"I'm guessing that these Demon Spirit Beasts aren't that many; there can't be endless amounts of them. The more of them we kill, the higher your chances of survival! I acknowledge something else, too—even the stronger among us won't be able to escape just relying on ourselves!"Fane's words calmed them down a little, but it was still not enough. Fane continued, "All of you take turns to be on the lookout, and utilize our geographical advantages as well. The moment you notice anything, swiftly send us a message right away and retreat to the end of the canyon. Don't hesitate for even a second. We'll be back as soon as possible!"After saying that, Fane pointed out a few men. "Cloud and Kesh, as well as Stephen and Trey. The four of you will come with me."All five of them, including himself, were the strongest of their entire alliance, and they could stand their ground as long as they were facing less than 15 opponents.Cloud, Kesh, Stephen, and Trey immediately nodded.Fane looked
After another two hours, the Demon Spirit Beasts gradually shrank their area of search and slowly zoned in on the misty canyons. Karsh looked at the hill in front of it with a dark expression.Mijas said anxiously, "What do we do next? Are we going to surround the place?"Karsh took a deep breath and said, "The situation isn't in our favor. It's an important moment for the king, so we can't make any mistakes."Karsh then turned and looked at its subordinates closely."Are all of you sure that they're here? Have you checked everywhere else carefully? Were there no errors? If we're wrong and we waste a lot of time, allowing these humans to escape the Demon Spirit Kingdom, it won't end well for any of you. The king won't let you off the hook!"The subordinates answered respectfully, "Understood! We've looked everywhere else and have even sent out those with strong divine senses to sweep the area, noticing nothing amiss afterward. In the end, we're sure that they're in front! They're
A snake-bodied beast bent down and said, "Don't pay too much attention to these underlings—they'll meet their end eventually. You came to do your best so the king will know that you're more capable and loyal than the other princes."The thirteenth prince nodded, composing itself. The task at hand was more important. It could deal with the others another time. The king had a lot of children, and the thirteenth was only one of them.There were not enough resources to go around. If it wanted to grow strong quicker, then it would need to gain the favor of the king so it could get even more resources. Otherwise, it would not have just left his life of luxury to kill the humans itself.The snake beast smiled and said, "Don't worry, all of us here have been with you the whole time, loyal only to you. The task this time is very important, and the king is observing it closely. We'll gladly risk our lives to make sure you complete the task well. When you kill those pests with your own hands,
Hearing that, the thirteenth prince glared at the snake beast unhappily and sneered, "What signal?! Open your eyes and look. We have nine of us, and they're only five. I'm right here as well. Do we need to ask for help? If the nine of us can't deal with five of them, don't even bother with the signal. We should just die!"The snake beast did not dare to speak anymore after being scolded like that. The prince did not lower its voice when it spoke, and Fane heard everything.Fane could not help but smile. It was just like he expected.He found himself sometimes intrigued by those narcissistic sorts. Even though they spoke harshly, their actions did end up sparing Fane a lot of trouble. Fane took a deep breath as he turned to Stephen and said, "The prince and the two behind him are mine."We'll do what we've planned. I'll be the main attacking force while you guys guard my back. Buy me some time, we'll deal with everything so they won't have the chance to send out any signals."Steph
Then, there was a cry of agony, and a figure shot out right after that, rolling on the ground. The thirteenth prince clutched its chest as it spasmed on the ground frantically, rolling and writhing as it did.At that moment, all of the beasts panicked as they rushed to the prince's side."My liege, are you alright?!""Hurry and help the prince up!""Ah! Look! The prince's chest is turning black!"The cries filled their ears. If the prince was still conscious at that moment, it would be scolding them for spouting so much nonsense. However, the pain filled his mind, and he could not even form the most basic of thoughts. All he could do was roll on the ground.Fane's hands started to move again, and 100 Soul Swords appeared in front of him. He clapped his hands together, and the Soul Swords fused.Fane shot a look at Stephen and the others.Stephen and the others acknowledged it, and the five of them attacked the remaining beasts at the same time.Suddenly, there were sounds of b
The site of the battle had been cleaned up, but it was impossible to remove all traces of battle. Even after looking around another two times, they could still not find the prince and the others. It was obvious to everyone that the prince's group must have been ambushed by the humans, and from the looks of things, it did not end well for the prince.Karsh's hands trembled slightly as anger boiled in its heart. It hated those humans, and it hated the prince for insisting on following them. It was one thing that the prince had gotten itself killed, but the rest of them would be punished as well!The thirteenth prince might not be the most excellent of the princes, but the king still placed a lot of importance on the prince. The fact that the prince died while serving under Karsh meant that the king would surely put Karsh into judgment. Karsh started to breathe a bit quicker, and its eyes reddened.At that moment, the other beasts did not even dare to breathe. They knew how severe the
Mijas paused for a moment before it finally slapped its leg in realization. "The prince didn't give us a signal!"Besant nodded, lamenting that Mijas finally realized the situation. Calling for allies when one was ambushed was basic knowledge, but all of them knew of the prince's temper. The thirteenth prince often resorted to doing things alone just because it had some skills. On top of that, the prince barely faced any repercussions for his mistakes, solely because he was the prince, which only worsened his attitude. As long as the prince felt that it had an advantage, it would attack without bothering to notify its allies.That was what Karsh was most angry about. If the prince had given them the signal, they would have rushed over, and the losses could have been kept to a minimum. The prince did none of that!It caused the situation to escalate to that level.The more Karsh thought about it, the more frustrated it was. It faced Mijas and Besant and said, "This is just very trou
They were surrounded by danger, and with danger comes pressure. The pressure slowly got to Stephen. He urgently wanted to know how he could make sure he was safe. The fact that the prince was not planning on playing nice sent his temper out of control.He rushed over and grabbed the prince's neck, causing the prince to struggle to breathe. Fane frowned and pulled Stephen away.He said unhappily, "Control your temper. You'd be doing what he wants if you kill him!" Stephen's hands trembled, and his expression remained incredibly angry. His lips were trembling from anger as he stared at the prince viciously. He slowly calmed himself at Fane's words. He looked at Fane anxiously, wanting to remind Fane to mind the time and to quickly extract what they wanted to know. Otherwise, they could very well be forced into a corner. However, Stephen could not say it in front of the prince.Fane sighed in exasperation, nodding at Stephen. There was no need for Stephen to care about it at all. S
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.