Chapter 81 Mysterious Man, Jason


    It was another day meant forbat as all of the Shui n anticipated with much delight in their


    bodies. Everyone was excited to see thepetition among the three factions of the Shui n. Who


    would be the best one?


    The n held secrets, lots of secrets. One of them was the location of the Trio Array of the Shui n.


    The location was preserved and only known to some of their warriors.


    Meanwhile, several Elders of Purity Faction led Agnes and Ricky as well as some genius disciples of


    Purity Faction to an isted hall. It was secluded, the alleyway dark and narrow. Agnes and Ricky were


    nervous and excited at the same time as to what the Elders had in store for them.


    Two groups of people could be seen in the hall--the Groom Faction and the Sage Faction.


    Upon entering the hall, Ricky saw the people sitting on the clouds of spiritual energy high in the sky.


    Ricky was amazed to see how they floated gracefully up there. These three were the demi-immortal


    grandmasters of Shui n, the powerful and respected warriors.


    The demi-immortals could not only make spiritual energy wings for flying, but also form spiritual energy


    clouds to sit on. The demi-immortals sat on their respective clouds and gave them a nod, a signal


    which meant that they could enter the hall.


    The Elders of the three factions talked to each other rather quietly, as if they had something nned


    that was already taking effect. They whispered--only they themselves could hear each other. Based on


    their bodynguage and their lip read, they were all confident that the control over Billow City would be


    theirs.


    During this time, Agnes introduced thepetitors of the other two factions to Ricky.


    The Sage Faction, which had controlled the Billow City for three years in a row, sent Dora Shui to join


    thepetition this time. She represented the whole of the faction and was expected to win the battle.


    Of course, everyone in the Sage Faction rooted for her to bag the win for the fourth consecutive year.


    But there was someone odd in the hall, someone invited by Dora who seemed to be very mysterious.


    The Purity Faction did some research on him but still, to their dismay, and no matter how deep they


    tried to dig, they still weren''t able to figure out who he was and what his background was.


    In the battle yesterday, no one could hardly take a punch from this young man, including disciples at


    the peak of the first grade of Blood Purification. The warrior was strong, and that was as far as they


    could go in describing him.


    After hearing Agnes'' introduction, Ricky shifted his gaze to the Sage Faction. He looked at them and


    started to wonder who would be the man Agnes just described. s, he found the one. He was very


    easy to spot for hepletely stood out of the crowd.


    The warrior wore a ck robe and looked as young as Ricky. Despite the simplicity of his clothes, he


    was noticeable. He emitted so strong a vibe that no one could deny he was indeed powerful.


    Aside from the fact that he was undeniably strong, he bore a saber on his back which emitted strong


    intangible saber-light.


    ''He will be a powerfulpetitor!'' Ricky was sure of his judgment even with the first nce. This man


    would be the one to watch out for in thepetition.


    The young man had hyper senses. Soon he felt Ricky stare at him and gazed upon Ricky with his dark


    ck eyes.


    The man only shot him a nce, nothing more, and then looked away as if he only wanted to tell Ricky


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    The Groom Faction, on the other hand, was even worse than the Purity Faction, because for four


    consecutive years, the Groom Faction hadn''t won any control over Billow City.


    After talking about Sage Faction''spetitor, Agnes introduced thepetitor from the Groom


    Faction. It was their best disciple--Elsa Shui. Boasting her skills and capabilities, Elsa invited another


    genius from West Vanity Valley, the one and only, Jason Li.


    After Jason knew what happened to n, he made it his mission to avenge him.


    As expected, right after Agnes told Ricky the information, a tall, rough-looking young man who was


    rather unfriendly came straight toward Ricky.


    "Ricky, look out! Jason is far stronger than n, be careful." Agnes reminded Ricky of that.


    "Don''t worry. He just came here to taunt. The time for battle is yet to begin." Ricky smiled.


    ...


    "Are you the one who defeated n? You don''t seem so strong." Jason came forward, and talked to


    Ricky disdainfully.


    "I''m indeed very ordinary, but such an ordinary man defeated the genius in West Vanity Valley. That


    only means one thing-- your so-called genius is just a joke," Ricky replied simply.


    People around chuckled after hearing Ricky''s words, which made Jason more spiteful.


    "I came here to tell you that you don''t have any ce in thispetition. You better pray that you


    wouldn''t pass the Trio Array, otherwise you would regret crossing me," Jason threatened.


    "You''d better think about yourself. If you failed to pass the Trio Array, both you and the West Vanity


    Valley would lose face." Ricky sneered, pointing out the fact coolly.


    Crack! Jason couldn''t take it anymore. He couldn''t wait to showcase his strength in battle and bring


    down Ricky. He clenched fists angrily, and almost made his bones crack. He had a hard time stopping


    himself from attacking Ricky, and it was a good thing Elsa was there to calm him down.


    "Agnes, keep your partner''s mouth shut!" Elsa said to Agnes fiercely.


    "So do you!" Agnes said coldly.


    Subsequently, the verbal confrontation ended with Jason''s sneer.


    With the shift of attention, all eyes were looking at the three demi-immortals in the sky, waiting for their


    statements.


    The next moment, one of the three demi-immortals said in a clear and loud voice, "Each of the three


    groups ofpetitors will enter the random door in the hall. There, you will see the Trio Array.


    I can assure you that the Trio Array behind the three doors in the hall is the same."


    After the announcement, the demi-immortal grandmaster gave a deafening silence.


    "Agnes, which door shall we choose among the three?" Ricky asked Agnes who seemed to be


    pondering over her options.


    "It makes no difference. Just let them choose first," Agnes replied.


    Then, Ricky and Agnes entered the hall after the other two groups made their choices.


    Thepetition among the three powerful factions of Shui n formally began after the choosing of


    their respective doors.


    Except for the demi-immortals, all the people couldn''t see what was happening in the hall. They could


    only wait for the final result calmly.


    ...


    After entering the hall, Ricky found that it was divided into three parts. A third of the fan-shaped area


    was visible to Ricky.


    In addition to this were rows of wooden men who seemed to be ready to beat the living soul out of


    them.


    Behind the rows of wooden men, there was a staircase leading to the second floor of the hall.


    "Look, this is the Wooden Men Array of the Trio Array," Ricky said seriously, feeling a sense of danger


    and apprehension.


    "Exactly, this is the Wooden Men Array. Only after passing this array can we go to the second floor to


    challenge the Stone Men Array," Agnes whispered softly. The watery spiritual energy had emerged


    from her body.


    Right after Agnes''s words, a clicking sound was suddenly heard.


    Wooden limbs started to move as the Wooden Men ran towards them with great speed.


    They soon formed a line just like a long snake. All of them stared at Ricky and Agnes ghastly.


    "It seems that thepetition has started. Agnes, we''d better not separate. Otherwise we would


    possibly be defeated by these wooden men one by one," Ricky suggested.


    Meanwhile, he gathered ideas on how to pass the Wooden Men Array. ''Do we take them one by one or


    do we just slide our way to the staircase and go up?'' Ricky thought to himself.


    "I know, Ricky, this is the reason why two people are needed to participate in thepetition. In this


    Trio Array, even the warriors at the third grade of Blood Purification could not always watch out for


    things behind them," Agnes replied.


    The next moment, they stood back to back, and took out their weapons, getting ready to fight. They


    summoned up all their energies as they were preparing for one woody battle.


    Suddenly, booming sounds filled the hall. They looked everywhere as they searched for the source of


    the sounds.


    The moment they took out their weapons, the Wooden Men Array moved rapidly, rounded them up and


    trapped them in the center. Sticks suddenly appeared in the wooden men''s hands as they were


    programmed to.


    Every stick in the wooden men''s hands corresponded to the power of the array. The wooden men were


    not that easy to defeat for they all matched the power of a warrior at the peak of eighth grade of Skin


    Refinement. Ricky and Agnes moved closer together, back to back, as they held their weapons in an


    attacking stance ready to fight their lifeless opponents.