Chapter 69: Tournament Rewards

Chapter 69: Tournament Rewards

Please depart the arena, the lioness decreed.

As she hovered high above the arena, carrying the might of a God, who would dare disobey?

Jack paled. Wha

Almost immediately, several heavy auras fell on him. Dog robotsthe guardsstared at him from every arena entrance. He might have been able to handle one of those, but not that many!

Plus, only an idiot would fight here.

However, his heart was on fire. His face was going red. This was so unfair! Yes, he had lied, but he hadnt broken the rules to attack Shard Presht! He only had one loss! This was blatant cheating! Bias!

Yet, in the end, what choice did he have? He had lied to the officials, though hed never expected it to be such a big deal. The fault was half his. And, most importantly, he was powerless.

At least hed protected his people for many days. Hopefully, they would be better prepared to face any blowback now.This chapter made its debut appearance via N0v3lB1n.

Right as he stood there conflicted, ready to walk away in shame and helplessness, the monk above frowned. Stay there for now, he said, then turned to the lioness. Your Nobility, I have watched some battles of this tournament, including the last one. The boy lied, but he did not cheat.

Are you saying I am mistaken? the lioness responded calmly. Her Dao flared, enveloping the entire arena in a blanket of supremacy. She was like a God.

I wouldnt dare, the monk replied, bowing slightly, but I believe a person of your grand stature would never lower themselves to watch the first phase of an Integration Tournament. Perhaps your subordinates made a miscalculation?

My subordinates know the rules well enough. They do not miscalculate.

The lioness took a hard stance, cutting off all paths to retreat. She was dead set on eliminating Jack from the tournament.

The monk stayed silent for a moment, clearly deliberating his next words. However, another immortal, the ascetic mentor of the Sage, spoke first. The boy should remain, he said in a quiet voice, yet everyone heard him.

This person was skinny as a stick. His ribs showed over a pair of dirty brown pantshe wore nothing else. He hovered cross-legged, and milky eyes could be seen under messy gray hair.

Jack shot him a grateful stare. The lioness turned at him. Your Holiness, she said, addressing him respectfully despite being a higher Grade, the rules are clear. He committed two acts worthy of a penalty, and two losses lead to direct disqualification. If that is disharmonious, we can replace him with the last person to be disqualified before him.

The Barren High speak wisely, Jacks mentor hurried to agree. Let us keep the boy, Your Nobility. I can sense his frustration, as can you; he clearly feels that this is an injustice. Why would he lie to himself?

The ascetic did not respond, but he nodded.

I concur, the worms thought-voice spread over the arena.

Jack looked at it in surprise. The mentors of the Sage and Dorman had helped him Even if he ended up disqualified, he would remember that.

The C-Grade lioness hesitated. She clearly didnt want to give ground, but there was a limit to how many immortals she could publicly ignoreeven if they were of lower rank. Very well, she finally agreed, staring the bald monkJacks mentorwith her eyes. The Animal Kingdom will grant the Exploding Sun this wish. The boy remains.

The monks face tightened, but he did not respond.

As for the Dao Soul, it greatly amplifies a persons connection to the Dao. According to rumors, it can double the speed of ones cultivationbut, of course, those are only rumors. These things are so rare that only the most promising youths of the galaxy get them, and they keep their mouth shut. Finally, the D-Grade robot is priceless, too. The galaxy is a dangerous place, and such a strong bodyguard basically guarantees you can adventure in relative safety. Plus, D-Grade automatons are extremely expensive to manufacture. Were talking about dozens of millions of credits.

Dozens of millions!? Dorman raised his voice. Thats a lot!

Yeah, and thats just the material cost. Vivi shook her head. Anyway, it seems that Rufus Emberheart is a very promising scion of the Animal Kingdom. No wonder hes so strong.

Everyone nodded. Even Jack had to acknowledge that Rufus Emberheart was the absolute favorite. After all, his every battle so far had ended in a single, effortless strike.

Immortality Serums are not that rare, the Sage said, drawing everyones glances, but only smiled and didnt elaborate further. He often said stuff like this.

From the stands, Karvahul was waving at them to head over, but Jack ignored him. I think Ill go see my mentor, he said. Karvahul can wait.

Of course. Vivi grinned. Mr. Golden Boy needs to get his benefits.

Jack felt a bit bashful; after all, everyone hoped for a mentor, and hed hogged three of them.

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Its okay, Jack. I was just kidding. But you still need to make up for giving us a fake name, okay? Treat us to something later.

He smiled. Will do. Anyone else heading home?

Edgar, Dorman, and the Sage nodded instantly. All of them had a D-Grade mentor now, and they looked forward to talking with themexcept for Sage, maybe, who remained as unreadable as ever.

Ill speak with Karvahul, Vivi said. Just go.

Thanks, Vivi.

The four of them walked away quickly. However, right after they approached the arenas exit, so did all five of the scions. Jack came to a pause. Each of those people was a planet-class powerhouse, and seeing all five of them together was quite a sight.

He looked at Gan Salin. Sup, dog, he said.

He was already an enemy of the scions. So what if he offended them even more?

Gan Salin bared his fangs. Beside him, Shard Presht did the same. Rufus Emberheart, who was walking in front of them, completely ignored Jackhowever, the latter happened to stand between the scions and the arena exit. If he didnt step away, they would have to step around him, and Rufus clearly wasnt willing to do that. He stopped, chest pointed directly at the exit through Jack.

You are blocking the way, he said matter-of-factly.

I am not. Its a big arena. Walk around me.

You stopped in front of me.

I needed to tie my shoelaces, Jack replied. He was barefoot.