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    Chapter 2021


    Everyone was stupefied at what happened.


    Jackie once again released the spell, and the ck dagger shone brightly. He pushed the dagger


    forward with all his strength, and the ck dagger instantly broke through the silver light, aiming straight


    for Wesley.


    Wesley’s eyes snapped open widely, and despite his hesitance, he habitually stepped back. The ck


    dagger was only three feet away from Wesley’s body as he hastily raised his sword to intercept the


    attack.


    A sharp, resounding ng between metals was heard.


    The ck dagger shed against the three-feet sword once more. However, the ck light did not


    dismantle the silvery sword light this time. Instead, the ck light enveloped it like a maggottching


    onto a bone!


    Wesley’s expression contorted uglily at the sight, and he immediately activated his true strength to


    shatter the ck light that spiraled upward the sword like vines. Unlucky for him, Wesley still


    underestimated Jackie’s attack.


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    Although he used his true strength to shatter most of the ck light, a fraction of the dark-colored light


    conquered the sword and crawled onto his arm.


    Wesley felt a sharp paining from his hands, and It felt like 10,000 ants gnawed at his soul. The


    sharp pain caused him to wail out in pain.


    Wesley was a person who greatly prioritized his image, and he would not have wailed like he did-or


    anything else of that nature-even if someone wounded him terribly. However, the pain of the soul being


    invaded was not usual pain. Even those who acted high and mighty could never hold back their scream


    when they were invaded by the soul sword.


    “What the hell is this?!” Wesley was in so much pain that he yelled out loudly. He realized, at that


    moment, that his dark-colored light was like a kind of poison, one that aimed to hurt the soul instead of


    the body.


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    Destroying the Void was a soul attack, and just a fraction of it was enough to submit the victim through


    sheer pain.


    Wesley stepped back, distancing himself greatly from Jackie. Meanwhile, the ck dagger flew back


    toward Jackie, though this did not mean that two soul swords were defeated by Wesley’s Seven Stars


    Meteor Clouds. Instead, Jackie was forced to retrieve the ck dagger because the energy had been


    exhausted.


    At this moment, Wesley’s face was chalky-white, and his eyes were bloodshot. His hands seemed to


    quiver as he attempted to activate his true strength to suppress the sharp pain that assaulted his soul.


    Everyone was speechless at the oue, and the entire area fell intoplete silence for a good while,


    save the sound of the breeze blowing past the tree leaves, proving that time was still ticking. Even


    Ambrose looked toward the battle stage as if he had seen a ghost.


    Finally, somebody blurted, “This guy actually hurt Wesley. How can he be so strong? What is the martial


    skill that he performed? Why does the ck light have such a strong power?!”Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    “Are you asking me? How would I know? Regardless, we can’t underestimate that young man. I just


    can’t fathom how Wesley failed to defeat Jackie when he didn’t even hold back!”


    “The martial skill Jackie used must’ve carried thews of poison. Why else did Wesley wail so painfully?


    On top of that, that dark-colored skill is incredibly ominous. Even though it was shattered, remnants of it


    still climbed onto a person’s body…like maggots on bones!”


    Chapter 2022


    This time, even Ambrose chimed in, “That’s right! Our hearts shuddered at the fright. What is that thing?


    It rendered Wesley, a person who cares so much about his pride, to wail in pain!”


    Dale, despite having been wounded by Wesley and having shameful sword cuts left on his body, could


    not help but sneak to the audience seats when he learned that Jackie and Wesley were at the battle


    arena. He ignored his wounds, even though he was supposed to be tending to them, and happened to


    chance at the sight of their battle-one that looked like both men were even. Dale was rooted on the spot


    at the sight, unable to assess if what he saw was real.


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    He ignored the pain that stemmed from the shes on his body, one that even gued his mind.


    If this fight continued at this rate, Wesley might truly lose to Jackie. If Jackie was capable of that, this


    would no doubt shake the entire Dual Sovereign Pavilion.


    After all, Jackie took up the challenge despite being on a different level, and he had just joined the sect


    as well. On top of that, Wesley was a talented person, and he might even be a chosen disciple in


    the future. If Jackie managed to defeat Wesley, he would certainly be a chosen disciple in the


    future.


    The man with triangr eyes almost bit his own tongue, while the subordinates that ttered Wesley just


    moments ago flushed a crimson color. None of them dared say anything as the reality came as a p to


    their faces.


    They degraded Jackie so badly, and it even sounded like Wesley only had to move his hand for Jackie to


    be beaten into a dead dog. At this rate, however, no one knew who would be done for.


    The man with triangr eyes trembled as he looked a t Jackie with a hint of fear in his eyes, instantly


    understanding something. Even if Jackie failed to defeat Wesley in the arena, his future would


    nheless be prosperous.


    Eventually, he would sessfully be an informal disciple and even a chosen disciple. Of course,


    until the day Jackie became a chosen disciple, the man with triangr eyes would not be able to survive


    in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion. After all, was It not all too easy for an informal disciple to pick on an


    informal disciple without any background like the triangr-eyed guy?


    The triangr-eyed guy’s flushed face instantly turned iparably pale. His hands that were hidden in


    his sleeves shivered unnoticeably. At this moment, gossip and debates were heard across the entire


    audience seats.


    “Seems like we won’t get to guess who’s going to champion this. Who would’ve thought Jackie to be so


    strong? It’s surprising, really. After all, he had just joined the Dual Sovereign Pavilion for a dozen days


    and had never been trained and groomed by the sect. Looking at the way things are now, though, he


    must’ve gone through something before he joined the sect. The martial skill this young man practiced is


    comparable to the Seven Stars Meteor Clouds Wesley performed. It’s even possible that the level of his


    martial skill is higher than the Seven Stars Meteor Clouds!”


    The people around the person who said this agreed, but many were still amazed with everything that had


    happened.


    “If the martial skill that Jackie practiced is at a higher level than the Seven Stars Meteor Clouds, it should


    be Red level premium martial skill. If that’s true, this young man is very talented!”


    Martial skills were not something a person could practice just because they wished to do so. Practicing


    the Red level martial skill not only required a person to be extremely talented, but they had to achieve a


    certain fighting prowess as well. Taking Warren as an example, he was at the initial stage of the innate


    level like Jackie, but the martial skill he practiced was at a much lower gradepared to the Seven


    Stars Meteor Clouds.


    This did not mean that Warren was unable to get Red level intermediate martial skills. On the contrary,


    Warren would not be able to practice the skill, even if he managed to attain a Red level intermediate


    martial skill.


    Chapter 2023 “Who would’ve thought that there are talented disciples among the newly recruited ones


    that they simply took in? Jackie’s talents areparable to Senior Brother Duncan!”


    Duncan, for many, was like an untouchable ceiling. Not only did he have a strong background, but his


    talents were so impressive that others just could not breathe when facing him. Many people worshiped


    Duncan as their idol.


    It was an extremely high note of approval for them topare Jackie to Duncan.


    Every debate andment from the audience traveled to Wesley’s ears; his sense of hearing was sharp


    after all. The more these informal disciples talked, the darker Wesley’s expression became. At this


    moment, it was as if he had swallowed a couple of flies as his expression gradually turned into a ghastly


    pale color.


    His right hand gripped the three-foot-long sword, albeit with a shaky hand. He stared at Jackie like a


    hawk, and his expression showed just how much he wanted to bite Jackie to relieve his hatred. If looks


    could kill, Jackie would have died several tens of thousands times.


    “You must be very proud of yourself, huh? You’re probably all fired up just listening to thesements


    about you, aren’t you? I’ll admit that I’ve underestimated you. I never expected that you’d be so strong!”


    spoke Wesley, though harshly and forcefully through gritted teeth. His eyes were bloodshot when he said


    these words as his envy and hate nearly spilled from his chest. He even grew envious of Jackie, who


    was extremely talented. Duncan alone was not enough, and all of a sudden, another talented individual


    appeared, suppressing him at the bottom!


    Jackie raised his eyebrows. “Why do you always talk so much nonsense? I have a tight schedule, and I


    don’t have much time to waste on you. You shouldn’t think that I’m purposely going against you. To be


    honest with you, I don’t care about you that much.”


    Jackie’s response came as a challenge to Wesley’s sensitive feelings, and these words were like harsh


    ps on Wesley’s face. Moreover, Jackie’s expression barely shifted as he said those words. Wesley


    knew that Jackie really had such thoughts and was not doing this on purpose to provoke him. Compared


    to being provoked and abused, it was even more difficult for Wesley to ept such disregard.


    Wesley scoffed indignantly and gritted his teeth to the point that the veins on his forehead protruded.”


    Don’t think of defeating me. I, Wesley Sayer, have achieved what I have, and I’m not someone you can


    defeat just by saying so!”


    A secondter, Wesley raised his right hand and threw the three-foot sword into the air. The threefoot


    sword buzzed and trembled as it floated in front of Wesley. Once again, Wesley continuously performed


    the formation with both his hands.


    The silver light circted between Wesley’s fingers, and the twisted runes poured into the three-feet


    sword were like mud being poured into the sea. Everyone noticed that the light emitted by the silver


    sword only grew stronger.


    Soon enough, a loud cracking noise could be hearding from the sword. To everyone’s surprise, the


    third star appeared, and this silenced the audience once more.


    None of them expected that Wesley was capable of forming the third star. No wonder some informal


    disciples that had a better insight mentioned that Wesley was already halfway into the proficient level of


    the Seven Stars Meteor Clouds.


    Forming the first and second stars only proved that Wesley had achieved the preliminary level of the


    Seven Stars Meteor Cloud. However, if he was capable of forming the third star, it proved that he was


    halfway into the proficient level! When he sessfully formed the fourth star, it meant that he had


    already achieved the proficient level. There were a total of three levels when it came to practicing martial


    skills. These martial skills would only exert their overwhelming power when the martial artist achieved the


    second level.


    Wesley took in a deep breath and said solemnly, “I didn’t want to show my true strength before the sect’s


    ranking battle, but I can no longer hide it, even if I wanted to. Consider it your honor, Jackie, to have


    forced me into such a situation!”


    Chapter 2024 Jackie’s lips twitched upon hearing Wesley’s bold im. It seemed like Wesley loved to


    boast about his strength pridefully no matter what he was doing. To Wesley, it was not Jackie’s strong


    powers that forced him into doing this. Instead, Jackie should be honored that he was doing so.


    Jackie was stunned for a moment, however, and he even felt likeughing at Wesley’s words.


    Nheless, he did not want to waste time on nonsense with Wesley at such a crucial moment. After the


    third star was formed, all three stars attracted and controlled one another. They continued to spin briskly


    on top of the three-feet sword and stirred the surrounding energy into a small-sized tornado.


    Everyone’s eyes widened at the sight. Many of them were already mentally debating if Wesley could


    compete with the top 100 or even the top 80 informal disciples when he performed his strongest hit!


    “It seems like my trip here today isn’t in vain; I get to see such an interesting fight. I never thought


    Wesley had hidden hisst resort during his fight with Dale before. This is his true power!”


    “That’s right! I came here today because of the duel between Wesley and Dale. Surprisingly, the battle


    between Wesley and a newly recruited informal disciple was what amazed me the most. If I tell anyone


    else who has no idea what’s happening here, they’d probablyugh at me, thinking I made it all up!”


    “Let’s not discuss this right now. Who do you think is the stronger person, now that Wesley has shown


    his true strength?”


    This question once again haunted the surrounding spectators, and many of them frowned as they looked


    at one another. None of them coulde up with a conclusion, though. After all, the battle depicted


    change after change in the tides of battle, which confused everyone of their judgment.


    However, there were still people who spoke usibly, “It’s Wesley, no doubt. Although Wesley isn’t as


    talented as Jackie, he’s already in the intermediate stage of the innate level. On top of that, his Seven


    Stars Meteor Clouds has already achieved such a high level of proficiency. I believe that he’s even


    capable of fighting somebody who’s in the top 50 of our pavilión!” said one individual.


    Many agreed to this person’s statement, nodding in agreement as they did.


    Dale was stunned when he saw this scene. He originally thought that Wesley had used hisplete


    strength, which was why he lost his battle In the end, but what Wesley was showing in his fight with


    Jackie proved him wrong. Wesley did not use his strongest power to defeat him, and it finally made


    sense why Wesley was all proud and confident before. It turned out that he did not even regard Dale to


    an extent.


    Realizing this, Dale could not even mask the defeat visible in his eyes. His self-esteem had suffered a


    powerful blow.


    The discussion grew increasingly heated in the audience seats. The person with the most solemn


    expression among the audience was definitely Ambrose, who was seated in the middle among them, his


    eyes fixed on the battle arena.


    Ambrose was not a disciple, and as the only deacon In charge of things present, if anything happened to


    the important people on the battle arena, he would be the first to face the wrath of upper management.


    The upper management would not pay much attention if the people involved were regr informal


    disciples, even if one of them ended up badly wounded or disabled, so long as it was not a permanent


    disability. However, the situation was different at that moment. Wesley was supported by Elder Sayer and


    was a rather talented disciple. He had been one of the key disciples being focused on by the Dual


    Sovereign Pavilion. If something bad happened to him, Ambrose would also suffer.


    On the other hand, even though Jackie did not have any support or background, his talents were


    spectacr. If he was seriously injured or ended up disabled due to Wesley under Ambrose’s


    supervision, Ambrose would pay dearly, too.


    Ambrose’s expression continued to darken as he silently prayed for nothing to happen to these two


    people. His gaze never wavered from both Jackie and Wesley. If one of them looked to be seriously


    defeated, he had to immediately stop their fight.


    At this moment on the battle stage, Wesley waspletely unnerved by Jackie’s provocation, and


    nothing else mattered to him at that point. He held the three-feet sword in his right hand, and the silver


    light was so strong that it could envelop his entire body.


    He let out a deep breath, and a silver light burst out of his eyes. “Young man, I, Wesley Sayer, will show


    you my might, one that can render you incapacitated!”


    Instantly, he rushed toward Jackie like a ferocious lion. The three stars spun sprightly on the sword


    Wesley had in his hand. The moment he rushed over, he suddenly grabbed the sharp de of the three


    foot sword with his left hand and the sword cut his hand. Blood instantly soaked the de, and the


    bright-red blood looked increasingly ominous under the silver light.


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    The next moment, the three-feet sword spongily absorbed Wesley’s blood. The three stars rotating


    crazily around the three-feet sword, meanwhile, increased in speed.


    Jackie was sure this was Wesley’s desperate tactic. At this moment, a solemn look appeared on Jackie’s


    face, and he even felt slightly uneasy. Despite that, he could not retreat even if he was hesitant.


    With that, he performed the seal continuously with his hands, and the ck light was once again injected


    into the dagger.


    The dagger, like before, released a streak of ck light, and the third soul sword was fused into the ck


    dagger. To be safe, Jackie made up his mind and increased his true energy. Even though he could easily


    fuse two soul swords with his current abilities, it was still difficult for Jackie to merge all three soul swords


    in one attempt.


    He could not focus on that drawback, however.


    He had to force himself to fuse the swords, even if he typically could not. His hands turned continuously


    and became faster. One after another, the seals appeared in his hands like a running streak of light.


    Jackie felt waves of piercing pain on his soul, signifying that he had reached his limit, but he pushed that


    to the back of his mind. He had to merge all three soul swords, even if it hurt his soul!


    Whoosh!


    Following a strong gust of wind, Wesley got right up to Jackie. The silver light covered his entire being,


    and the sword shone brightly as it went straight toward Jackie’s face!


    Jackie narrowed his eyes and stepped on the ground to quickly retreat. He was so close to seeding!


    Wesley was breakneck-fast, one that disabledmonfolk from defeating him. Luckily, the martial art


    technique Jackie practiced was very special and contained thews of space. Although he only mastered


    a small portion of the technique, it sessfully increased Jackie’s speed greatly.


    A fierce look appeared in Wesley’s eyes as he roared angrily, “You wish to hide from me? Not


    happening!”


    Wesley’s roar delivered his rawest feelings of hatred and envy, and it was evident how he roared with all


    his strength.


    Ambrose almost stopped breathing as he stood up from the audience seat, standing in a way that he


    was ready to rush up the battle stage. As long as there was something wrong, he would not pause for


    another second.


    Jackie retreated speedily. At this moment, he was still performing the seal continuously with his soul. The


    sharp pain in his soul reminded him that it was too much.


    Wesley naturally knew that Jackie was forcing himself to withstand his attack, and he, of course, did not


    want to give Jackie the time and opportunity to. If he lost to Jackie, his self-confidence would suffer a


    huge blow, and this would have a deep effect on his future. He could not allow himself to lose to Jackie.


    He roared furiously and once again increased his speed. This time, Jackie was unable to evade the


    attack, even with the help of thews of space. A smirk gradually appeared on Wesley’s face. “ept


    your death, young man! You can’t hide away from this!”


    The decisive voice filled the entire arena, and everyone stared at the stage. At this moment, Jackie


    suddenly stopped retreating backward.


    He suddenly raised his head and pushed his hands forward. The ck dagger once again met the silver


    sword, and everyone heard it-a loud explosion. The center where both energies collided sent out waves


    of energy that impacted the formation surrounding the battle stage.


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