chapter 2126-2130
Chapter 2126
Noel exhaled deeply, and there was a slight hint of envy in his tone as he spoke, “As expected, he won,
and he won without contest. The guy who instigated Oliver only managed to endure three attacks from
Oliver before Oliver managed to stab him in the chest, and blood literally sttered all over the floor.
Fortunately, Oliver knew the boundaries and stopped in the end. That person wasn’t badly wounded, but
his wounds were serious enough to make him bedridden for a month or two.”
Brook, who was beside them, nodded vehemently. A calctive look shed past his eyes when he
thought of what happened on that particr day.” That day, the two of us found seats, though not without
struggling to, seeing how cramped the ce was at that time. The observers cheered so loudly when
Oliver stabbed that guy’s chest, and they yelled how invincible Oliver was.”
Noel nced at Brook hopelessly. “If I hadn’t stopped you at that moment, you would’ve yelled the same
thing.” Although Brook was rather inconsiderate, he also knew about the grudges between Jackie and
Wesley. “I wouldn’t have shouted like that, no. Oliver’s brother, Wesley, kept causing troubles to Senior
Brother Jackie previously. How can I cheer for the enemy?”
Of course, Brook looked sheepish as he responded, to which Jackie chuckled and paid no mind to it. He
did not think that it was a big deal, even if Brook yelled once or twice at that moment.
The closer they were to the gathering spot, the more disciples were gathered around the area. They then
noticed just how rtively crowded the road was. When they arrived at the gathering spot, the ce was
full of people, and it was a boiling cauldron of voices. Jackie estimated that there were about 3000 to
4000 people present. Nheless, there had to be more than that
Noel patted Jackie on his shoulder and reminded him, “Today, the informal disciples, formal disciples,
and all other disciples are supposed to gather at different ces. Let’s find the informal disciples’ team
and stand there.”
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The informal disciples were arranged to stand at the far west side. The arrangement from their positions
to the east side were the formal disciples, elder disciples, and a team that consisted of less than ten
people. Without the need for any introduction, Jackie knew that those ten are the legendary chosen
disciples.
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The chosen disciples were the hopes of the entire sect. These disciples might be the sect’s elders
or even the sect master in the future. As they were too far apart, Jackie could only see the faint outline of
these people’s faces. They were rather good-looking and donned a light green outer shirt with several
begonias sewn onto their waist area. The position of the chosen disciples were even slightly higher than
the deacons as their future was immeasurable.
The ten of them stood out at the far east corner, and other disciples looked at the chosen disciples,
green with envy.
Noel pressed his hand on Brook’s shoulder and spoke while gesturing with his chin, “You should stop
looking at them. After all, this isn’t the first time we’re seeing them. We’re never going to achieve that
position, but Jackie can give it a try. Jackie, if you seed at bing a chosen disciple in the future,
don’t forget about us both.”
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Jackie smiled but said nothing. The three of them upied a position at the edge of the informal
disciples. No matter where they were, Jackie liked ces where he could hide from other people’s eyes
as he disliked the attention. Noel knew about Jackie’s habit so they purposely found a slightly remote
corner when they were looking for a ce to stand.
The gathering spot was a huge fan-shape, and there were two round tforms more than ten meters
high at the front. The tform in front of them was surrounded by array gs, and it looked just like the
battle tform in the wager battle arena. The function of both tforms should be simr and were
ces for disciples to have their battles. The area on the back was where the elders sat.
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The further south area was where the disciples stood. This ce was like a huge square. Although it was
the size of two or three football fields and could hold thousands of people, the disciples stood apart.
Disciples of the same level stood in the same area. It seemed slightly crowded as the outer disciples, the
group with thergest number of people, were gathered at the south area even though it was a spacious
area.
Jackie could hear very well what everyone around him was talking about. It was then that a man with a
mustache standing in front of him pointed at the battle tform as he eximed, “I think that Mateo
Bailey should be selected by the Eleventh Elder. After all, he’s in the fifth position among the formal
disciples, and he doesn’t have any family supporting him. On top of that, I heard that he is aloof and very
temperamental, simr to the Eleventh Elder. It must be him!”
A long-faced man standing next to the guy with a mustache snorted and said disdainfully, “Can you stop
guessing what the formal elders are thinking of with your limited brain power? Don’t you know that
they’ve already predetermined the disciples to be chosen?”
This sentence stirred up reactions among the disciples, just like how a tossed stone could cause
thousands of ripples. Several people around the long faced man turned around to look at him while the
man with a mustache also looked at the long-faced man in surprise. Jackie and the others were also
attracted by what the guy said as they turned to look at him.
When the man saw how the people around him stared at him curiously, he suddenly felt important. After
all, he seemed to be the only one who knew about this among everyone else around him. Tipping his
chin upward slightly, he exined, though with a tinge of arrogance in his tone, “This news has been
spread among the elder disciples, and the formal disciples more or less know about it. Only us, the
informal disciples, don’t know the news clearly or have very little knowledge about it.”
He deliberately paused as he reached this point as if he was trying to catch everybody’s attention. The
people around him could not ept this, however, and many pressed on the matter.
“Get on it quickly. You’ve exined it ‘till this point, so get on with it. Is it really fun to keep us hanging?”
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“That’s right. Since you started talking about it, finish it. Why do you have to stop halfway?”
The people grew more impatient, evident in their insistence. The long-faced man dared not offend
everyone around him and quickly retracted the proud expression he had on. “Actually, there are only
three people who are the predetermined candidates. After all, the Eleventh Elder is choosing his onlyst
disciple, so the requirements are naturally more demanding. This person not only has to be talented, but
they need to have a clean background and be free from unsavory interests. On top of that, it’s best if this
disciple is in the final stage of innate level. Among all the formal disciples, there are only three people
who are most suitable in that case. The Eleventh Elder will surely choose one among these three:
Calvert Atkins, ranked 58th among the formal disciples, Gresham Potter, ranked 63rd, and, finally, Oliver
Sayer, ranked eighth.”
All eyes widened at this, and a solemn look shed through Jackie’s eyes. It seemed that Oliver was
ranked in the eighth position among the formal disciples; it made sense why Wesley was so arrogant
before. With such a powerful support and a powerful brother, it was true that he could have everything he
wanted in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion. Unfortunately, Jackie had been refusing to ept his power from
the start.
After hearing this, the man with a mustache twitched his mouth and said with a trace of doubt in his
voice, “We all know that the formal disciples who are in the intermediate stage of innate level are more
worth groomingpared to the formal disciples in the final stage of innate level. In that case, why is
Oliver among the predetermined disciples when he’s already in the final stage of innate level?”
Chapter 2128 The long-faced man chuckled. “You have no idea about this, do you? Although Oliver has
broken through into the final stage of innate level, he’s much more talentedpared to average formal
disciples. It shouldn’t be long before he’s on par with chosen disciples. With his talents, he’s eligible to be
among the predetermined disciples, even though he has already broken through to the final stage of
innate level!”
Jackie raised his brows while Noel eyed him nervously. Noel opened his mouth to say something but
swallowed his words when he saw Jackie shaking his head at him. Everybody had started to have
discussions among themselves because of what the long-faced man said.
“Calvert is in the intermediate stage of innate level and is fifty-eighth in their ranks. His ranking isn’t very
conspicuous among the formal disciples. Why is he able to overpower other disciples and be selected as
one of the predetermined disciples?”
“On top of that, I heard that he doesn’te from a clean background and seems to be rted to the
Fourth Elder. In that case, will the Eleventh Elder be willing to ept him?”
“That’s right. As for Gresham, his ranking is lower than Calvert, and he’s in the sixty-third ce.”
The long-faced man waved his hand to interrupt the discussion when he saw how the discussion had
be further away from the main issue. “You guys are steering this discussion in the wrong direction!”
His words immediately suppressed the discussions around him, and everybody looked toward the long
faced man. The man scoffed softly and continued, Although the two of them are only among the top
hundred among the formal disciples, there are more than three hundred formal disciples, and this means
that their rankings are just rtively fine.
“You people are short-sighted if you’re only looking at the rankings, though. After all, most of the formal
disciples are in the final stage of innate level, and only a small portion of the formal disciples are in the
intermediate stage. On top of that, it’s rare for a disciple in the intermediate stage to fight their way into
the top-hundred. When you think about it carefully, the higher the ranking, the higher the realm of the
disciples. This means that all these people have been challenging their opponents who are at a higher
level!”
The people around the long-faced man had a sudden realization when they heard what he said. The
informal disciples surrounding them only had concerns about their own matters. When it came to the
fights among the formal disciples, they only
Everything to them, they immediately understood the importance of the matter.
The guy with a mustache also nodded. “In that case, Calvert is indeed talented for being in the fifty
eighth position among the formal disciples, and he’s already close to being in the top-fifty. This proves
that he has been challenging somebody of a higher level in every battle!”
The people surrounding them also agreed. “True! All the top ten formal disciples are in the final stage of
innate level, and none of the top fifty disciples are in the intermediate stage. This proves how hard it is to
challenge somebody of a higher level among the formal disciples. Calvert is indeed a rare master!”
The long-faced man continued on the topic,” Furthermore, it’s not true when you say that Calvert has a
complicated background. After all, most of our disciples in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion are rted to
others in one way or another. There isn’t a way to avoid this, and I believe the Eleventh Elder won’t care
too much about such things. As long as this person hasn’t been epted as an elder disciple and isn’t a
direct rtive of another elder disciple, the Eleventh Elder will be able to ept it!”
Many people nodded when they heard this guy, seeing how his words made sense. ording to what
the man said, the predetermined people definitely had enough capital and talents. Others just could not
compare to these three.
Noel sighed softly and lowered his voice to speak by Jackie’s ear, “It doesn’t matter if they choose
Calvert o r Gresham. Any of them is fine, as long as it isn’t Oliver.”
Chapter 2129 Of course, Jackie knew that Noel was worried about him, so he nodded slightly. “It doesn’t
matter even if Oliver is epted as thest disciple. After all, he wouldn’t let me off the hook, even if he
isn’t epted as thest disciple.”
As Jackie and Noel were muttering among themselves, a suddenmotion erupted in front of them.
Following that, a path in front of Jackie was cleared by several people, and several familiar faces
squeezed their way toward them. Jackie took a look and could not stop his lips from twitching, unable to
hold back from rolling his eyes. He could not be bothered to pay attention to these people, but they loved
coming to him like cats who smelled fish from afar.
Wesley had a jade fan-which nobody knew where he obtained-in his hand. Although they were immune
to changes in the temperature as they were martial artists, he acted like a handsome young master as
he walked toward Jackie, swaying his fan lightly as he did. Behind him was another familiar face; the
man with triangr eyes. When the man with triangr eyes saw Jackie, his eyes instantly narrowed
into dangerous arcs like a poisonous snake that was dormant in the dark.
Everybody among the informal disciples knew about Wesley, and so did many formal disciples. As Oliver
had be the center of discussion among all the disciples as he was about to be the Eleventh
Elder’sst disciple, Wesley felt that he was greatly honored as he walked jubntly everywhere he went.
A meaningful smile appeared on his face when he saw Jackie. “Isn’t this Junior Brother Jackie? It’s been
a long time since west met! You seem to be doing well.”
What Wesley said immediately attracted the attention of those around him. Although Jackie was not as
well-known as Wesley among the informal disciples, his fame was not something to be ignored. After all,
he had once openly beaten Wesley on the wager battle arena, and it was a challenge where the two of
them were on different levels to boot!
Everybody knew that Jackie would be a formal disciple soon, and he would have a prosperous time
when he became one. Everybody also knew the grievances between these two. Everybody was excited
to observe the interaction between them when they saw Wesleying over to greet Jackie.
Wesley was not the kind of person who would be pliant after being trampled on. They all knew in their
hearts that after Jackie had severely injured him, Wesley would fight back since he had recovered. Noel
and Brook, who stood behind Jackie, had darkened expressions on their faces. Jackie stepped forward
and blocked both of them behind him. He sneered and ignored Wesley.
Wesley seemed to have had a good understanding of Jackie’s temper from a long time ago. He was not
irritated when he saw how Jackie sneered and said nothing on it. “I heard that you went to Mount Beast a
few days ago, and I thought that you were killed by the monster beasts there. Who would’ve expected
that you would return safely.”
Jackie snorted softly. In his eyes, Wesley was no different from talkativedies who loved to gossip. He
replied, “And you’re still as talkative as ever, even though I haven’t seen you for a couple of days. I
thought that our previous battle wouldpletely shut you up. It looks like I’ve still underestimated your
mouth.”
Jackie’s words were intently straightforward, ones that hit Wesley badly, evident on Wesley’s reddening
face. A gossiping look shed through the eyes of most of those around them, and they were dying to
see both men duke it out right then and there.
The man with triangr eyes roared angrily, “Jackie White! How dare you say such things to Brother
Wesley? Do you wish to die?! Don’t you know that Brother Wesley’s elder brother has returned?!”
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The man with triangr eyes was naturally referring to Oliver, who was extremely famous.
Jackie, on the other hand, smilingly responded, “Hey, as his follower, can you say something new the
next time you speak? Or are these the only words your brain is capable of remembering? You call me a
daring person every time, but why can’t I be? I’ve beaten Senior Brother Wesley, who’s standing next to
you, until he was close to dying, and I’d beat him again!”
The face of the triangr-eyed man darkened as he nced at Wesley who was beside him, sheepishly.
Wesley felt that he had lost face as he stretched out his hand to pull the triangr-eyed man aside. He
took a step forward. “Jackie, don’t act so arrogantly. Although you defeated me in the past, it was only
due to myck of preparation. Right now, I’m much stronger than I used to be as Elder Sayer has spared
no effort to groom me. You’ll find yourself unable to contend against me should we have another round
on the battle stage again!”
Wesley’s decisive statement proved how confident he was in himself to the people around him.
Jackie raised his brows, unable to even muster the strength to entertain Wesley. However, he knew how
Wesley would chatter on and humiliate him with all kinds of vulgarities, even if he did not say a word.
Jackie looked at Wesley as if he was a fool. “Who do you think you are? Do you think that I’d go to the
battle tform with you just because you asked me to? I’ve incapacitated you before, and I’ve
seeded In defeating you. I don’t wish to waste my time with a man that I’ve once defeated. I naturally
know about your brother, Oliver, and you mentioned him in hopes of frightening me. Sadly, I don’t pay
much attention to the both of you.”
Jackie did not speak loudly, but everyone heard his every word. Wesley’s face immediately darkened as
he had really expected Jackie to have such a sharp tongue. Originally, he came here in hopes of
frightening this fearless guy who dared go against him with his elder brother’s fame.
Unexpectedly, he did not expect Jackie to catch every sentence he said and fought back. What Jackie
said even caused his anger to surge in his stomach. He closed the jade fan in his hands with a swoosh
and almost broke the handle with his tight grasp. “Don’t Be so pompous! I’m telling you: your leisure days
are over! My brother won’t let you go!” Wesley roared these words through gritted teeth, and he looked
as though he would rush forward and bite a piece of meat off of Jackie’s body.
As Wesley’s anger and hatred toward him grew, Jackie grew calmer as if he was appreciating the beauty
of springtime. His facial expression even looked like he wasfortable and enjoying himself. Wesley’s
eyes seemed to be filled with poison as he red at Jackie angrily. He looked like he was about to leap
forward to bite Jackie, just to vent his anger.
He grew up as the role model for the children in his family, and the elders ced high importance on him.
Wesley had achieved his current status smoothly and without much of a challenge
Although he had an aloof temper and had always spoken in an overbearing way, he had never been
looked down on or attacked by others with words. All of a sudden, he felt like meeting Jackie had struck
him with nasty luck. His talents and background seem to be nothing in Jackie’s eyes as Jackie kept going
against him.
Wesley was so angry that his teeth would shatter in sheer force of him gritting them together. “B*stard! I
won’t let you off the hook so easily, and the Sayer family won’t let go of you either. Don’t think that you
can ride on top of our heads and piss on us just because you’re slightly talented right now!”
Jackie sneered; all Wesley could do to him was attempt to frighten him. He smiled in disdain. “I’ve never
thought about it in such a way. You’re the one with that much free time, seeing as you keep provoking
me. If you didn’t run over here to say such nonsense, do you think that I’d be willing to speak to you?”
The words between both men became rather muffled the more they spoke. The people surrounding them
secretly mumbled as they wondered if the two would ignore the rules and start fighting. If that was the
case, they would definitely be punished.
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