Arne's eyes had a challenging glint in them. He wanted to see how many spirit crystals Fane would take out and who he would bet on. Logically, with how arrogant that guy was, he would bet on himself, but it was also possible that the brat would throw a curveball and bet his spirit crystals on the beast.After Arne said all of that, he attracted the curiosity of all those around them as well. They wanted to see how much Fane would bet and whether Fane would bet on the beast or himself.Facing the curious gazes of the crowd, Fane maintained his composure, not caring what the others thought or said. They did not know Fane's skills at all nor did they know what he was thinking. Fane did not want them to know more about him either.He turned around and walked right over to the betting area outside of the colosseum. Fane's actions caused everyone else to stand up from the spectator stands as well, following Fane toward the betting area.Rudy was practically jogging to keep up with Fane's
With that, Fane walked to the side. Rudy, standing behind him, stepped up after Fane placed his bet and did not hesitate at all as he took out all his savings from his storage ring. It was 67000 spirit crystals, all placed on Fane.He walked to Fane's side. At that moment, everyone started to look at the two of them differently as the discussions slowly got louder."They've been sitting together from the start. The guy beside Lucius had always been protecting Lucius. It was obvious that their relationship was quite close."Now it looks like they're not just close but incredibly slow. That guy took out an odd number of spirit crystals, so that has to be all that he has."He bet everything on Lucius! Isn't he afraid of losing it all? He heard everything we said earlier. Is he really that confident in this Lucius guy, and actually feels like Lucius can win the black iron bet?""Don't overestimate those two. They must've come from an insignificant place. They probably don't know how s
In two hours at most, they would see who would be the ones laughing. The ones who took part in the bet took up two-thirds of the audience, and among them, only one of them was someone Fane was familiar with.That person bet 100000 spirit crystals on Fane. It was the wandering warrior who wore a green robe from before, the same man Lesley had berated.The green-robed man had betted on the beast in the battle before the last, winning three times his spirit crystals. At that moment, he took out a portion of that and betted it on Fane.When the green-robed man shouted out that he would bet a hundred thousand spirit crystals on the warrior, everyone was stunned. They looked at the green-robed man with disdain and mockery."This guy's gone nuts, just like Lucius. Both of them had been threatened by Lesley before, but this green-robed guy is a little smarter than Lucius. After being threatened by Lesley, he didn't talk back. With what he's doing right now, it's clear that he's coming for
The Thousand Feathered Beast was about six meters tall and looked like a miniature mountain.Fane walked up to the stage steadily.The moment Fane walked on the stage, the barrier around the arena activated, separating the stage from the outside world. No matter how powerful the attacks from the inside were, nothing would break through and reach the spectator stands.The moment Fane stood in place, the Thousand Feathered Beast moved. It flapped its massive wings, rushing into the air after an intense screech. Its sharp eyes remained fixed on Fane, even in the air.Fane narrowed his eyes slightly as he pulled out his gray sword from Mustard Seed. The black iron bet required him to win three consecutive matches in a row, and this was his first one.Fane's hands constantly moved as he formed gray rune after gray rune. A hundred soul swords materialized from those runes. Fane reached out and fused them into his sword.The gray sword started to vibrate from the energy within as the Th
The spectator stands had already blown up in discussion due to that exchange. They had never seen a beast that quick before. Even if the two of them were already at a safe distance, there was a very good chance that Fane would not have been able to avoid the attack if he had not used the laws of space. Fane might have gotten injured, even, affecting the final results.Looking at that exchange, they could not help but wonder if they would have been able to escape unscathed if they were on the stage.Arne let out a cold laugh as he said, "Karma always finds a way to punish those who deserve it. This guy has done so many nasty things, so that's why he's being punished."He chose the strongest of the beasts, and he won't even be able to win the first match. He might end up destroyed by the rainbow feathers on that bird in just a moment!"The moment he said that, the other disciples from the Deer Pavilion behind him started to laugh. As long as Fane met misfortune, they would be elated.
Slowly, Rudy noticed that he was becoming more and more like Fane. He slowly understood why Fane was always so calm, and why none could get to his head.Fwoop! Fwoop! Fwoop!Countless rainbow-colored feathers viciously slammed onto the surface of the stage. Fane barely managed to avoid them all.He looked up at the Thousand Feathered Beast in the sky, noticing its sharp eyes still looking right at him. Even though it showed no emotions, the intense killing intent coming from it washed over Fane like a wave."Is he only good at evading? It's been a while, but he's been dodging! Why isn't he fighting back?! Has he given up on even fighting back because he knows he'll lose?""Who knows what this kid is thinking. Does he think that the Thousand Feathered Beast will exhaust all its energy if he keeps on hiding like that? If that guy really thinks that way, what a joke this will turn out to be."The Thousand Feathered Beast isn't an actual beast at all. Its energy is inexhaustible than
It was a barrier specifically made to cut off the stage and the outside world, protecting the spectator stands from being affected. When the slash hit the barrier, it caused small ripples before being absorbed.Fane let out a sigh as he frowned helplessly. The Thousand Feathered Beast did not just attack incredibly quickly, but the speed at which it moves was not to be underestimated, too.Earlier, the Thousand Feathered Beast had the chance to move away before he attacked, but it waited until Destroying the Void was coming at it before it fled. Was it trying to show off its speed?The beast was made of energy, incapable of thinking for itself!Those thoughts floated in Fane's mind before he discarded them. It was not the time to think of any of that. When the spectators saw what happened, they could not stop talking.Even Arne lamented, "How quick! Lucius truly is unlucky, 'cause that bird is nimble. Attacks can't reach it with how fast it moves!"Even if Lucius has a way to run
"There has to be something wrong with this guy! Doesn't he know what expanding the range of an attack does? Every technique has its limitations. Unless they were large area attacks to begin with, expanding the area of an attack would mean decreasing the strength of a technique!""That's right. If the strength of the attack had been a ten, the attack was probably only left with a five after what he did. He's a wandering warrior, so how strong can the technique be?"If the attack had been at its peak, it might've been able to injure the bird. After he expanded the attack, the attack was only left with a strength of five! Even if it damaged the bird, the bird would only lose a few feathers at most!"Arne started to cackle. This time, he did not deliberately laugh in an exaggerated manner but was really laughing at Fane's idiocy.Everyone could tell that the technique Fane used was not supposed to be a large area attack. He would just be reducing the damage it would deal by expanding i