No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 2321
Graham frowned and turned his head away from Jackie’s accusatory gaze.

“To be frank, I’ve thought of the same thing, too. Even though I’m a highly ranked chosen disciple, it doesn’t mean I know everything. This is a clan secret, and even with a high position, I’m still just a disciple in the end.”

Jackie nodded, admitting that Graham was right.

Benjamin tried to pick up the mood by the side as he said, “Don’t be angry, Jackie, and let’s not hold grudges, either. I think that Graham is right. Since the clan did all this, they naturally have their own plans.

“The clan doesn’t want this to happen, either, for so many disciples dying is out of their expectations.”

The way Benjamin had tried to soothe things over was rather tactless, however. Jackie was not a simple mind that would allow someone’s few words to change his thoughts.

He smiled lightly as he said, “You two don’t have to use those words to try and fend me off; I’m not someone so carefree. If this matter hadn’t advanced to this stage, I would never have even asked those questions.”

After that, Jackie’s cold smile deepened. “You say they didn’t expect so many to have died. I don’t believe that one bit.

“The higher-ups of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion know better than any of us what type of people come from the Corpse Pavilion. They’re ruthless and venomous in their methods, and they’d stop at nothing so long as they have something in their sights!

“Honor and morality are nothing for those people. As long as there’s a chance to get rid of us, they’d definitely take it. This is no accident; it’s all within their expectations!”

Jackie got angrier as he spoke, and his face reddened.” You’re right, Graham. You’re just a disciple in the end, and there are things you don’t know.

“However, I refuse to believe you know nothing at all. Otherwise, with your personality, you wouldn’t have entered this place for sure.”

The moment he said that, Graham’s face stiffened, yet Jackie continued, “You can’t possibly know everything, but it’s also impossible that you know nothing at all. Those elders that are closer to you would’ve revealed a thing or two.

“I know these are all secrets to you, but with the way things are right now, I’m not even sure if we can survive this place if you still keep your secrets.”

Jackie’s words were not just to increase the sense of danger; he genuinely felt that way. If Graham and the others did not reveal the truth, it was very possible they would be swimming around in the dark, and even more people would die because of those higher-ups.

That was something Jackie did not want to see or have happened. Thinking about that, he looked back to Isaiah and Nelson behind him.

Isaiah was helping Nelson walk with one arm, and both of them looked to be in bad shape as well. After all, the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had greatly suffered this time. Other than the traitor, only the three of them were left.

Furthermore, the two of them were not even sure if they themselves could survive, fearing the future to come, resulting in their very-obvious anxious expressions. Jackie could understand how they felt, and he did not want anything to happen to these two.

Putting aside everything else, Nelson was quite a good person. Jackie really did not want to see a tragedy happen, so he had to pursue the matter to the fullest and dig out the truth.

Chapter 2322
When Jackie looked at Graham again, his gaze was stern and fierce.

Graham let out a sigh, feeling incredibly helpless, while Benjamin looked at Jackie before looking at Graham.

Unlike Graham, Benjamin was completely in the dark. Even though he wanted to defend Graham and say something, he was, in fact, all too curious as well, so he chose to remain silent.

Graham dwelled in his helplessness for a long time before finally opening his mouth unwillingly. “It’s because they want to find something, and that thing is both evil and righteous. It’s not something that can be opened with just the power of the northern clans, so that’s why they ended up giving the southern clans half of the passes for free.”

Jackie had guessed correctly after all, and his expression did not lose much of its initial intensity. Graham let out another sigh and knew that Jackie did not believe what he had just said at all.

“I know you don’t believe what I’m saying right now, but I can assure you that I’m not lying. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do anyway.”

At that moment, Jackie suddenly said, “What’s this thing? Where is it? Is it some divine treasure on the Divine Void Slope, or is it somewhere else on the Hidden Place for Resources?”

Graham shook his head. “That, I do not know. I possess the strongest skills, which is why the elders had arranged for me to go retrieve it. When I received all this information, I had thought that way.

“However, no one summoned me even as I waited. I received no arrangements even as I was being sent into the Hidden Place for Resources.”

After saying that, Graham glanced at Benjamin by his side, and Benjamin frantically shook his head. “I don’t know anything. I would’ve never heard of this righteous-yet-evil thing had you not brought it up.”

Graham composed himself, turning his head back.” Truthfully, I don’t know what the elders are planning. I’m just as much in the dark as the rest of you.”

Jackie ignored Graham’s explanation and mumbled to himself, “Righteous and evil?”

Graham shot a look at Benjamin. Both of them could see the helplessness in each other’s eyes. Their explanations were all a bit barren, but the truth was that neither of them knew anything.

Even if they had a bit of news, it was all shallow. They never got the most important parts.

At that moment, one of the senses suddenly shouted out, “We’re picking up traces of a battle up ahead!”

When they heard that, they put aside their thoughts and went toward the direction the person was pointing. Holes were everywhere on the ground, and there were also traces of energy from martial skills.

Jackie and Graham knelt to investigate the ground, and they could clearly feel traces of fiendish energy. There were also remnants of human weaponry, as well as a few drops of blood on the eastern side.

An intense battle must have taken place at this spot, and they had advanced about 15 kilometers. All 25 of them had not seen or sensed anything other than this battlefield-not even fiends.

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Samson stood behind Jackie and mumbled, “This is so strange. Before, we’d find a fiend every one to three kilometers, and we’d even encounter two or three of them. Yet, ever since that withered tree, we haven’t met a single fiend… All we saw were remnants of that battle.”

Jackie stood up and looked around him. Just from the traces of that battle, he was unable to determine if the ones who fought were disciples from their side or those from the south.

With that in mind, he could not resist unleashing his senses, expanding it to 300 meters. At that moment, he felt a familiar feeling coming from a withered tree root about 250 meters away.

His breaths grew short in anxiousness. “It’s the electric mark from Evil Blood Thunder again!”

The moment he said that, the other 24 participants paused and gazed at Jackie expectantly. Jackie did not bother waiting for them to say anything, however, and started to rush toward where he sensed the mark.

The other participants followed closely behind Jackie. In that blood-red world, other than the most common hills and slopes, all they saw were various withered trees.

Those fragile-looking withered trees had already been dead for an unknown number of years. They stood there as if they would fall at any moment, and yet also looked like they would stand there, unchanging for eternity. Every few minutes, they would see two or three of those withered trees.

Jackie arrived next to the withered tree and knelt, expanding his senses again. At that moment, he felt the senses of the others unleashed as well. 25 senses conversed in the same area as they investigated the foot of the tree.

“It really is there!” blurted Graham somewhat emotionally.

The others started to discuss among themselves,” Why did the Corpse Pavilion disciple leave behind these marks? This is no doubt the electric remnant of the Evil Blood Thunder. It means that he came here personally.”

“Who knows what he’s trying to do? It’s nothing good, that’s for sure. He might’ve left behind these things to deal with us, to kill us all!”

“I feel so suffocated. If those people weren’t so petty and shameless, we wouldn’t be left with just only twenty-five of us. Once we get out of here, I’ll report this for sure. I’ll have the clan take revenge for our fallen brothers!”

From the initial questions to the later indignation, everyone grew more and more emotional, and Jackie looked behind helplessly.

Even though those people were among the top talent -wise and skill-wise within their own clans, their brains did not seem to work very well. They spoke without regard for anything.

They did not think deeply at all.

Even putting aside whether they would be able to escape safely, the higher-ups would only suppress their reports if they were to get out.

After all, the target was a fourth-grade clan as well. However, he had to push down those words at that moment.

Jackie. “Jackie, why do you think they left these marks? I did a little calculation, and the two marks are fifteen kilometers

less guessed the use of these marks.

and the others were puzzled, and some of the more curious folk could not hold back from asking immediately,

right! What does

he looked at the direction behind the tree. Netherworld Mountain was still shrouded

possible, and his second goal is to not let the two of

he’s using another way to constantly delay us. He wants us to not be able to make it in time to pass at all! He’s already arranged things long ago: he’d

confused to have heard Jackie’s explanation, but

changed, his teeth gritting harshly as he growled, “That dog of a

not forgetting to kill off the fiends they saw. They cleared a

so he could arrive at Netherworld Mountain in the stipulated

right at the masked man and challenge him to a duel.

man!

was hypothesizing. If they switched positions, he would have felt that the plan was quite solid, if not extremely cruel. However, to the masked man, that was

not his fellow disciples. Killing off the northern disciples had

around on the spot. “What should we do? We can’t just leave things as they are! We can’t just hand the pass to

anything as he gazed into the distance. No matter what Graham said at that moment, it would not affect Jackie’s mood nor would

was whether or not he could pass. However, the masked

don’t

man will constantly be with the other disciples. Even though

at the helm, we don’t need to care about their numbers at

filled with palpable murderous intent. He could have made

not afford to let his

things. The two of us should focus on passing right now. Revenge can wait for

why he’s left the Evil Blood Thunder

he gleefully exclaimed, “You’re right! Since he’s cleared the fiends along this path, we might as

did not waste any more time. He turned around and started to loudly order

masked man from the Corpse Pavilion left behind. Now, we have to follow these marks as we advance to make sure it’s safe. I know all of you entered the blood world in hopes of killing fiends and obtaining treasures,

might very well end up being killed by the Corpse

of you to follow us forward. If you’re not willing and

he finished those words, the other remaining disciples all voiced

keep following Graham. We wouldn’t dare go out alone. Treasures are nice,

worry; we’re all already mentally prepared, and we’ll follow all of you. As

up a little. “Alright, then we won’t waste any more time. Let’s hurry up and advance. We’ll take turns sending out our senses like last time and

guy did not mention the truth at all; he had hidden the most important part.

the marks the masked man left behind,

over 150 kilometers between them, they could still see its full glory. The closer they got,

beneath the mountain would seem unbelievably miniscule. It would make one

and blood oozed from the corner of

in no way as strong as he was before and, instead, even felt a bit weak. Standing next to him,

“Are you alright?!”

shake his head. At that moment, even his voice was unsteady as

He placed a blanket underneath the masked man’s buttocks and took out expensive

he was in a bad state, but he seemed very aggrieved by pain as well. Just moving a little would aggravate the injuries on his whole body. The bone piercing pain he felt was not something an

on his body. Just his ribcage alone, there were four, and that was even the result of him doing his best to defend his chest. If he had not protected the most important part at the last moment,

is that eight-tailed snake so strong?!” blurted Zamian concernedly. “It actually did this to

the masked man never had the best of tempers. If he had finished his

at where the eight-tailed snake had fallen, his hands trembling slightly. “This is the last fiend and the last

were not for the fact that he was much stronger than the average

all to enter, but at the final battle, they erected a

think that the old man who designed this stage has your

group, then the last test would hold no meaning to it. The whole reason the eight-tailed snake existed was to see

of ridicule he had, “Even if those guys risked their lives on the line and arrived here, they wouldn’t be

so how could the other two have any hope? They were never

smiled at this; Zamian’s

nodded. “I’m definitely at a disadvantage here. If it was outside, even if the two of them challenged me at the same time, I’d make them regret living in this

he started to tremble. He hurriedly formed some seals with his hands, trying to stabilize

other eight-tailed snakes. When they all arrived at the foot of the

on their own, and they were all sealed within their own barriers. When the masked man got closer, a wave of

started immediately. The eight-tailed snake was like an angered

of the disciples there had witnessed

still feel a very dense demonic energy coming from the snake. We can’t just call it a common

demonic energy could not be suppressed, so much so that even with the barrier in the way, they could still clearly feel

Even though the fiends had power coming out of their bodies as well, none of them had such dense

eight-tailed snake felt like it had been soaked

“It truly is a demonic snake. To be precise, this monster is probably incredibly close to the spring solidifying realm. It only needs just the slightest push to level up. With that level of strength, even I can’t defeat it easily, let alone the

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Rufus nodded.

side and spoke, albeit rather anxiously, “They won’t reach this place.

Jackie and Graham would not be able to reach where they were at, too. He had planned the scheme himself; there was no way they would

birds with one stone. He would both kill off those people and carve a clear path

path free from obstacles, arriving at the foot of Netherworld Mountain. Just thinking about it made him feel incredibly pleased

be able to figure out that you did not plan on killing Jackie and Graham at all! Killing so many troublesome

was to delay them! Once enough time is delayed, they won’t have the focus to kill fiends and advance. The time limit is only two days, and if they don’t find this

his expression. His strategy was flawless…and those disciples from the northern clans were all too hung up with their honor

were different from evil practitioners. Looking at their fellow disciples being killed like that, they would definitely try to fight back. They would gather all the other remaining disciples and attempt

what they did not know was that the masked man would have already brought his own disciples to the foot of Netherworld Mountain. All he did was just to pass, and

He could not stop himself from smiling, and everyone around him was

talented beyond belief. Those guys definitely won’t guess your

Graham don’t amount to much, they still have some skill. If we really plan

hundred kilometers in, while our great senior

wanted so badly to see their expressions after the task ended and they all returned to the Divine Void Slope.

Jackie and Graham’s remorseful expressions. He wanted to return all the humiliation he had suffered dealt by Jackie,

the price and have Jackie

masked man could barely contain

sudden, at that moment, a familiar voice was heard in the distance, “You

That voice…

voice was all too familiar to

practically engraved into the masked man’s bones. It was not just him, too. There was not a single one of the other disciples from the Corpse Pavilion that was not familiar with

shock, looking toward the source of the voice. Around 200 meters

2328 The masked man and his lackeys were all

Graham and Benjamin, all

laid-back as he gazed at

stunned the masked man.

so sure that they would still be

voice trembling, “How is that possible? How could they be here?!

perished, and they should have wasted a very long time gathering everyone up. Furthermore, the large number of fiends they would have had to exterminate would have delayed them