chapter 2026-2030


    Chapter 2026


    The audience heard that familiar dull explosion as a figure came hurtling out of the center of the energy


    surge. The figure mmed against the activated energy barrier of the battle tform with an audible


    whump.


    The figure was, in fact, Wesley, and the protective barrier managed to stop him from flying out of the


    arena.


    Wesley, who was once insufferably arrogant, was rendered to such a pathetic state-he looked like he had


    just struggled out of the quagmire. He slid down the energy barrier and fell onto the ground with a loud


    thud. Dust flew all over the ce as Wesley slumped to the ground with his four limbs up in the air. His


    clothes were torn into rags.


    The dark-colored light covered Wesley like ayer of mist. Blood leaked from the corners of his mouth as


    his face contorted in sheer pain. In the previous attack, Wesley’s Seven Stars Meteor Cloud was no


    match for the Destroying the Void. After the Destroying the Void, which formed three soul swords,


    defeated the Seven Stars Meteor Cloud, the remnants of the skill struck Wesley.


    After all, the Destroying the Void was a soul attack.


    As if it was not enough that he suffered an unexpected attack, Wesley did not even know how to defend


    himself against a soul-attribute attack. He could not endure the attack, even though he knew that it was


    highly likely that the remaining power from Jackie’s attack would damage his soul if it struck him.


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    The audience once again fell into silence. The remaining energy quickly dispersed without the support of


    the relevant parties. After the light disappeared, Jackie emerged before the crowd, albeit In a pitiable


    state as well.


    The silver sword beams left multiple slices on Jackie’s clothes in their wake. His face was pale as paper


    as cold sweat slowly trickled down his forehead. He had a deep frown on his face as the corners of his


    mouth slightly trembled. Despite standing upright, everyone could see that he had his fair share of


    struggles, though he seemed to fare better than Wesley, who fell straight to the ground with a distorted


    expression due to the pain he faced.


    “Oh my god! He really won! He really did it! Wesley couldn’t defeat Jackie, even when they both


    executed their strongest attack at the same time? What sort of martial skill is this guy practicing? He’s so


    strong!”


    “His martial skill isn’t the only thing that’s strong. I’m sure the martial art technique he practices is a high-


    level one as he’s able to achieve such results. Where did this guye from? I heard that he doesn’t


    have any background. If no one’s backing him up, where did this strong martial skill of hise from?!”


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    The prattles instantly overwhelmed the perimeter.


    Jackie, meanwhile, ignored everything onlookers were saying. At this moment, it was true that he was


    not feeling well. Although his clothes had several cuts on them, his pale expression was not due to the


    Seven Stars Meteor Cloud. Instead, it was because his spirit energy had been dried out-hurt, even-as he


    forcefully merged the three soul swords. However, a wound on his soul of such degree was nothing to


    Jackie. He was not badly wounded, and he only needed to rest for a couple of days.


    He inhaled deeply as his gaze shifted. He saw that Ambrose was about to open his mouth, to announce


    the end of this wager battle. Before he had the chance to speak, however, Jackie moved as a small


    amount of true energy agitated in his body. Even though he forcefully merged the three soul swords and


    this caused his spirit energy to dry up, he had not used much of the true energy in his body. He had


    already put the ck dagger away as he rushed forward like a cannon.


    Jackie got right up to Wesley, having not been too far from him, within a breath. Ambrose immediately


    realized what Jackie wanted to do when he saw Jackie’s action


    Ambrose’s face turned pale and he shouted loudly to stop Jackie, but Jackie was one step faster than


    Ambrose’s words. The moment he got right before Wesley, Jackie silently swung his fist sharply at his


    chest.


    Wesley’s rib broke with an audible crack, one that the audience could hear. The impact from the attack


    rendered Wesley somewhat unconscious from the severe pain as he had already suffered from a


    damaged soul. He failed to see Jackie flying toward him, and when he realized what had happened,


    Jackie had broken his rib with a punch.


    The physical agony he felt, along with the torment his soul was haunted with, made Wesley feel like he


    was in hell.


    Chapter 2027


    No matter how willful Wesley was, he could not hold back his scream.


    After seeing what happened, Ambrose instantly turned pale. “Stop! I dere that the battle is over!


    You’ve won now, Jackie, so stop what you’re doing!”


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    Ambrose could not just watch as Jackie’s attack crushed Wesley entirely. Although Jackie’s previous


    punch broke Wesley’s ribs, it did not cause more fatal injuries. Cold sweat dripped down Ambrose’s


    forehead as he feared Jackie would continue his assault, even if Jackie listened to him. After all, the


    animosity between Jackie and Wesley ran deep, and Wesley even insisted on crippling Jackie before the


    battle.


    Jackie was not someone who would just forgive and forget. He was also impressively talented and did


    not ce much importance on the fact that Wesley came from an important family.


    Surprisingly, Jackie stopped attacking after hearing Ambrose’s deration and slowly stood up from the


    floor. He did not turn around to look toward the audience seats and instead nced at Wesley, much to


    the audience’s surprise. He chuckled softly and said calmly, “Now, do you understand why I asked you to


    make those bets?”


    Although Wesley was in so much pain that he was losing his sensibility, he heard what Jackie had said.


    His words triggered Wesley so badly, more so than the pain on his body. He struggled to open his eyes


    and red at Jackie murderously. He coughed violently as blood and some of his internal organs


    spewed from the corners of his mouth. Despite better judgment, he growled, “I will kill you!”


    Wesley’s anger nearly demented him. It felt like he was utterly humiliated without Jackie saying anything,


    let alone since Jackie decided to tell him why he agreed to the bet so calmly. Wesley finally understood


    why Jackie behaved in such a way in front of everyone, even though they previously looked down on


    him.


    After all, no one believed that Jackie could defeat Wesley and thought that Jackie had given up.


    Even the only deacon there also thought so, but the tables have turned against them, making them look


    like a joke instead. What Jackie said had acted as a reminder to the others, and they finally realized why


    Jackie insisted for Wesley to make the bet from the beginning


    Everyone, during the time they were deciding on the final bet, looked at Jackie as though he was a


    jumping clown, but with everything that had happened, the audience felt their face burning in pain. Even


    Brook and Noel, who sided with Jackie, were also speechless.


    “You wish to kill me? Sure, just tell me when. With your current strength, however, I’ll be so far ahead of


    you after another ten years of training.”


    Everyone would haveughed at Jackie had he said this at the beginning of the match, but not at this


    moment. They were all exceptionally quiet as what Jackie said was the truth. Jackie had the ability to


    challenge Wesley from a lower level. If he was given more time to train, he would be very far ahead of


    Wesley without a doubt.


    Wesley could not just simply ept such things, but it was the truth, even if he did not want to ept it.


    Wesley’s face turned purple from anger and looked like an old man on the verge of death.


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    Jackie raised his brows, disinterested in talking to Wesley. How he wished Wesley would have died on


    the spot in his anger, but that would not happen. At that moment, Ambrose had closed the protective


    shield as runner disciples waiting down the arena rushed toward Jackie and Wesley.


    Chapter 2028 The runner disciples quickly transferred Wesley onto the stretcher. Every battle tform


    came with five or six runner disciples, and their main task was to bring any wounded disciple after their


    battles for emergency treatment.


    Jackie raised his eyebrows when Wesley was about to be brought down the tform by the runner


    disciples and said, “Don’t forget our wager. ording to the rules of the wager battle arena, you need to


    send the items you owe within three days. If you fail to do that within three days, not only will you be


    detained, but you might be deported from the sect, too.”


    Wesley was so angry that he coughed up blood hearing Jackie’s words. The chest area of his clothes


    had already been dyed with blood. His hands quaked as he wanted to p back at Jackie with


    something snarky. s, he had already lost, and it was useless no matter how much a loser spoke. He


    would only be ridiculed by others.


    After Wesley was brought away for treatment, Jackie slowly walked down the battle tform. At this


    moment, everybody had looked at Jackie in a different light.


    As Jackie demonstrated his prowess, their view had shifted from disdain into one of admiration, taking


    him more seriously and enviously. Some people could not help themselves but started to discuss quietly


    among themselves. “This guy’s talent is out of this world. I’m sure that he’ll be a chosen disciple in


    the future. No wonder he was so rxed previously. I almost thought he got brain worms!”


    “You should shut up. Since when have our sect recruited idiots? People had never given up. Instead, he


    never ced much importance on Wesley. During the final attack, both of them used their full power and


    caused Wesley to be beaten into such a state. This means that Jackie’s strength had already achieved


    the top-hundred positions or even the top fifty positions!”


    The surrounding onlookers immediately nodded when they heard this. There were a total of 3000


    informal disciples, and being able to be in the top 100 or top-50 among these 3000 people proved how


    incredibly strong this person was. Of course, many of these informal disciples were able to be in the


    top100 positions because of their extensive practice time. Some of them were even in the final stage of


    innate level! The positioning of these informal disciples had nothing to do with their talents.


    However, Jackie was only in the initial stage of innate level, and he was capable of being in the top-100


    because of his exceptional talents. This evoked the envy of many, but all they could do was nothing but


    stare.


    Ambrose looked at Jackie as if he was looking at a monster. Zeph had been relieved of his position and


    incarcerated because of what Jackie revealed. Ambrose was so interested in seeing Zeph’s pitiful ending


    that he purposely went to the dungeon where they held Zeph.


    At that point, Zeph rambled crazily, “You people just wait and see. I won’t let any of you off the hook once


    I leave this ce. I failed in the hands of that stinky b *stard because I was unprepared. You should tell


    him that joining the sect doesn’t mean that he has nothing to worry about. He’s just an informal disciple


    after he joins the sect. I’ll being for him once I leave this ce. Me being a deacon doesn’t diminish


    the fact that I can easily kill an informal disciple like him!”


    Ambrose onlyughed coldly when he heard this. The mistake Zeph made was neither arge nor a


    small matter. No matter how things were, he had been dismissed and detained. Ambrose was not


    worried about himself as Zeph would be incarcerated for at least two to three years.


    Before Zeph was detained, he did not take any actions against Ambrose, and Ambrose knew that he


    would be unable to cause any big trouble when he left the dungeon. Zeph might do something against


    Jackie, but Ambrose was not that well-acquainted with Jackie. He only felt good about Jackie because of


    what happened to Zeph.


    He had no idea how things would be by then, though Zeph would nheless be in for a surprise by the


    time he left the dungeon, seeing how things had developed at this moment. Ambrose estimated that


    Jackie would be able to be a chosen disciple within two to three years.


    Zeph was still capable of taking action against an informal disciple, but a chosen disciple was in a much


    higher positionpared to Zeph. No one would know who would hurt who by then.


    Chapter 2029 At the thought of this, Ambrose started to look forward to that surprised expression on


    Zeph’s face once he was to be released.


    Jackie, meanwhile, ignored the murmurs and gossip from the people around him, talking about him, and


    returned to his seat among the audience. He decided It would be in his interest to sit and watch the


    others battle as he did not have anything important to do today, more so having no more contribution


    points left at this moment.


    When he heard that formal disciples would have a battle on the wager battle arena afterward, Brook


    looked at Jackie with admiration as he sat, his eyes almost glued on Jackie.


    The corners of Jackie’s mouth twitched helplessly.” What are you looking at?”


    Brook coughed softly with an excited look on his face. “You’re very strong, Senior Brother Jackie! I’ve


    really missed it when I thought that you weren’t Wesley’s opponent. Who would’ve expected for you to hit


    him so badly!”


    Jackie raised his eyebrows helplessly and said calmly, “Didn’t I tell you how I wouldn’t have agreed to the


    battle if I wasn’t confident?”


    Brook was still extremely excited. “I thought that you were bragging.”


    Jackie was so speechless that the corners of his mouth twitched. Brook was such an honest person, and


    even Joelughed so hard at Brook that his eyes narrowed into crescent moons in hisughter. “Oh,


    dear me! Young man, you’re so excited that you can’t even control what you said. You’re that bold to say


    whatever crosses your mind!”


    Due to the fact that Jackie did not immediately leave the area, the informal disciples who purposely came


    over to observe the fight did not leave the scene either. They were still having lively discussions and only


    lowered their voice because Jackie was still there. Many people started looking at Jackie earnestly. If


    Jackie did not have a stern expression that kept strangers away, they would havee over to greet


    him. After all, Jackie had a bright future.


    After a period of time long enough for half a stick to burn, the remaining excitement from the previous


    battle began to disperse slowly. The others who participated in a wager battle today once again entered


    the battle tform. Brook sat at the audience seat and spoke non-stop by Jackie’s ears like a machine


    gun, and though this irked Jackie, he did not stop him.


    He purposely looked at where the man with triangr-eyes was at. When he looked over, the man and


    hispanion had already disappeared.


    They must have booked it because they were scared.


    Jackie intended to shake up the man with triangr eyes a little; that man irked Jackie to no end. Jackie


    did not have any conflict of interests with him, and he only caused trouble for Jackie because he wanted


    to tter Wesley.


    Compared to Brook’s constant chatter, Noel seemed to be far more level-headed. It was only after some


    time did he speak, “You held back, but I still feel that Wesley was badly wounded.” Jackie slightly


    nodded.” Aren’t the rules clear? I can’t cause any permanent damage, which I didn’t do. I only broke his


    ribs and didn’t heal his wounds. He’ll be alive and kicking after several months of treatment.”


    Chapter 2030


    In truth, Jackie had only told half the tale. After all, the worst attack was not breaking Wesley’s ribs.


    Instead, it was how the remaining power from the Destroying the Void attacked his body and caused the


    wound on his soul. Others did not know what attribute Jackie was training in, but Noel knew it very well.


    Lagarioring his voice, Noelmented, “Did Wesley suffer from a wound on his soul due to how much


    pain he’s in? If that’s the case, it doesn’t seem good.”


    Jackie raised his eyebrows and took a meaningful look at Wesley after he heard this. He saw how


    serious Noel’s expression was and responded with an equally serious tone, “I don’t think that he’s


    seriously wounded. Although the martial skill I performed was strong enough, the Seven Stars Meteor


    Cloud isn’t so weak. It canceled most of the attack, and only a small amount of the attack rushed onto


    Wesley’s body.”


    Noel felt that Jackie did not understand what he was trying to get at. He could not help but sit up straight


    and leaned toward Jackie. “The wounds suffered by the soul are different from those the body suffered. If


    his soul is gravely wounded, it’s difficult to rule if it’s permanent damage. However, it takes more pills and


    time to recover.”


    Jackie gave a light nod. He could feel that Noel was dancing around with his words, thus he waved his


    hand. “Just tell me what you want to say; there’s no need to beat around the bush.”


    Coughing lightly, Noel then replied, albeit a little exasperated, “What I mean to say is that you took it a


    little too far this time. Even though I know that you dislike Wesley that much, you shouldn’t have given


    him an additional punch in the end. Yes, he acted all high and mighty before, but he has the support of


    Elder Sayer. If you only wounded his soul, it can temporarily be exined away by saying that it was


    unavoidable. However, yourst punch was obviously aimed to humiliate Wesley— “


    “I know what you mean, but I’ll still do it again if this repeats,” interjected Jackie, not allowing Noel to


    finish. “Although he has a great background supporting him, I’m not somebody he can bully at his will.


    Consider me a nice person that I only punched him once, no matter how much he did before.”


    Noel merely nodded at Jackie before he shook his head silently. He felt that what Jackie said made


    sense. After all, it would only be hellish if Jackie continued to put up with all of that.


    Nheless, Jackie’s action hadpletely dishonored Wesley by what he did. He was only afraid that


    Elder Sayer would be a petty person and take revenge on Jackie. However, Noel also knew that Jackie


    was somebody with his own ideas, and he was certain that Jackie knew what might happen.


    Jackie stared at the battle tform for a good while before he began to feel rather tired.


    The main reason was due to the low reference quality toward the battles between these people. After all,


    not many of those 3000 informal disciples were stronger than him. Just as he was about to get up and


    leave, he heard a familiar voice from far away.


    Jackie chose a slightly secluded ce to sit, which was near to the exit, after he entered the ce. His


    main concern was so that he would not get into a fight with the others. After all, he knew that he would


    definitely attract criticism from everybody as he joined the wager battle arena hastily, especially when


    Wesley was also there. Hence, he chose a ce that was near the exit and secluded.


    The familiar voice came from the exit, and Jackie spotted a familiar face when he looked over.


    What surprised him was two people who used to hate one another were having a genial conversation as


    they walked together. These two were Morton and Gerald, who caused trouble for Jackie. The two of


    them had also joined the Dual Sovereign Pavilion from the previous assessment. After the


    amodation was arranged, Jackie never saw the two of them in the sect. A dozen days had passed,


    and he almost forgot these two people…that was until these two showed up.


    What surprised Jackie the most was how they were all smiles and good talk as if they were friends for a


    very long time. Noel raised his eyebrows and also took a nce at the exit. “Isn’t that Morton and


    Gerald? What a rare sight…!


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