It was not just those three familiar faces either. Upon closer inspection, there were other warriors from the Swelling Tide Continent behind them. The three of them walked to Fane, blocking Fane's way.Fane smirked at this, and he wondered if someone was looking after him from above.He had just been wondering how much effort it would take to find those people, yet there they were, waiting for him and even stopping him on his way.Case looked at Fane with an expression that was no longer disdain. It was a complicated and serious look, as if Fane was a different person.Case took a deep breath. "Do you still remember what you said before this?"Fane nodded. Of course he did, and very clearly at that. "Are all of you planning on joining the fog battlefield with me?"Case narrowed his eyes as he gave Fane a once-over. In truth, he had been trying to see how Fane would react to all of them. They waited here because they wanted to take part in the fog battlefield, using the chance to
Fane scoffed as he shot Octavius—who was obviously in a state of irreversible rage and looking like he would blow up any moment—a glare.Fane said in exasperation, "Is your brain made out of mush? So many of you are working together, so I'd definitely be serious about it, but you can't threaten me at all. Do you not know what kind of place the fog battlefield is? It's fog everywhere, dampening your senses. Once you go in, it's like there's a blindfold over your eyes."You won't be able to see anything more than ten meters away from you. You won't even be able to work together. At most, it'll be two of you against me, though you're all hardly worth fretting about. You won't be of any threat to me at all if it's just the two of you, so you're not worthy."Fane was merely being his honest self. He did think that they were just there as cannon fodder to him.However, after they heard what Fane said, all of them looked like they were about to blow up from the anger. They wanted to fight
The red-haired man's lips twitched. "It's heaven spirit grass! The thirteenth disciple got a heaven spirit grass with just five skeleton badges! It's a holy-grade item, yet it was easily obtained."Even in the outside world, it's worth at least seventy million spirit crystals, what more in the Whirling World! Do you know how much that is?! It's more than everything I have!"70 million spirit crystals were 70 whole pieces of purple gold. That number might not be too large in the eyes of the ones on top of the food chain, but it was a substantial amount. When it came to warriors that were just above average, it was an incredible figure.Most warriors at that level would be considered quite well off if they had 20 or 30 million spirit crystals. Most regular warriors did not even have 10 million! It was no wonder that man was so excited by everything.The round-faced man frowned. "Don't forget, he was just lucky to have been able to get five skeleton badges. He happened to stumble upon
Case was pleased by how nervous people were around him, and it filled him with pride. The weak only knew how to fear the strong, and he was feared because he was strong.Case looked at Fane with a proud expression.Feeling Case's gaze, Fane's lips twitched helplessly.This man had no self-awareness at all. Everyone remembered him not because he was strong but because he was annoying. None of the warriors from the Swelling Tide Continent had any real honor.They were just like a beehive. The moment one of them was provoked, the whole swarm would attack. People did not want the trouble and would naturally keep their distance, yet Case believed he was revered. Fane just felt like Case was a joke.Case even laughed at Fane, saying that there was something wrong with Fane's head, but it seemed like the case was, in fact, vice versa. Fane could not be bothered to entertain Case, and he continued watching forward.Case was infuriated by Fane's expression. He had just composed himself, y
"How could he be their subordinate?" someone shot back. "Use your brain a little here. What kind of dog looks prouder than its owner? Ever since we saw this guy, he's never even glanced at Case. Do you think a subordinate would dare to do that?"After that person said so, quite a few people nodded in agreement. The masked man never said anything the whole time as if everything happening around him had nothing to do with him.That calm demeanor was not something a subordinate would have. Since he was not a subordinate, who was he? The Swelling Tide Continent's impression of the other warriors was too deep. They would always stick together and would rarely interact with other warriors.The moment they interacted with any outsiders, conflicts would somehow arise. Could that person be an enemy of the Swelling Tide Continent? That thought played in the minds of a few people, and all of them slowly felt like these men did seem to be at odds.Even the red-haired man was no longer interest
Furthermore, he absolutely hated Fane's look of indifference.Fane's lips twitched helplessly. He turned to look at the sign-up sheet, only to notice that the 16 of them—including himself—were the only ones who signed up.There were four empty spots to be filled before they could start, and if no one signed up, they would be forced to wait. If he ignored that guy, he would continue making a fuss. Even though Fane did not want to bother, there was nothing he could do about it.Fane said coldly, "Stop living in your own fantasies. How would you know what I'm thinking? What's this talk about dignity? It's all just your imagination. Do you think you're worthy of me putting my life on the line for my dignity?"That group of people, especially Case, overestimated themselves too much. They thought that he was only challenging them because he did not want to be embarrassed. It was as if they were so important.In truth, Fane merely did so because he wanted there to be more of a challenge
"You're right, but I still think that the guy should be quite skilled. He might actually be able to get out safe and sound.""You should shut your mouth right now! Where do you think you are? Don't you know how Case is? Things won't end well for anyone who offends him. That guy is so rude as well. Case is already furious–there's no way Case would let that guy live!""I still feel like the masked guy isn't just putting on an act. If he was, he wouldn't be like this. I feel like he's not giving out the aura of someone who's hiding anything. Instead, Case is the one who feels like he's losing control of himself."Case's eyes widened as he glared at Fane viciously. If looks could kill, Fane would have been dead a few thousand times already. It was not just him who was looking at Fane like that either. The others with him were also looking at Fane with a similar expression as if they wanted to chop Fane into pieces.Fane was already used to getting looks like that. Ever since he came in
Case turned to look at his fellow disciples, "That's enough! There is no benefit in trying to argue with this guy. Since he's so confident, let's use our skills to show him how much of a joke his confidence is. We'll continue on the battlefield."Case had clearly felt how well Fane could speak before. For everything Case had to say, Fane would shoot ten sentences back. Furthermore, everything Fane said would hit him precisely where he was the most vulnerable. It greatly infuriated him.They would just embarrass themselves if they continued speaking there. They would have the time to torture Fane later anyway! They would use their skills to teach him a lesson! They wanted to show him what the consequences of his actions were!The warriors there looked at Fane before looking at the other fifteen. Quite a few of them were really anticipating what would happen after that. It was just a pity that most of them did not have the guts to participate. Joining the fog battlefield in this kind
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.