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.

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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.

did a little calculation, and the two marks are fifteen

already more or less guessed the use of these marks. I have to say, there’s nothing that guy won’t do.

puzzled, and some of the more curious folk could not hold back from asking immediately, “What did

What does

behind the tree. Netherworld Mountain was still shrouded

moment is to pass as fast as possible, and his second goal is to not let the two of us

wants us to not be able to make it in time to pass at all! He’s already arranged things long ago: he’d clear all the obstacles here, and then leave behind marks so he

have heard Jackie’s explanation, but

harshly as he growled, “That dog of a man has gone too

clan disciples and not forgetting to kill off the fiends they saw.

could arrive at Netherworld Mountain in the stipulated

as he thought about it. He wanted nothing more than to rush right at the masked man and challenge

despicable, shameless man! He’s quite

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

not his fellow disciples. Killing off the northern disciples had been one of

paced around on the spot. “What should we do? We can’t just leave things as they

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

Jackie could feel that what Graham cared the most was whether or not he could pass. However, the

to figure out a way. Why don’t we do what they did? Let’s track them down and exact what

refuse to believe that the masked man will constantly be with the other disciples. Even though there are only

the helm, we don’t need to care about their numbers at all! We’d still be

He could have made the

shook his head. He could not afford to let

before: don’t rush into things. The two of

“Since we already know why he’s left the Evil Blood Thunder marks to ensure that

cleared the fiends along this path, we might

his decision, Graham did not waste any more time. He turned around and

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, but this is a

you might very well end

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

finished those words, the other remaining

following Graham. We wouldn’t dare go out alone. Treasures are nice, but our lives

prepared, and we’ll follow all of you. As for those treasures, we’ve given

Let’s hurry up and advance. We’ll take turns sending out

did not mention the truth at all; he had hidden the most

to advance, following the marks the masked man left

Even with over 150 kilometers between them, they could still see its full

seem unbelievably miniscule. It would make one feel as small as a

man clenched his chest, and blood oozed from the corner of his

before and, instead, even felt a bit

“Are you alright?!”

moment, even his voice was unsteady as he

the masked man. He placed a blanket underneath the masked man’s buttocks and took out expensive medicinal pills for

was in a bad state, but he seemed very aggrieved by pain as well. Just moving

many bones were broken 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

blurted Zamian

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

eight-tailed snake had fallen, his hands trembling slightly. “This is the last fiend and the last test for me before I pass. It’d be weirder if the

fact that he was much stronger than the average person and had reached the spring solidifying realm before, he might not have been able to kill

The structure of this blood-colored world is so strange. They allowed us all to

think that the old man who designed

have amounted to much if we attacked it in a group, then the last test would hold no meaning to it. The whole reason the eight-tailed snake existed was to see if I

carrying the sliver of ridicule he had, “Even if

you’ve been injured to this degree, so how could the other two have any hope? They were never at your level, and if you hadn’t suppressed your powers, the two of them wouldn’t even be able to

masked man smiled at this; Zamian’s flattery

here. If it was outside, even if the two of them

after waves of pain as he started to tremble. He hurriedly formed some seals with his hands, trying to stabilize

Pavilion’s chosen disciple, Rufus, eyed the two other eight-tailed snakes. When they all arrived at the foot of the mountain,

they were all sealed within their own barriers. When the masked man got closer, a wave of energy enveloped him, sending

was like an angered beast and

there had witnessed

as he spoke, “Even with a barrier between us, I could still feel a very dense demonic

hearing those words, thinking Rufus could be right. The eight-tailed demonic snake’s demonic energy could not be suppressed, so much so

not like the fiends they had encountered before. Even though the fiends had power coming out of their

eight-tailed snake felt like it had been soaked in

be precise, this monster is probably incredibly close to the spring solidifying realm. It only needs just the slightest push to

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Rufus nodded.

won’t reach this place. You’ve made such good arrangements, and they’ve definitely fallen

thinking that Jackie and Graham would not be able to reach where they were at, too. He had planned

He would both kill off those people and carve a clear

along the path free from obstacles, arriving at the foot of Netherworld Mountain. Just thinking about it made

that you did not plan on killing Jackie and Graham at all! Killing so many troublesome people was just to attract their

the focus to kill fiends and advance. The time limit is

slowly opening his eyes, incredibly pleased with himself as evident with his expression. His strategy was flawless…and those disciples from the northern clans 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

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 there would

man greatly. He could not stop himself from smiling, and everyone around him was heaping

belief. Those guys definitely won’t guess

have some skill. If we really plan on killing them, it might end up

now, they’re probably only a hundred kilometers in,

man wanted so badly to see their expressions after the task ended and they all returned to the

more than to see for himself Jackie and Graham’s remorseful expressions. He wanted to return all

have Jackie pay the price

barely contain himself just thinking of all

that moment, a familiar voice was

That voice…

all too

It was not just him, too. There was not a single one of the other disciples from

the source of the voice.

were all incredibly

Graham and Benjamin, all standing upright in

laid-back as he gazed

Graham and Benjamin’s eyes were filled with rage, and the scene stunned the masked man.

just on a ridicule-train, bashing on these men, so sure that they would still be in the outer areas. All that, and they suddenly popped right into

voice trembling, “How is that possible? How

that many people have 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