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
As Fane's interrogation continued, Karsh's side looked like they were in complete panic. At that moment, Karsh was frowning as it constantly paced around on the spot. Its eyes were darting everywhere, and various thoughts went through its mind. The other beasts looked incredibly anxious as well. They did not dare to say anything for fear of interrupting Karsh's thoughts.All of the Demon Spirit Beasts realized how serious the problem was. Those humans were different from what they had expected. They had thought that the humans would just find somewhere secluded to hide, not daring to do anything.Yet, reality revealed otherwise. The humans actually dared to ambush when there were so many beasts. Even more unbelievable was the fact that the humans succeeded. At that moment, it was unknown whether the prince was dead or alive. All of them would have to bear the punishment, and the one with the most responsibility was Karsh. If the matter was not resolved soon and the humans managed t
Besant shook its head helplessly. It was something unavoidable. The forest was incredibly vast, and it was mostly surrounded by a dense fog. It was impossible to see anything within, and even divine senses could not sense anything.The fog blocked out all senses, but there was an empty area in the middle. There was no fog there, and nothing to obstruct the sight. It was a blood-red lake that constantly rippled. A thick smell of blood filled the whole place.The Demon Spirit Beasts called it the Blood Lake. There were countless corpses on the lake. Some of the corpses were quite complete, while some had only skeletons left. The smell of blood and rotting flesh filled the place. Anyone who did not have strong willpower would be completely shaken by the place and start vomiting or even fainting.At the center of the lake was a round stage that was about hundred and fifty meters wide. There was a Demon Spirit Beast that sat there with its eyes shut. Other than having horns on its head,
Besant placed its hand on Mijas, "Just keep quiet! Stop making a scene!" Mijas' lips trembled a little, "I'm just panicking, okay? What do you think we should do?"Besant sighed, "What else can we do? Let's take things a step at a time. I think Karsh has already thought about it."At that moment, Karsh suddenly said, "Gather everyone right now! We'll head to the highest point!"All of the beasts were stunned upon hearing that order. Besant said anxiously, "If they're not at the highest point and are gathered anywhere else, wouldn't they have the opportunity to slip away if we gather everyone up? If they manage to slip away from our sights because of that, then the situation would be disastrous!"Karsh said, "Do you think I didn't think about that? This is the only choice we have. We don't have any time to delay things anymore. We’ll just have to take a gamble! If we win, then it's all good. If we lose, then half of us here will probably die!"All of the beasts there had stiff ex
Karsh could not let anyone slip through! However, it realized something was wrong the moment it stepped into the cave. It widened its eyes and looked inside, and realized there was no one there at all. Karsh quickly realized that the situation had changed.It could no longer keep calm. Even if there could be an ambush inside, it still rushed inside. When Karsh entered, the other beasts followed as well. There was quite a bit of space there, so it was no trouble for a few of them to enter.Karsh's hands trembled, and its breathing started to get erratic. It constantly looked around, "They've left… When did they leave?!"Its voice turned hoarse, and it was in despair. Besant froze, feeling like the situation was slipping away from their control. At that moment, it could not say a single word. Besant merely watched as Karsh froze on the spot it stood. Karsh started to breathe heavily, and its hands shook slightly. Even its weapon was shaking.After a few moments, Karsh turned around a
Those humans did not just need to pass through them to leave. They could go through the fog behind them as well.Karsh's voice was low, and it trembled a bit, "How likely do you think it is that they're already within the fog?"Besant looked at the cave, and its voice sank a bit as well, "There's a ninety percent chance! I've already examined everything just now. All the soil was freshly dug up, and the footprints were just left behind as well."The cave should be recently made. They dug it up to avoid us finding them. Yet, they're not here right now, and we were always down below. They did not have the time to escape, so there was only one possibility. They entered the fog!"Karsh's expression darkened even more. The fog did not just obstruct sight, but any senses as well. The moment they entered, they were practically blind. They would be forced to use their memories to find the Blood Lake. If they were not careful, they might even end up getting lost. That was why they never ven
The person appeared to be in a green robe and had a handsome face. That person walked right to the edge of Blood Lake. Diante frowned, " A human?"That person was none other than Fane. He smirked as he looked at Diante in the middle of the Blood Lake. He narrowed his eyes slightly. The prince was honest and had not lied. The so-called king really was there, and it was an important moment.He did not hesitate to walk forward at all. He was only a step away from the lake itself. At that moment, countless red runes appeared around him. The red runes condensed at an imperceptible speed, completely covering the surrounding.Fane looked up at those runes and smiled, saying, "This is a perfect time, I wasn't off by even a second!" That was the Sky Locking Array. It was an array Diante put up to ensure he was not disturbed during the trial. The Sky Locking Array would stop anyone from entering Blood Lake the moment it was activated. Fane had stepped into the area right at the moment, cu
Fane looked down on the Blood Lake. Those corpses were thrown around everywhere. He saw two familiar faces, which were the two warriors that went missing. At that moment, all of the blood in their body had been extracted. They were assuredly dead.Fane sighed, "So from the very start, the prey was actually the hunter, and the hunter was the prey. I suddenly find it quite funny."The humans were too confident, thinking that they would only need to be wary of other humans in the Demon Spirit Kingdom. They never expected their greatest enemies to be the beasts within.Diante narrowed its eyes, immediately seeing through everything, "It looks like that disloyal son of mine told you everything. They really are all trash, both Karsh and the thirteenth! They can't help me during an important moment, and are just burdens! Once I go through this trial, I'll slowly make them pay!"Fane ignored it and continued speaking, "As long as you go through this trial and absorb the blood of another th
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.