Chapter 2221


    James and Wendel were engaged in a fierce battle inside the Moonlit Ridge Painting.


    As their powers collided once more, it was apparent that there was a power disparity between


    James and Wendel. Even though James possessed great strength, he was much lower in rank


    compared to Wendel. He would not be able to emerge victorious without using Sacrilegious


    Ascension.


    However, he had no ns of using Sacrilegious Ascension. After all, he was targeted by the Divinity


    Sect precisely because of this cultivation method.


    “You’re strong.” James looked at Wendel and said, “I’m no match for you.”


    James did not overexert himself but instead concealed his true strength.


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    Wendel said, “I can tell that you haven’t used your full strength. Fight with me seriously.”


    James smiled faintly and said, “I told you I don’t stand a chance against you. Besides, that was my


    full strength. Since you have already aplished what you came here for, please leave.”


    He did not act rashly. Even though he would gain the right to head directly to the central region by


    defeating Wendel, there was no point in doing this.


    Since James was reluctant to fight, Wendel had no other choice. He said nothing and simply turned


    to leave.


    After Wendel left, Mny walked over to James and asked puzzledly, “James, why didn’t you go all-


    out and defeat him?”


    James smiled bitterly and said, “Defeating him is near impossible for me. After all, he possesses far


    greater strength than me. Besides, as a disciple of the Welkin Academy, he must have cultivated


    many powerful cultivation methods. If we fight seriously, I won’t stand a chance against him.”


    “Is that so?” Mny was doubtful. To her, James was strong enough to remain unscathed after


    withstanding Wendel’s blows.


    “Let’s get going.”


    Then, James turned to leave.


    In the outside world…


    After leaving the Moonlit Ridge Painting, Wendel approached Yoan and said respectfully, “Master,


    he refused to continue the battle. I can tell that he hasn’t used his full strength.”


    Yoan nodded slightly and said, “I see… You’ve done well, Wendel. Go take a rest.”


    “Understood.” Wendel nodded and turned to leave.


    In the Moonlit Ridge Painting, James and Mny continued in the direction of the central region.


    However, they proceeded at a snail’s pace. That was because James wanted to secure more


    tokens for Mny.


    The cultivators they encountered along the way posed no threat to James. Regardless, James did


    not act ruthlessly by seizing all of their tokens. As long as the examinees did not lose all their


    tokens, they would have the right to continue the examination.


    Soon, three days passed in the blink of an eye.


    Three dayster, James and Mny arrived at the central region.


    This was a spacious piece ofnd, on which an arena was constructed. The arena was several


    kilometers in both length and width and shielded by a mysterious Magic Circle formed using unique


    scriptures. It glimmered a dazzling white light.


    When they arrived, there were no other examinees at the spot. Only a few disciples of the Welkin


    Academy could be seen.


    “We finally made it.”


    When they arrived at the central region, Mny breathed a sigh of relief. By then, she already had


    more than 20 thousand tokens in her possession. It should secure a pretty solid spot in the


    rankings.


    “Thank you, James.”


    She was grateful for what James did for her.


    James smiled and said, “No trouble at all, Mny. If you hadn’t saved me, I wouldn’t have


    recovered this quickly. Perhaps I’d have perished in the wilderness.”


    Hearing this, Mny smiled.