Chapter 52 The Best Way To Dispense With Fools (Part One)


    The noble nsmen pupils enjoyed many magic pills, learning the best training skills, and there were


    even some endowed with excellent bloodlines of the family elders.


    Most of them were born with exceptional advantages over ordinary people.


    Quite a few of them turned into dandies, living a life of extreme depravity due to their special status.


    Through magic pills, they cultivated smoothly, but theycked strength and fighting power.


    Zen did not think that all the children of the gentry were like this. Otherwise, the noble ns in the


    Imperial Capital wouldn''t have thrived for as many years. There must be many children among the


    nobles, who were gifted, diligent and practiced hard.


    But, obviously, the men he faced now weren''t in that league.


    These guys didn''t want to work hard nor did they want to kill the beasts, so, instead, they robbed other


    participants of their crystal fragments. He was indignant that they wanted something for nothing. How


    could such shameless people exist in the world?


    He watched momentarily, noticing that they were robbing the ordinary disciples, not letting them pass,


    and yet, the noble disciples were left to pass through without saying a word.


    They were bold enough to rob participants in broad daylight, and the Cloud Sect didn''t care?


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Zen didn''t actually know if that was true. These guys had been doing this for a while. A few years ago,


    some disciples from the noble ns discovered this was an ideal location to set up a blockade here,


    between the second and third level, and collect tolls in the form of crystal fragments from the


    commoners passing through. It was an easy way to make a fortune, prevent some from gaining


    admittance and they sessfully passed the Blooded Test easily.


    At that time, the Cloud Sect turned a blind eye to their behavior for some reason.


    When the children of the noble ns saw that the Cloud Sect had not punished them, they became


    more unscrupulous. The experience spread among them for several years. Every Blooded Test since


    then, there was a group of noble disciples waiting in advance to rob others.


    The number of unreal beasts on the first and secondyers wasn''trge, and with so many people


    fighting, many found it impossible to achieve their goals within the given timeframe. So, in order to pass


    the Blooded Test, many of them were forced to go up the third level.


    Now they faced a new dilemma. Before they reached the third level, they were stripped of their crystal


    fragments by these despicable disciples.


    Some disciples feared their strength of numbers, while others worried about their influence and high


    status in the Empire. So, most of them chose to hand over their crystal fragments. Zen stood to the


    side for a while, only to see that even a few strong men sumbed to the bullies. They were angry, but


    seemingly had no choice but to hand over their pieces of crystal fragments helplessly.


    Meanwhile, many watched from a distance with hesitation on their faces. They couldn''t decide if they


    should hand over their crystal fragments and head up to the thirdyer, or back and kill more beasts in


    the secondyer.


    Of course, not all ordinary disciples were willing to be bullied.


    As Zen watched from the side, he saw a strong man stride up to pass. The man stood two meters tall,


    was as strong as an iron tower, and he carried a great sword.


    The men from the noble ns saw him and shouted, "Stop!"


    "What''s the matter?" asked the towering man as he stared at them fiercely.


    "If you want to pass through this way, you need to leave all your crystal fragment pieces behind!" stated


    one of the men.


    At this, the towering man looked sullen. ring at the group of noble disciples, he asked, "Why should


    I? What''s your reasoning? Does the Cloud Sect sanction robbery in this manner?"


    "Haha, why should you? The reason you should is that we are strong in number and more powerful. If


    you don''t hand over your crystal fragments, you don''t pass here," stated another man.


    The towering man was not the sort to give in. His face reddened with anger. Unsheathing his great


    sword strapped to his back, he held it at the ready as he said, "Bah! You want me to hand over my


    crystal fragments? That''s a pipe dream. If you call me Grandpa, I''ll consider giving you a reward, my


    grandchildren, your prize will be, death to anyone who tries to stop me!"


    Zen watched from where he stood, not far off with a smile on his face. The towering man was not weak.


    This group of noble nsmen finally ran into someone too challenging to intimidate.


    The towering man swung his great sword and rushed the pass. He was a burly man with big arms, and


    as he wielded the great sword, the wind roared, whipping the faces of the noble disciples which caused


    them difort.


    The men from the noble ns were not strong, or they wouldn''t be there robbing others.


    In the face of the towering man''s attacks, the bullies cursed. Unable to resist his attacks, they fell back


    to each side of the passage, exposing a gap through the middle.


    Some ordinary disciples who had been hesitant saw the gap and emboldened, took the opportunity to


    follow the towering man and race through the pass.


    More and more disciples joined the group when they saw the others seeding.


    The checkpoint of the noble nsmen was copsed. The ordinary disciples hurried as a mob at the


    pass, like fish released from the floodgate. Zen followed the crowd, speeding forward.


    Seeing what was urring, the noble nsmen''s faces were filled with anger. They didn''t expect this


    at all. They didn''t expect to let one man through, let alone so many people along with him.