The one on the right had dark skin and sported four claws. It looked like a black panther. Rudy's lips twitched and he said, "What the heck are these things?! Why do they look like this?!"It was hard to blame Rudy for reacting like that. He had seen quite a few beasts before, but in Rudy's mind, beasts should look like beasts, and humans should look like humans. Once beasts reached a certain level, they would be able to turn into humans.They were definitely not like those four in front of them, not human nor beasts. It looked incredibly disgusting."You didn't make a mistake this time, but can you really not tell how strong this kid is?" the beast that looked like a dragonfly said to the other one that looked similar to it.The one called Orgh frowned, unhappily looking at the beast next to him, "It's not like I made a mistake last time. That person's reinforcements were very far away. No matter how hard I try, my divine senses can only reach two kilometers! It's not like you wer
The four beasts were completely ignoring Fane and Rudy as if they were already certain that the two of them would not be able to reveal any of their secrets.Orgh shouted, "Olalo, you speak up! Stye is just purposely trying to blame me! It's already not the first time he's spoken like that! It's so annoying! Once I get the reward and my skills improve, I'll never stay on the same team as you again!"Stye seemed agitated when he heard that. His wings started to speed up, "Improving your skills? With your talents? Can you not joke around like that so much?"Listening to their conversation, it was evident that their intelligence was on par with humans. Fane frowned as he whispered to Rudy, "These demon spirit beasts are far too different from what we've heard of from others. I feel like these beasts aren't just as intelligent as humans, but their skills don't seem average either. They even managed to form groups and move around like humans. Why didn't we ever hear of that? Is our infor
Orgh might not have explained things in great detail, but Fane understood just thinking about it.The fact that the beasts said that the humans believed whatever they saw, meant that the beasts deliberately created a false image of themselves and fooled the humans who managed to get out. It seemed like a few humans had been hunted down because of this, and the brass absorbed the blood of the humans to nourish themselves.Fane took a deep breath as a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.Were his opponents unlucky, or was he?After learning a storm-god rank technique, those beasts could not tell how strong Fane was, but it barely concerned them as there were four of them against Fane and Rudy. Even though they did not know how strong Fane was, they knew how strong Rudy was. In their eyes, Rudy was a weakling that could be dealt with in one blow.Thus, their only opponent was Fane, and only one outcome was possible no matter how strong Fane was.Setia sneered, "Alright. You've asked y
Fane raised an eyebrow as his confidence surged.Despite their appearance, these four beasts barely lived up to their imposing features. Their skills were just around the level of low-ranked chosen disciples in holy-grade clans. It was no wonder they were not worried about surprises when they saw Fane and Rudy.Other than Fane himself, any other warrior who entered the Demon Spirit Kingdom would be no match for the four of them.Fane took a deep breath, no longer hesitating as he used the Broken Soul Blade again.At that point, Stye, Setia, and Olalo—after knowing how skilled Fane was—instantly became defensive. When they saw Fane attacking again, the three of them met Fane's attack at the same time.Four techniques clashed in the air with a boom before the beasts were sent flying.Fane quickly activated the laws of space with his sword in hand. He disappeared from his spot, and when he appeared again, he was already right next to Stye.Stye's eyes widened in disbelief. It stare
The journey that ensued was much calmer in comparison to Fane and Rudy. There were no more strange divine senses sweeping through them and no sudden attacks to delay them.In just 20 minutes, they saw Cloud.They had gone through a dense forest the whole way. The vines were covering every single three, and greenery filled every corner of the Demon Spirit Kingdom. To allow the warriors from other third-grade worlds to quickly find him, Cloud found a relatively spacious spot.Even though it was still covered with trees, it was not as densely packed. There was more of a distance between each three.Rudy and Fane were about 100 meters away from Cloud when they saw him. Cloud immediately opened his eyes to look over when he heard movement.When he saw that it was Fane, the look of concern on his face quickly turned into one of happiness.To Cloud, or perhaps every warrior from a third-grade world, Fane was the key factor in all of this. With Fane around, it was as if they no longer h
This thing was not widely known among humans either. When they were in Weinhord City, Fane had listened to others discuss the Demon Spirit Kingdom quite a bit, but none of them mentioned the king of the Demon Spirit Kingdom. None of them had mentioned that the beasts were sentient either.Fane did not know if he had missed out on such an important detail, or if the beasts hid this so well that it was not spread out at all. It was better if it was the former. It if was the latter, then it would be more troublesome.Thinking about that, Fane's lips twitched. It was as though trouble followed him wherever he went!However, Fane did not dwell on it too much. He was not someone who would flee from problems. Since there was an issue, he would just need to figure out a solution. In his mind, there were no problems that could not be solved.Rudy, on the other hand, was a bit uneasy. He was not as confident as Fane. He, too, listened to everything the beasts had said, and he guessed that th
Cloud's eyes widened in sheer shock when he heard that. He was even more confused after that explanation. Was it possible for the Demon Spirit Beasts to try and kill humans? Since when did these beasts—those that would run the moment they saw humans, even—get so bold?Hearing Rudy's tone, it was like the beasts that tried to kill them were special.Fane seemed to realize something when he saw Cloud's open eyes. He stopped Rudy from continuing and he looked at Cloud with an earnest look. "Why are you so surprised? Are the Demon Spirit Beasts that weak to you? Did you know that the Demon Spirit Beasts have a leader they call the king?"Hearing that, Cloud was even more confused. He took a deep breath before he answered, "A leader? A king? What exactly happened? From what I know, those beasts are just prey. Their skills are average, and they're rather timid to the point of fleeing, so we need to pursue them if we want to kill them."Hearing Cloud's words, Fane and Rudy exchanged a mea
Cloud's lips trembled slightly as he spoke. It was obvious how shocked he was.Fane merely nodded, adding no comments to Cloud's remarks.Suddenly, everyone exploded into conversation upon hearing the information Fane conveyed to them. They never saw it coming, and it far exceeded all of their prior knowledge. It had even burned away their confidence. All of them had ashen looks on their faces.A mustached warrior from a third-grade world blurted, "Where the heck have we come to? Four Demon Spirit Beasts, equal to holy-grade clan chosen disciples in skill, came out of nowhere! Isn't that too horrifying?! We would've died if we were the ones to encounter them!"Why is this happening? Is the Demon Spirit Kingdom that difficult? Why does no one know that the beasts look like this?! Have you ever heard of Demon Spirit Beasts having human heads and animal bodies?"All of them shook their heads when they heard the question. They had looked into the Demon Spirit Kingdom before they joine
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.