Chapter 702: Everybody Knows
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Mo Wen’s words immediately piqued the interest of the crowd. Why was he thanking Bu Xingyi and Chu Yuan?
Everyone knew that Mo Wen had a bone to pick with those two. If Mo Wen wanted to thank anyone, it should not be these two. It was also true that Chu Yuan and Bu Xingyi would not help him. They had just been mocking Mo Wen, hoping that he would not last till the end.
What did Mo Wen mean by thanking the two of them for their contributions?
For a while, everyone was in a blur. Even Chu Yuan and Bu Xingyi had looks of disbelief, let alone the others. When had they helped Mo Wen? They hadn’t helped him at all. Both of them could not wait for him to immediately die.
“It’s a long story. Here’s how it happened…”
Mo Wen smiled and began to explain the rules of Beast King Island, including the first time Bu Xingyi was eaten by a Beast King which had then been recalled by the Tower Spirit. He told the others how he had then allowed Chu Yuan to be eaten by a Pinnacle Beast King, forcing that Pinnacle Beast King to also leave Beast King Island.
The entire story was not complicated, and Mo Wen kept things succinct.
“Hence, I should indeed be thanking Bu Xingyi and Chu Yuan, especially Chu Yuan. If he had not been eaten by the Pinnacle Beast King, how could I have possibly survived the hunt of the Pinnacle Beast King?” Mo Wen said with a grin.
Everyone glanced at Chu Yuan and Bu Xingyi, including Nangong Mingzhu. They all had strange looks in their eyes.
Mo Wen had not kept anything secret, including the fact that he had personally thrown the two of them into the mouths of the Beast Kings and then watched them be eaten bit by bit.
“You… you… Mo Wen, you and I are irreconcilable…”
Chu Yuan pointed at Mo Wen. His figure was trembling, and with one hand he was grasping his heart. His face was pale beyond compare. He never would have imagined that this would be the result. Not only had he aided Wen tremendously, more foolishly, he had not even been aware that he had.
It turned out that from the very start, Mo Wen had been planning to use Chu Yuan in his schemes. The idea of using Chu Yuan’s life to chase away the Pinnacle Beast King was also likely to have been something that Mo Wen had pre-planned.
Bu Xingyi’s face turned green. The earlier scene resurfaced in his mind. He had not expected that Mo Wen would have not only used him but also Chu Yuan.
Gao Hanshan and the others stared at Bu Xingyi and Chu Yuan with strange expressions on their faces. They wanted to laugh but they held it in.
Nobody would have expected that the two people who were always against Mo Wen would actually be the ones to give him the most help.
In reality, only Mo Wen knew the complete truth about this matter. None of the others had witnessed their companions being eaten alive. Only Mo Wen saw it with his own eyes. Moreover, he was the one who had sent both of them into the mouths of the Beast Kings.
The rest of them were not qualified to say anything about Mo Wen’s infighting and acts of disunity. He had stayed on the island until the end and had completed the task while they didn’t.
“Did you really defeat Chu Yuan?”
Nangong Mingzhu took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on Mo Wen. Perhaps the others didn’t know, but she was certain that Chu Yuan was not someone who could be defeated by a common ancient martial art practitioner. The tricks up Chu Yuan’s sleeves were mostly enough to kill a Martial Arts Grandmaster if the latter was not being careful.
Mo Wen was merely a youth with low cultivation and a mere ancient martial art practitioner. How could Mo Wen possibly defeat Chu Yuan?
“Anyhow, I won. Hmm, that’s all.”
Mo Wen threw his hands in the air and didn’t explain anything else. Chu Yuan was indeed very strong. If Mo Wen had not risked his life and completed the practice of the Localized Soul Technique, he would most likely have been defeated by Chu Yuan.
Nangong Mingzhu gave Mo Wen a long stare. Her gaze flickered. Nobody knew what she was thinking.
Chu Yuan and Bu Xingyi had gone completely silent. The two of them now knew that, at least in this place, they were no longer a match for this youth.
In the sky, a beam of white light lit up. The white light was blinding, filling the heavens and the earth with white light.
“Congratulations, Seven Great Human Warriors. You have successfully completed the task. Your achievements will be broadcast outside so that everyone will know of your contributions. Now, you will receive the rewards from the Tower Spirit. Since your contributions vary, your rewards will be different too.”
The Tower Spirit’s voice sounded. Beams of white light immediately appeared before each of them.
Items kept appearing. This time, the Tower Spirit’s rewards were rather bountiful. Each of them had at least five masses of light in front of them.
Mo Wen had more rewards than any of the others. There were fourteen masses of light in front of him. He had not expected that the Tower Spirit would give out another round of rewards. Were the rewards he had received in the mysterious galaxy special treatment?
Why was it that he felt that the Tower Spirit seemed to be taking special care of him? Since he had come to the Fighting Spirit Tower, he had not suffered any losses. No one else’s rewards could compare with the benefits he had received.
Among the fourteen masses of light, there were three superb grade Healing Lights, two ninth rank talismans, two superb grade Recovery Lights and seven top grade Recovery Lights.
Mo Wen had never received a superb grade Recovery Light before. Now, one had finally appeared for him. However, the superb grade Recovery Light was not that useful. After all, in this space, breaking through to the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm would be a great achievement. It seemed unlikely that he would achieve a higher realm. The top grade Recovery Light would recover the cultivation of a Martial Arts Grandmaster so Mo Wen had no use of it at all.
On the other hand, the superb grade Healing Light was very useful. He now had a total of five superb grade Healing Lights, including the three that he had just received.
The two ninth rank talismans were valuable treasures that could kill a Martial Arts Grandmaster. Mo Wen already had one. However, he had always been reluctant to use it. He might have used it on the Wyvern Beast King, but Chu Yuan’s appearance caused Mo Wen to change his plans.
He now had three ninth rank talismans.
After storing all his items, Mo Wen glanced at what the others had received. He discovered that among the six of them, five of them had received a superb grade Healing Light as a reward. This reward could save their lives once. Only Bu Xingyi did not have one.
Mo Wen pondered this for a moment before realizing why. Bu Xingyi’s performance in all three stages had been abysmal. He was the reason why they had needed a makeup task. It was only fair that his rewards would not be that good. All his rewards were light tools and top-grade ones at that. Compared what everyone else had received, Bu Xingyi’s rewards were far worse.
Bu Xingyi noticed his embarrassing situation. Looking at the much more bountiful rewards of the others, then looking back at his own, his face turned green and then turned pale. When he looked at Mo Wen and his more than ten masses of light, Bu Xingyi’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He bit and ground his teeth, full of jealousy and hatred.
“A superb grade Healing Light. It’s a nice item.” Gao Hanshan held on to the superb grade Healing Light in his hand. He laughed out loud. This superb grade Healing Light was a treasure that could resurrect the dead. Not only could he use it on himself, but he could also use it on others. It was definitely a valuable treasure. It would give him another opportunity to survive.
Nangong Mingzhu and Chu Yuan also had looks of joy in their eyes.
However, when they saw what Mo Wen had received, everyone else fell silent again. The rewards before Mo Wen drew the envy of them all. The disparity between the rewards was too glaring.
Aside from Mo Wen, Nangong Mingzhu had the most rewards. She had received a superb grade Healing Light and a ninth rank talisman, along with some top-grade Recovery Lights. As for the others, although they also had a superb grade Healing Light, their talismans were all only of the eighth rank.
It could be said that the rewards of the other six combined could not compare with Mo Wen’s alone.
However, their team’s success in the final third stage was all down to Mo Wen. Without him, none of them would probably have gotten rewards. Hence, they really could not say anything.
“Task ended.”
In the sky, seven pillars of light shot down. The light pillars enveloped the seven. The next moment, all of them disappeared from the altar.
When Mo Wen could see his surroundings clearly once again, he discovered that he had already returned to the outside world. He was back in his original spot, and he was still surrounded by a wasteland. However, this time, large amounts of monstrous beasts appeared in the wastelands, unlike before where Mo Wen had killed them all.
“From now on, for the duration of one day, human ancient martial art practitioners that kill monstrous beasts will receive double the cultivation.”
The Tower Spirit’s voice sounded from the void. At the same time, an ancient black stone monument appeared in the sky. No one knew how big the stone monument was. In the entire space, no matter where anyone stood, they could see the stone monument.
Mo Wen looked towards the sky. At first, he could not see it clearly, but when he shifted his gaze onto the stone monument, there seemed to be a mysterious force drawing his soul towards the stone monument.
The next moment, a series of flashbacks appeared before his eyes as though he was watching a movie on fast forward. All the scenes that he saw were the whole course of the seven of them completing the task.
“Bu Xingyi will most likely not have it easy.”
Mo Wen retracted his soul from the stone monument. A glint of mischief flashed in his eyes. Before this, Bu Xinyi had still been plotting to spread rumors to defame Mo Wen. Bu Xinyi certainly did not think that such a stone monument would appear in the sky.
Now, no one would be able to spread any rumors. All the human ancient martial art practitioners would know that Bu Xingyi had performed poorly during the task. Even what they said and their facial expressions were captured in this recording.
Bu Xingyi had earlier ridiculed Mo Wen and said Mo Wen would surely fail the task. Once these words of his spread, it would surely cause a huge impact on his and the Ming Temple’s reputation.
“How is this possible?”
On a mountain, Bu Xingyi was stupefied as he stared at the stone monument in the sky. He was surrounded by members of the Ming Temple. Before this, all the Ming Temple ancient martial art practitioners had gathered together.
Bu Xingyi would never imagine that the course of incidents that happened when they were going through the task would appear like this in the sky. The recording was so detailed.
“Fool! Trash!”
The Ming Temple’s Second Sect Grand Elder tore his gaze away from the stone monument. His facial expression was sullen as he coldly stared at Bu Xingyi. He had never expected that this sect junior brother of his would bring them so much humiliation. Bu Xingyi had made a fool of himself in front of the whole ancient martial arts world. This did not only affect Bu Xingyi’s personal reputation. Since he was the Ming Temple’s Sect Grand Elder, it also brought the Ming Temple to be laughed at too?
Once the Ming Temple’s ancient martial art practitioners knew what happened during the task from the stone monument, all of them wore ugly expressions. Their faces were gloomy. However, none of them dared to say anything. After all, Bu Xingyi was the Ming Temple’s Sect Grand Elder. His position was respectable. Apart from the Second Sect Grand Elder Wang Changhan, other Ming Temple’s ancient martial art practitioners would not dare to reprimand him. But surely their hearts were filled with dissatisfaction. Who would have thought that their Sect Grand Elder would be so useless?