Thanks to the earlier frustrations he suffered, Rudy no longer wanted to bear with it anymore. He let out a cold laugh as he stood up from his seat. Just like how Arne had acted before this, he headed right to the center of the spectator stands.He shouted out as he walked, "Do all of you know who you should be directing your hatred to? Who was it that did the most to instigate everyone, speaking like he knew the best in the world? He even threatened you all to not bet your spirit crystals on Lucius!"Rudy's words were directed to Arne. With what Rudy said, everyone finally remembered what Arne had done earlier. They immediately changed their target as they started to shout at Arne, "Arne, you dog! It's one thing for you to think that Lucius wouldn't win. Why did you try to get us to not believe in him as well? It's because of your grudge toward him. That's the only reason you dragged us into going against Lucius as well!"Your hands are dirty! It's because we listened to your basel
This greatly worried Arne's fellow disciples behind him. After looking at Arne for a long time, they noticed that Arne did not seem to hear anything anyone was saying at all, no matter how loud the shouts got.One of them said with concern, "Arne, are you alright? Well, the kid just got lucky, I bet. Even if it's hard to get lucky three times in a row, it doesn't mean it's impossible. "I just think that this guy only managed to win three in a row purely out of luck, but it doesn't prove that he's strong at all. Yeah, that's right—he's just lucky. We've already told our fellow disciples about him anyway. As long as the chance arises, we won't let him live!"After hearing that, Arne's stiffened face finally moved. After a long time, Arne slowly spoke in a raspy voice, "You're right, luck was just on his side! That's how he won three in a row…"Arne was already at the stage where he would never accept the truth, even if it was right in front of him. Even if luck could only play a sma
Fane laughed and coolly remarked, "It looks like you'll never admit to anything. Honestly, it's fine even if you refuse to admit it!"After saying that, Fane took out his black iron medal from Mustard Seed. He looked at the medal and said, "Even until the end, all you've been was a complete clown. You tried to criticize me with your standards? Hilarious!"Fane looked right at Arne and said loudly, "That person who you claimed to only like to show off completed the black iron bet. Shouldn't it be your turn now? Didn't you say before this that you'd start a black iron bet?"Or is someone a wuss now? Were you just giving out empty promises? All you know to do is to run your mouth, but you don't have the skills to prove yourself at all!"Fane's words instantly reminded everyone that Arne had promised so much and said that he would start a black iron bet to clear his name.Arne's lips twitched as his earlier demeanor completely deflated. He started to pant roughly, not daring to look F
Fane's memory was impeccable. The bald man had shown off his fortune at that moment, saying that he managed to accumulate that many spirit crystals in all his years, confident that he would double it if he bet it all on the beasts.It was impossible for him to even get back what he put in at that point, let alone double it. In just one turn, he was reduced to a mere beggar, so he was already mentally destroyed.After the bald man heard that, he suddenly looked at Fane with a complicated gaze. His lips twitched as he was filled with regret.He had planned on betting everything on the warrior, but after hearing everyone's discussions as well as what Arne said, he changed his mind. If he had put his whole fortune on Fane, he would have made over five million!Just thinking about that filled his eyes with hatred.He suddenly stood up and walked toward Arne. The bald man's inner rage had completely exploded. He focused all that anger on him.If Arne was not there, he would not have lo
Alas, he could never take back what he said, and the warriors around him would not let him go easily after all that he had done either. He had to explain himself.The bald man's actions only made the warriors around them happier. A lot of people there had pinned the blame for their loss of spirit crystals on Arne's words and threats.When everyone saw that Arne failed to answer, a lot of them stood up like the bald man and hurled insults at Arne, saying he was scum and a complete fake.Their provoking words caused Arne to tremble in anger. He looked at all of them who mocked him in hatred.After being shouted at for a while, Arne could finally not hold back. "Listen well! I'll start the black iron bet right now! I, Arne, am not some coward nor am I a fake!"After saying all of that, he used the outer city token to register in front of everyone. After doing that, the skeleton-masked caretaker once again walked up the stage with the pitch-black scroll.After doing all of that, Arne
The caretaker opened up the black scroll and announced the rules just like before. Most of it was irrelevant, and only the last part was important."The warrior's odds are one to four, and the beast's odds are one to two. The warrior has five minutes to choose the beast he'll face!"Images of five beasts then appeared in the air. Fane raised an eyebrow, not looking at the beasts for the moment. After the odds were recited, the spectators were in an uproar again as noises filled his ears."I thought Arne's odds would be like Fane's, that it would be one to seven! I can't believe it's lowered by almost half. What is Beast City trying to do? Are they thinking that the chances of Arne winning are greater than Fane?""Don't just blindly speak when you don't get it. Do you think the caretakers are as stupid as you? The odds aren't just determined based on the skills of the warriors; it depends on our reactions as well. Hundred Beast City doesn't want one-sided bets. The high odds are to
They could not possibly enter the Whirling World relying solely on their skills. Yet, with those rules in place, the stronger warriors could bring a weaker alchemist with them, traversing the cities of the Whirling World.Right after he figured that out, Arne made his choice on the stage as well. Of the five beasts in the air, he pointed at the one in the middle.Fane was stunned when he looked at it. He had not looked at the five beasts earlier since he was wrapped up in his thoughts. Now that he looked over, Fane was surprised to notice that he only recognized one out of the five beasts, and the one Arne picked happened to be the one he recognized."It's a rockwind snake," he remarked.Fane let out a snort as a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes. At that moment, the masked caretaker announced that the betting area would be opened. Everyone interested in placing bets could head over.Fane silently stood up and brought Rudy to the betting area. Fane and Rudy both took out a milli
Not only did their fellow disciples die, they even lost their spirit crystals. It was a ridiculously unlucky day for them!Fane stood at the entrance of the colosseum, looking at Arne's corpse being taken off the stage from afar. However, he merely raised an eyebrow as he said coolly, "Arne thought that he'd be very safe under the rules of Hundred Beast City. I've said before how ridiculous such thoughts were!"Rudy giddily gave him a thumbs-up. "Fane, you're amazing! You didn't even need to do anything. With just a few words, that guy died a horrible death. It's a relief that he's dead, to be honest!"Arne was relentless in cursing them before, causing them trouble for no reason. They had no grudges against the Deer Pavilion, but just because they had not bet on Lesley, they ended up in conflict.Their tragic state was all their doing.After getting their spirit crystals, Fane brought Rudy away from the outer city.What Fane was surprised at was the fact that the middle city was
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.