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Chapter 2006 The flaming birds flew all around the area and left a trail of flame whenever they went. Each of the birds was made up of flames, and even the feathers were swirling with the pattern of fire.
“This has to be the most powerful skill Dale has ever used. If I remember correctly, Divine Sky Crows is also an intermediate red level skill. However, it’s hard to tell at first blush which cultivation level he is at. He could be at the same level as Wesley though.”
The color of fire-engine-red filled the whole battle platform which reflected in all of the spectators’ eyes. Dale had pulled out his big guns—the fire attribute skill he was best at. He knew that it would be a disadvantage for him to continue as he realized that he was no match for Wesley.
With a shout, he flung both of his fire-engine-red daggers up to the sky. He could control the daggers with his thoughts. Instantly, the daggers blended with the flaming birds, and everyone there knew this would be his most powerful attack.
“You’re going down, you loser!” shouted Dale angrily. Immediately, all the flaming birds shot down crazily at Wesley, staining his surroundings red. In contrast, his pale, calm face seemed to be glowing as the sword in his hand was humming with a low sound
He pointed his sword at Dale and calmly performed a hand seal just when the flaming birds were about to crash into him. Immediately, countless silver lights appeared mid-air. Although the silver lights seemed to be unnoticeable under the red glow of the flaming birds, they started to become brighter and brighter when the flaming bird appeared closer and closer.
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With a wave of his left hand, the silver lights gathered and spun madly around his sword which he was holding in his right hand. In a blink of an eye, the silver lights condensed into two small stars; so small were the two stars that they were at least a billion times smaller than the real ones up above the sky.
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Even so, the spectators could sense tyrannical energy from the pair of spinning stars. Wesley’s speed and power suddenly increased drastically and with no warning at all, he jumped up to the sky and brought his sword down on the flaming birds. All that could be heard was the air being ripped apart and the flaming birds started dropping one by one under his attack. They never stood a chance against Wesley’s sword at all.
Wesley continued slashing his way through the flaming birds and under the buff of his two mini stars, the speed of his attack increased even more. Some of the weaker informal disciples could not even keep up his sword and would only know where he had been when the flaming birds fell from the sky.
On the other side, Dale was sweating profusely. He performed a hand seal again to make the flames burn stronger and to summon more flaming birds. However, this did not deter Wesley at all. He smirked and in an instant, the swarm of flaming birds was wiped out once again.
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Chapter 2007 The flaming birds were the condensation of Dale’s energy and transformed back to its original red-light state, diffusing into the surroundings when they were struck by Wesley’s sword. Wesley’s speed of casting out the attacks was lightning fast and even though Dale kept on replenishing the flaming birds with his true energy, there was still a big hole in the swarm.
Wesley shot through the hole when it was big enough for him to go through and instantly appeared in front of Dale. The corners of Dale’s lips went rigid, he did not expect that Wesley would be able to break through the swarm.
The flaming birds were no match for Wesley at all. Wesley scoffed and the three-foot sword in his hand cast out a dazzling silver light. The two mini stars orbiting around his sword, cracked and their light infused into the sword, making it as bright as the galaxy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt this sight, the back of Dale’s neck went cold. He madly performed another round of hand seals to summon the scattered flaming birds to create a barrier in front of him.
That did not even make Wesley bat his eyelid. He raised his sword again and said, “Behold my Seven Stars Meteor Cloud!”
The dazzling galaxy light became one with the sword and cut down on the flaming bird’s barrier just when everyone was widening their eyes. They heard a crisp cracking sound and the flaming bird barrier split in half.
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Even though the flaming bird barrier absorbed most of the attack, the remaining force landed on Dale. He suddenly felt a tearing pain in his shoulders and chest as the blood dyed his clothes red. He screamed painfully and was sent flying before landing on the ground with a heavy thud. All the spectators had their jaws already dropped to the ground by then.
Wesley raised his cold brow and cast out another sword attack. The attack was not aimed at Dale’s vital organs but was still imbued with a powerful force. Everyone heard a slashing sound and another deep sword wound appeared on Dale’s chest.
The first sword slash was from Dale’s left shoulder, cutting diagonally across his right torso and the second was from his right shoulder, cutting diagonally across his left torso and the combined effect was a bloody X. His shirt was completely stained red and he looked extremely pitiful. However, it was not the pain that he could not handle but the humiliation brought by Wesley.
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After that second slash, Wesley stored his sword back in the storage space and alighted gently near Dale, who was lying on the ground. He looked down at Dale with a mocking and condescending expression, making Dale flush even redder in the face. Dale tried to stand up, wanting to fight to the death with Wesley.
However, before he could do that, they all heard the results being announced. “The winner is Wesley Sayer. The two contestants will swap their ranking and the wager of one hundred and fifty contribution points goes to Wesley Sayer.”
Once the announcement sounded, no matter how frustrated Dale was, there was nothing he could do. The rules must be obeyed.
Chapter 2008 A runner disciple swiftly entered the battle platform to carry Dale after Deacon Ambrose deactivated the protective formation. Dale’s face was pale with pain and he was staring daggers at Wesley, who on the contrary, was expressionless. He immediately left the battle platform without even once looking back at Dale, after Deacon Ambrose had announced the result.
A pandemonium akin to five hundred ducks quacking at the same time rose up after the battle ended.
“Brother Dale is no match for Brother Wesley. That was evident from the start so it’s no surprise Brother Wesley came out as the winner.”
“Actually, I think Brother Wesley should be ranked higher than his previous ranking. The only reason Brother Dale was able to rank 143rd was that he has been in the Academy longer. Talent-wise, it’s definitely Brother Wesley who’s stronger. I have no doubt that if given more time, Brother Wesley will surpass more disciples!”
Although Dale ranked higher than Wesley, many people still felt that his talent was lacking.
“Do you think Wesley unleashed all his power then?” asked someone and more opinions ensued.
“I don’t think so. He looked at ease when he retracted his sword. I can guarantee you that he has more energy left. Dale being stronger than us doesn’t mean that Wesley will need all his power to defeat him.”
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“Yeah, I’m so jealous of Wesley’s talent. Amongst us, he’s the second most talented disciple after Brother Duncan. There’s a slight probability he will become a chosen disciple.”
“What do you mean by a slight probability? I think his probability is higher than that! He might even become a future elder with the help of Elder Sayer. He definitely has a bright future ahead of him.”
These comments brought up a feeling of envy in many of the disciples’ hearts. However, the feeling of jealousy was mixed with admiration, therefore, they would not do anything to Wesley behind his back. How could they when he was way more talented than them?
Noel sighed and glanced sideways at jackie. He was expecting jackie to be in a bad mood after seeing how Wesley had easily defeated the 143rd ranked Dale. He would definitely feel the immense pressure as if being pressed under a hundred boulders if he was the one who needed to go against Wesley in the next battle.
However, to his surprise, he realized jackie did not even bat an eyelid. His expression remained carefree and impassive in the face of Wesley’s power. The corners of Noel’s lips twitched. He did not know whether he should praise jackie’s composure or his acting skill.
Chapter 2009 Even he could not tell whether jackie’s confidence was because he had a good plan or he was faking it until he made it. Most of the people there thought jackie was doing the latter and hated him for it.
Wesley had been staring at him ever since he got down from the battle platform. He was expecting jackie to be scared shitless and became extremely furious when he was not. “He must be pretending not to be scared! There’s no way he’s not scared. His acting is definitely better than his fighting.”
He did not bother to keep his voice low but instead, said it really loud and made the others who heard it look at jackie with curiosity. jackie’s overly calm behavior gave them no doubt that he was definitely pretending not to be scared. Not bothering what he would think of them, they started to give their two cents’ worth.
“Ugh, I can’t stand him looking so calm! I can understand him staying so calm if he hadn’t seen what Brother Wesley can do. I don’t even know why he bothers to put up a pretense when everyone knows Brother Wesley’s power can be ranked in the top one hundred amongst us, informal disciples.”
“He must be doing it to protect his own ego. No matter how scared he’s feeling, he definitely would not let outsiders see but this just makes him more of a laughingstock.”
“Yeah, he’s a joke! There must be a loose screw in his brain.”
“I think he might be in a state of shock. I would be scared shitless right now if I was him.”
“You’re right. Forget about the grudges between the two of them, Wesley didn’t actually have to humiliate Dale with that last strike. Although that last strike didn’t cause permanent damage to Dale thus Wesley didn’t break any rules but there’s no doubt it caused permanent emotional scarring to him. I’m sure jackie will suffer a far worse humiliation than that.”
“I think so too. Brother Wesley and Brother Dale didn’t really hold any deep hatred toward each other and yet look at what Brother Wesley did to him. He must have been planning something even worse for jackie.”
They did not bother to lower their voices so it was only natural that jackie would have heard what they said. However, his expression remained impassive and he did not even look toward Wesley.
The corners of Noel’s lips twitched again. He lowered his voice and said to jackie, “Are you really not afraid? Wesley had the intention to humiliate Dale from the very start. The ‘X’ mark on Dale’s chest is like a slap to his face. If he can do that to Dale, imagine what he will do to
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“So what?” asked jackie with an equally low voice and with a smile on his face.
Chapter 2010 Those two words rendered Noel speechless. He and Brook stared wide-eyed at jackie, not knowing what to say. Judging from jackie’s reply, it seemed as if he was really not afraid but they could not be! They were adamant he was pretending to be calm.
The corners of Brook’s lips started to twitch too. Wesley was already immeasurably powerful to a runner disciple like him. There was no way he could win in a fight against him in a million years and he was really worried for jackie.
Many of the spectators there started to imagine what would happen during the battle between Wesley and jackie. Would jackie be sent flying with a single strike of the sword? Maybe Wesley will do his utmost to humiliate him by carving a few X on jackie’s face. Not only would that humiliate jackie but it would also assure the fact that he would never have a chance to do anything great in his life.
According to their understanding of Wesley’s personality, they knew there was a high possibility for that to happen. After all, Wesley had the backing of many influential figures and the most he would get for humiliating other people was a slight slap on the wrist. Therefore, why would he care about hurting other people’s egos?
The man with triangular eyes patted himself on the back for having the foresight to suck up to Wesley. Not only was Wesley more powerful than the average disciple but also had the backing of Elder Sayer. No doubt that following Wesley would benefit him in the future.
Even though Wesley had won the battle, there was no sign of happiness on his face. On the contrary, his eyes were filled with anger and the man with the triangular eyes instantly guessed what he was mad about.
He shot up from his seat and turned to look angrily at jackie. Then, he scoffed and in a loud voice said, “Oh wow, jackie. We should give you an Oscar for your acting skill but then did you really think all of us were fooled by your pretense? Why don’t you just admit you’re actually scared shitless right now?”
The man with triangular eyes was Wesley’s number one fanboy and he would do anything for him. Besides, humiliating a nobody like jackie would not bring him any consequences.
jackie knitted his brow. The reason his face was expressionless was because he really did not care about Wesley’s power and knew that they would not believe him even if he told them the truth. However, the man with the triangular eyes had crossed his line, and not to mention he had always seen him as a thorn in his side.
He stared at him, scoffed, and in a chilly tone said, “I was right when I called you Wesley’s loyal dog. You would do anything for your master with no thoughts of the consequences.”
His words shocked everyone there. Nobody expected him to say something like that. His words were more hurtful than if he had slapped the man with the triangular eyes. The man with the triangular eyes nearly punched jackie in the face but stopped himself just in time as there was a rule saying no fighting on the viewing platform.
Brook was pale in the face from fright and he quickly pulled on jackie’s sleeves. “Brother jackie, why did you say that? He would for sure seek revenge on you now.”
jackie laughed softly and in a calm voice said, “Do you really think he would stop taunting me if I didn’t say anything? Besides, I was only telling the truth. The only reason he keeps causing me problems is because he wants to please his master. Therefore, he should be prepared to reap the consequences.”
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Although Brook wished jackie would shut his mouth, he had to admit what he said was right. Wesley and his gang would not stop causing trouble for jackie even if he laid down and rolled over. He understood all this but lacked the courage to do it.
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