvious that their relationship was quite close."Now it looks like they're not just close but incredibly slow. That guy took out an odd number of spirit crystals, so that has to be all that he has."He bet everything on Lucius! Isn't he afraid of losing it all? He heard everything we said earlier. Is he really that confident in this Lucius guy, and actually feels like Lucius can win the black iron bet?""Don't overestimate those two. They must've come from an insignificant place. They probably don't know how s
In two hours at most, they would see who would be the ones laughing. The ones who took part in the bet took up two-thirds of the audience, and among them, only one of them was someone Fane was familiar with.That person bet 100000 spirit crystals on Fane. It was the wandering warrior who wore a green robe from before, the same man Lesley had berated.The green-robed man had betted on the beast in the battle before the last, winning three times his spirit crystals. At that moment, he took out a portion of that and betted it on Fane.When the green-robed man shouted out that he would bet a hundred thousand spirit crystals on the warrior, everyone was stunned. They looked at the green-robed man with disdain and mockery."This guy's gone nuts, just like Lucius. Both of them had been threatened by Lesley before, but this green-robed guy is a little smarter than Lucius. After being threatened by Lesley, he didn't talk back. With what he's doing right now, it's clear that he's coming for
The Thousand Feathered Beast was about six meters tall and looked like a miniature mountain.Fane walked up to the stage steadily.The moment Fane walked on the stage, the barrier around the arena activated, separating the stage from the outside world. No matter how powerful the attacks from the inside were, nothing would break through and reach the spectator stands.The moment Fane stood in place, the Thousand Feathered Beast moved. It flapped its massive wings, rushing into the air after an intense screech. Its sharp eyes remained fixed on Fane, even in the air.Fane narrowed his eyes slightly as he pulled out his gray sword from Mustard Seed. The black iron bet required him to win three consecutive matches in a row, and this was his first one.Fane's hands constantly moved as he formed gray rune after gray rune. A hundred soul swords materialized from those runes. Fane reached out and fused them into his sword.The gray sword started to vibrate from the energy within as the Th
The spectator stands had already blown up in discussion due to that exchange. They had never seen a beast that quick before. Even if the two of them were already at a safe distance, there was a very good chance that Fane would not have been able to avoid the attack if he had not used the laws of space. Fane might have gotten injured, even, affecting the final results.Looking at that exchange, they could not help but wonder if they would have been able to escape unscathed if they were on the stage.Arne let out a cold laugh as he said, "Karma always finds a way to punish those who deserve it. This guy has done so many nasty things, so that's why he's being punished."He chose the strongest of the beasts, and he won't even be able to win the first match. He might end up destroyed by the rainbow feathers on that bird in just a moment!"The moment he said that, the other disciples from the Deer Pavilion behind him started to laugh. As long as Fane met misfortune, they would be elated.
Slowly, Rudy noticed that he was becoming more and more like Fane. He slowly understood why Fane was always so calm, and why none could get to his head.Fwoop! Fwoop! Fwoop!Countless rainbow-colored feathers viciously slammed onto the surface of the stage. Fane barely managed to avoid them all.He looked up at the Thousand Feathered Beast in the sky, noticing its sharp eyes still looking right at him. Even though it showed no emotions, the intense killing intent coming from it washed over Fane like a wave."Is he only good at evading? It's been a while, but he's been dodging! Why isn't he fighting back?! Has he given up on even fighting back because he knows he'll lose?""Who knows what this kid is thinking. Does he think that the Thousand Feathered Beast will exhaust all its energy if he keeps on hiding like that? If that guy really thinks that way, what a joke this will turn out to be."The Thousand Feathered Beast isn't an actual beast at all. Its energy is inexhaustible than
It was a barrier specifically made to cut off the stage and the outside world, protecting the spectator stands from being affected. When the slash hit the barrier, it caused small ripples before being absorbed.Fane let out a sigh as he frowned helplessly. The Thousand Feathered Beast did not just attack incredibly quickly, but the speed at which it moves was not to be underestimated, too.Earlier, the Thousand Feathered Beast had the chance to move away before he attacked, but it waited until Destroying the Void was coming at it before it fled. Was it trying to show off its speed?The beast was made of energy, incapable of thinking for itself!Those thoughts floated in Fane's mind before he discarded them. It was not the time to think of any of that. When the spectators saw what happened, they could not stop talking.Even Arne lamented, "How quick! Lucius truly is unlucky, 'cause that bird is nimble. Attacks can't reach it with how fast it moves!"Even if Lucius has a way to run
"There has to be something wrong with this guy! Doesn't he know what expanding the range of an attack does? Every technique has its limitations. Unless they were large area attacks to begin with, expanding the area of an attack would mean decreasing the strength of a technique!""That's right. If the strength of the attack had been a ten, the attack was probably only left with a five after what he did. He's a wandering warrior, so how strong can the technique be?"If the attack had been at its peak, it might've been able to injure the bird. After he expanded the attack, the attack was only left with a strength of five! Even if it damaged the bird, the bird would only lose a few feathers at most!"Arne started to cackle. This time, he did not deliberately laugh in an exaggerated manner but was really laughing at Fane's idiocy.Everyone could tell that the technique Fane used was not supposed to be a large area attack. He would just be reducing the damage it would deal by expanding i
"You know nothing about Lucius, so how are you so sure he'll lose? Do you think everyone will end up getting burnt to a crisp like Lesley?!"After Rudy said that, he looked at Arne coldly, causing Arne to turn purple in the face. "What did you say?!"Rudy smiled coldly. "I'm speaking human words. Do you not understand them? Can you shut that annoying mouth of yours? You might feel that it's fine after you speak, but please be considerate of how others feel. I feel like puking the moment you open your mouth, do you know that? The things you say are far too stupid!"The moment Rudy started talking, he could not stop himself. He recalled everything that Arne had said and got even furious. If he could, he wanted to kill Arne with his words.Arne stood up from his seat angrily as the tension between the two of them rose instantly. The tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife, and a fight was bound to happen if nothing was done.The disciples of the Deer Pavilion hurriedly pull
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.