For others, taking part in the competition meant that Rudeus might very well humiliate them, and no one wanted to bear that humiliation. Of those present, only two of them had gotten treasures while the rest returned empty-handed.Every one of them knew how difficult the competition was, so everyone became cowards. No one was willing to stand up at such a time. Fane looked at Rudeus before turning to look at Aaron.At that moment, Aaron was conversing with Rudy. The two of them were hidden in the darkness, trying not to interact with anyone else. There must have been a few alchemists present that were like Aaron, but thanks to Rudeus' poorly chosen words, no one was willing to step up.Rudeus trembled with anger and looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.Fane did not want to care about anything, but thinking about it, he would need to meet the alchemists from White Marsh Continent and Chaos Continent when the competition started. If they truly could not get enough peop
"Rudeus' behavior in arranging things this way is because he doesn't want Hestia to be humiliated. If everyone participates so brazenly like you are, won't it show the other two continents that our alchemists are all so bad?!"Hearing that, Fane raised an eyebrow as he said loudly, "Stop looking for excuses; I won't be convinced just like that. You keep on saying you don't want Hestia to be humiliated, but what you're doing will only embarrass us even more."There are so many alchemists here. Is it that hard to pick out a few seventh-grade alchemists? The fact that the seventh-grade alchemists are all unwilling to step up is purely because they'd be humiliated by Rudeus if they didn't satisfy him."Who'd want to step up just to be berated? You're stopping others from taking part and humiliating our continent even more! In your eyes, sixth-grade alchemists are nothing, but what about seventh-grade alchemists?!"Surely it won't be hard to pick out a few seventh-grade alchemists when
The ten spots were finally fixed, and Fane decided to shut up after that. He looked up and glanced at Rudeus who was staring back at him with an angry and venomous gaze. If looks could kill, Fane would have already died a thousand times.He let out a laugh, not caring about Rudeus. After all, Rudeus was just an alchemist who posed no threat to him. Fane turned to look at Rudy who was waving to him.The moment he saw Rudy, he knew that Rudy had something to say. The round was about to start, and Fane did not have much time left. After frowning and thinking for a moment, he stood up and walked over to Rudy.It was a very secluded place. Anyone not taking specific notice would not have seen that corner. When Fane walked over, he had naturally attracted some attention, but that did not bother him.When he arrived in front of Rudy, he sat down on the mat before saying, "You have something to say?"Rudy took a deep breath before nodding seriously and said, "I feel like you shouldn't be
Rudy had once been someone who did as he pleased as well, but he slowly understood that he could not keep on doing that. It was not good to make enemies out of those large forces. If they really focused on dealing with Fane, their future days would prove to be very difficult.Before, he had never bothered to think too deeply about those things, but he slowly realized that things would just get worse if he acted without any regard for the future. He was forced to try and advise Fane to not be too reckless.After all, Scarlet Pavilion was the only ninth-grade clan in Hestia Continent, making them the strongest. Even in the Whirling World where everyone was restricted to the late stage of the innate level, Fane still needed to be careful to not make too much of a scene despite his skills.What would happen after they leave the Whirling World? Were they just not going to be in Middle Province anymore? Fane's skills definitely meant that he would reach greater heights in his life. Middle
Samuel took a deep breath as his eyes darted all over Fane's body. That searching gaze was obvious to everyone.Fane frowned, not saying anything as he waited for Samuel. After a long while, Samuel said, "I really want to know where you're from. I want to know what gives you that fearlessness. I know you're talented, both in alchemy and in martial skills. Anyone who knows you will definitely admire you and even be jealous of you…"Fane frowned, not expecting that Samuel's tone would be like that. Samuel did not seem to wait for a response as he continued, "Back then, I said you must not have been from Hestia Continent. I didn't just say that casually, but it was a judgment I made after thinking about it deeply."I still think that there's no way you are as strong as you are without a major force behind you. After your words with Rudeus earlier, I got even more curious…"Samuel's gaze was incredibly meaningful at that moment. Fane could understand what he was trying to say. Samuel f
Hearing that, Fane suddenly laughed in frustration. This was the first time that FAne failed to stop himself from laughing. So in the eyes of those disciples from the major forces, everything was an unwritten rule that everyone had to follow.Anyone who did not follow meant that they were going against the grain and making an enemy out of the major forces. Fane took a deep breath as he looked away, not wanting to bother arguing anymore.He merely said coldly, "You'll pay for those thoughts…"After saying that, Fane shut his mouth, not wanting to go any further. Fane knew very well that they would not think that they did anything wrong, and would just think that the one in the wrong was him. Even if the other party would have to take a loss, it was still reasonable.The major forces were not allowed to suffer any losses at all. Rudy got angrier as he listened. His arms started to tremble as the fire started to show in his eyes.If he had failed to maintain his sense of reasoning, h
This was different from the other groups. After all, so much had happened. Rudeus remained to stare at Fane with venomous looks in his eyes. He looked like he wanted to rip Fane apart.Fane ignored it. Another person to step on the array was Nash, who was from the Scarlet Pavilion as well. Nash was quite close with Rudeus.He was also the leader of the seventh group. After all, his status and skills were the strongest. After he got on the Heaven Array, Nash looked right at Fane.He narrowed his eyes as he glared at Fane coldly. He looked like a venomous snake that was poised to strike at any moment. Nash had deliberately stood beside Fane, and constantly shot cold looks at Fane.Fane could not be bothered interacting too much with someone like that and remained quiet the whole time. After a moment, the golden light shone brighter, and everyone was enveloped in it.After that, the ground beneath them started to feel empty. Fane was very familiar with that feeling. It was the sign o
Fane was incredibly curious as he looked at the alchemists from the two other worlds. He noticed that, compared to the stronger Chaos Continent, the alchemists from the White Marsh Continent seemed a lot prouder of themselves.They looked at the alchemists from Hestia Continent with looks that were full of disdain, especially the alchemist that stood in front of all of them. Fane knew that person. It was Ethan, who had mocked them through the image earlier.He was the leader of the alchemists from White Marsh Continent. To not stir any unnecessary trouble, Fane remained standing at the end of Hestia Continent's group.Right after the voice announced that the tournament would only start after two hours, Ethan had a look of impatience on his face. After a while, he actually shouted, "There's no need to prepare at all. Why do we need to wait for so long? Just start right now. After getting the golden treasure, I still have a lot more things I need to do."He sounded quite arrogant and