Ivan looked at the box in contempt. “What’s this? This broken box looks so old. How is this worth over a billion? What are you trying to pull?” he scoffed. “It seems like all there’s left is for you to leave now. Don’t blame us; you failed your own promise!”Before anyone could react, the young master of the Mont family, Grayson Mont soon realized what it was. “I—Isn’t this box used to hold the luminous pearl?!” he half-yelled in utter disbelief.“This seems to be that box! Is the luminous pearl inside?” The master of the Roy family, Robert Roy chorused in. Did that rich hag buy it?Still, was the rich hag not the Goddess of War?“How’s that possible? Did the Goddess of War buy it? Why is it in his possession?” Some of the people looked at Fane and Lana weirdly as they had no idea what was going on.Fane opened the box. Sure enough, a big luminous pearl was revealed to the crowd.“This… Isn’t this the luminous pearl that can prolong a person’s life?” Old Master Taylor gaped at th
Selena smiled. Elation welled in her heart after having received her grandfather’s recognition and the Taylor family’s acceptance. Grandfather Taylor nodded his head. “I’ve made you all suffer these past few years,” he said with a somber expression. “But you were too rebellious before. There’s no way I could let you get away with it without teaching you a lesson!” “Well, it’s all over now, and yes, I was quite a bit of a rebel when I was younger…” Selena pursed her red lips and walked over, holding onto Fane’s arm shyly. “I don’t regret it one bit,” she said, smiling sweetly. “Because I found myself a good husband. Now I feel like perhaps this is fate!” “All right. So long as you don’t blame me!” Grandfather Taylor’s eyes were red. Selena’s personality was similar to his—impossibly stubborn. In reality, his heart ached for his granddaughter but he had a reputation to maintain, and it was hard for him to take back whatever he said. “Ms. Goddess of War, isn’t this pearl you
Michael was on the floor, completely paralyzed with fear. When he heard this, he nearly peed his pants. Cold sweat began to trickle down his body. Although Ivan and Neil had also stepped forward to confront her, he had spoken with the most bite and even did his happy dance in an attempt to mock her. It seemed that he had truly pissed this Goddess of War off. “Goddess of War, pl–please, have mercy on me. I didn’t know you were a Goddess of War. I…” Michael kneeled on the floor and began to kowtow to her, but it seemed that he quickly thought of something and pointed at Ivan instead. “I was just listening to Ivan and the rest. They said that Fane was leeching off a rich woman,” he said. “They’ve led me astray! I’m innocent!” Ivan never thought that Michael would think of dragging him down to hell. He was suddenly overcome with anger and a wave of panic. He clenched his teeth and took two steps forward, glaring viciously at Michael. “Young Master Wilson, we’re good friends, aren
Yet he never expected Fane to speak after pausing for a moment. “Lambasting my name is fine. After all, I’m just a bodyguard working for the Drake family. However, you’ve slandered the name of a Goddess of War. You cannot be forgiven that easily for that. Our Goddess of War here isn’t even married, yet you’ve said such things about her…” Fane spoke to Ivan, “Young Master Ivan, the fatty accused you of slandering the Goddess of War as well. Isn’t that practically defamation for you as well?” “That’s right. He utterly and thoroughly slandered my name as well. I have nothing but respect for the Goddess of War. There isn’t a speck of disrespect within me. In my eyes, Miss Lana is the strongest Goddess of War among the nine. Besides, it’s a no-brainer that it’s extremely difficult for a woman to become a Goddess of War!” Ivan bobbed his head as he agreed with Fane’s words. He even threw in a statement that clearly meant to suck up to Lana. “What? Are you underestimating women?” He
Xyle’s words scared Michael to death, the fat on his cheeks trembled like jelly. Xyle’s surname was quite similar to Michael’s—Xyler Walker and Michael Wilson—sharing the same initial ‘W’. Yet, not only did this God of War not help him, he even considered beating him up? Michael thought to himself. Right now, he was not thinking straight at all. He was thinking hard, trying to come up with ways to get himself out of being killed in three strikes. He was a God of War. If he used his full strength, he would not even need three strikes—just the one. “Hurry up, Ivan. Beat me. What are you waiting for!” Michael yelled, feeling as though he was being suffocated. He had no choice but to clench his teeth. It would be better for him to be beaten than to die. Besides, Ivan was a young master raised with a silver spoon in his mouth. How strong could he possibly be? Plus, he was a good friend. He probably would not hit him that hard. That was why it was better to let Ivan do the beatin
Neil was considering himself lucky, rejoicing in the fact that the Goddess of War seemed to have forgotten everything he had said earlier. In his head, he kept praying that she would not hold a grudge against him and let the issue slide. Much to his dismay, she suddenly yelled at him to go over. It was possible that he was her target now. Neil’s father, Hugo, was just as terrified as his son. He wanted to come forward and beg for her forgiveness. He took one step forward before he stopped. It was not just anyone before him—it was a Goddess of War. If he pleaded for mercy, he might incur her wrath and have his entire family killed or worse, and all he would be able to do at that point was to blame his bad luck. Hence, he simply stood there—rooted to his spot—afraid to take a step further. “God–Goddess of War, is there a problem?” Neil gulped, his voice trembling. “Count the slaps. Don’t miss a single one,” Lana said to him. “Y–yes, ma’am!” Neil bobbed his head vigoro
After some contemplation, James turned towards the Taylor family’s servant who was standing beside him. “We’re kind of lost here because we arrived a little late. Did the Goddess of War mention Fane holding a certain position?” he asked, tone quiet. “Like a God of War?” “Oh, she didn’t say anything like that, but Fane did say that he received a token but he lost it. He also said that the money he used to bid for that villa was all his. “He’s probably a head commander. It’s a big accomplishment if he managed to hold that title within five years!” the servant replied. “Why didn’t he say anything if he was a head commander?” Specter Face, who stood at the back, asked out of curiosity. “Oh, Master Fane explained that he was afraid nobody would believe him because his token was lost on the road. So, he simply did not tell anyone. “But I really admire him. The Goddess of War might not even be standing before us today if it weren’t for him, and there wouldn’t have been so many promi
“Lana, Miss Goddess of War! Long time no see!” James called out to Lana, immediately stepping forward after Michael had been carried away. She nodded her head, then noticed the two beauties beside him. “I assume that these two are the legendary beauties, Tanya and Yvonne?” she said, smiling. Tanya was shocked when she heard that. She never expected that the Goddess of War would praise her like that. “Hello, Goddess of War. I–I’m Tanya Drake. I’m not that beautiful—you’re a lot more good-looking than I am. Not only do you have a nice figure, you also have such a powerful aura!” Yvonne also quickly added, “That’s right. Not everyone possesses the aura of a Goddess of War. Michael has always been brazenly arrogant. He probably wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant after this incident.” The eyes of these two beauties were steady and clear. They were dressed in a simple fashion. Lana had a good impression of them. After she thought about it, she nonchalantly took out her name card and p
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.