Fane got excited when he heard what Lana said. “Are you serious? A dragon scale?” he asked eagerly. “A real dragon scale?” “Of course! It took me a long while to track the rumors down, but I don’t know who has it now. What’s important is that it’s made its appearance!” Lana was evidently excited as well. “It’ll be fantastic if you can get this, Master. After all…” “Plenty of people will fight for something like that if it really appears out in public. It’s not very useful to the common person, but it’s a treasure, nonetheless. There’s value in keeping it!” Fane spoke, his emotions overwhelming him at that moment. “We don’t know who has it, but Fernando lives nearby. He’s already gone there to help you look for it and claim it! We were afraid that it’d be taken or moved if we didn’t do anything quickly,” commented the grinning Lana. “All right, get him to investigate first. We must get the dragon scale. We’ll go there soon after!” Fane nodded. “I’ve provoked the Lambert fa
Fane went silent for a while as he thought it through before he replied to Selena, “Swallow City.” Selena instantly fretted at his reply, her brows furrowed with worry. “No, not happening. Swallow City? That’s not very far away from Gin City! I thought we should be getting away as far as possible. It’ll be dangerous if we go to Swallow City!” “I think the most dangerous place might be the safest for us. If we hide in plain sight, they might just miss us. Besides, there’s something I need to do in Swallow City.” Fane paused to let that sink before he added, “Plus, it’s close to the Woods family. It’ll be convenient if we choose to go back.” At that, Selena’s lips slowly curled upward into a smile. His reply moved her so. “Really? That’s great! I could tell that Mother still loves Nash Woods. Besides, you’re his son, and he’s dying. I hope that you can visit him. You’ll regret it if you don’t see him before he dies. As for the whole issue about becoming the house head, well… I do
“What’s your name again? Fane Woods, right? Your acute senses and keenness are rather impressive, you’ll still breathe your last tonight!” The old man chuckled and narrowed his eyes. Fists balled tightly, he ran full speed ahead and flickered right in front of Fane at the next second. “Oh, you’re fast!” It surprised Fane—though only by a bit—when he noted that this old man’s combat prowess was equal with the four from the Lambert family who came this morning. There were not many elite fighters like this old man in this Middle Province, hence Fane immediately understood that these people were most likely sent by Lily Lagorio. After all, four from the Lambert family had just died this morning, and the Lamberts should not have known about the matter. These men were not sent by the Lamberts. There was only one explanation for this: Lily—the vicious and sinister woman—had somehow found out that the butler of the Woods family and Beth had visited Fane and had her men tail them.
The old man gritted his teeth, enduring his pain, and forced himself to get up. He then called the others to charge at Fane. “Grahh!” The group drew out their fine swords, one by one, and rushed toward Fane. “Since you guys want to dance with death so badly, I’ll grant your wish!” Fane flipped his palm, and the black-metal sword appeared in his hand. Fwoosh! Fane flicked his wrist as slashes from the sword formed terrifying pressurized wind blades that flew toward the group. Just like that, the men fell to the floor, lifeless. “You… You know how to cast pressurized wind blades!” The old man was startled. He thought that Fane would be slain by this night, what with the large number of people with him, but all was in vain. “Spill it! Did Lily send you here?” Fane held the sword in his hand and stalked toward the old man. His eyes were dull and emotionless, his voice flat and merciless—it sent chills down others’ spine. The man before him looked all too ordinary, thoug
Dozens of people stood outside the residence’s main gate, each of them robust, tall, and Herculean. They looked powerful. The two security guards who watched the gate immediately scurried into the residence area and stood behind Fane, their bodies trembling in fright. Fane saw the men that gathered outside his gate, thus he immediately ordered, “Orchid, take Selena, my mom, and the others into the villa. Hide in there. Leave this matter to me.” “Yes, Master!” Orchid nodded and yelled out loudly, “Everyone, go into the villa with me, now! No one is allowed to come out until Master says so!” “Fane, be careful. They’re all from America, and I’ve no idea when and how we offended them!” Selena’s forehead creased as she spoke to Fane, and only then she followed the rest back into the villa reluctantly. “Heh! You’re someone who values family and friends, huh punk? But to what extent do you think you’re able to protect them?”A big bald man—who looked like he was from America—ru
Fane chuckled. He felt a little speechless. It seemed that these people knew how to keep a secret. “Enough with the talking. Kill him!” The head honcho with the bald head waved his hand. A mass of people surged toward Fane. “Trying to bully me with sheer numbers, eh?” Fane narrowed his eyes. He cracked his knuckles, but he did not reveal a lick of fear. Instead, he rushed forward. “Striking Eagle Fist!” One of the men used one of his skills when he came before Fane. He launched punches after punches, the air seeming to rip apart before him. One could even hear the clear whoosh that shot through the atmosphere. Bang! Fane could not be bothered with his attacks. He swiped a fist at the other man, spun on his heel, and went straight for another person. The man who used the Striking Eagle Fist was probably as strong as an army major. He was already considered an exceptional fighter. Unfortunately, Fane merely saw him as a child, trying to emulate the grandmasters—and
You’re going to give away such an expensive villa? It’s such a pity!” Fiona’s expression darkened the moment she thought about giving away such a nice villa. “We already have plenty of money, Mom. Now, the Taylor family would be able to do pretty well in Swallow City or even Gin City, even if we are not one of the strongest families there. It’ll take a long time to sell this villa. So it’s best that we just give it away. And we can also move out early!” Selena tried to convince her, smiling. “All right. Why did Ivan have to refuse to go to war? Why did he have to offend the Lambert family in the first place? Ah. We’ll just chalk it up to bad luck!” Fiona heaved a long sigh and entered her room. Fane called Master George. Master George had just finished his meal and was taking a walk in the garden. His heart leaped in delight when he realized that it was Fane who called. “Anything going on, Fane?” he asked. Fane smiled. “Master George, I don’t have many servants at my pl
“You called for us, Master?” The assistant commander of the bodyguards quickly asked Winston. It was already late at night, and everyone was preparing to go to sleep. They could not comprehend why their master was calling for them and was curious as to what was going on. “There are dozens of bodies in Fane Woods’ garden. Go over, help clear it out and find somewhere to burn the bodies!” Winston said, smiling. “No way. Master, the George family is a first-class aristocratic family too. How can we be used just like that? And for such a degrading task too…” The assistant commander did not know what else to say. “What do you know? Fane and his family will be leaving Middle Province soon. I heard that they had killed some people from Gin City in the afternoon. They probably offended some influential family, and so are forced to leave. His villa could not have been easy to sell off, so he’s going to give it to us! “Go on then! After you finish your work, see me for your bonus t
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.