A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 6666

Nothing happened that night.

At first light, Jared left Shadowfell City with Gwendolyn and Master Veridian. Caiden went with them.

A group of elite demonic cultivators followed far behind under Caiden's command.

Their auras were hidden so well that they seemed to have vanished into the wilderness. They moved like venomous snakes under cover, silent and ready.

If anything changed ahead, they could strike immediately.

Soul Burial Valley was about five hundred miles from Shadowfell City.

It was a long, narrow stretch of black cliffs. The walls on both sides rose high into the clouds, bare except for dark-red moss clinging to the stone.

A twisting path ran through the valley floor.

Gravel covered the road. Broken arcane implements and beast bones lay scattered along the sides. The air carried the smell of rot and death.

It was indeed a perfect place to bury someone.

Jared walked in front at an unhurried pace, calm enough to look unaware.

Gwendolyn remained beside him, scanning the cliffs with her icy-blue eyes.

Master Veridian trailed behind with his back hunched, looking like an ordinary old wanderer. Only the sharp light deep in his cloudy eyes showed he was waiting for trouble.

After roughly six miles, several dozen figures emerged from behind a huge boulder ahead.

Corvin Skyreach stood in front.

He wore red-gold robes, and heat rolled from his body. His red-gold eyes burned like two flames as he stared at Jared.

Behind him were Ronan Thunderfall, the lord of Holy Light Palace, and leaders from more than ten celestial forces.

All of them released frightening pressure.

Twenty or thirty cultivators above Golden Immortal Level Six.

Three Golden Immortal Level Eight experts.

Seven or eight Golden Immortal Level Seven experts.

A lineup like that could sweep away most forces in the Nineteenth Firmament.

"Jared, we meet again."

Corvin's voice was cold, as if scraped out of an ice cellar. "You did not expect me to be waiting here, did you?"

Jared looked at him calmly.

He even stretched, rolled his neck, and let his joints crack.

"Clan Chief Skyreach, you brought all these people into Soul Burial Valley just to wait for me? Are you here to die?"

Corvin's face shifted slightly.

"Die? Jared, you think too highly of yourself. You killed Blackraven, and now you believe you can be arrogant before all of us? This valley will be your grave."

Ronan Thunderfall stood behind him, lightning crackling around his body.

He looked Jared up and down and sneered.

"Golden Immortal Level One? You dragged me all the way here for this?"

The lord of Holy Light Palace said nothing.

He only watched Jared, light shifting deep in his eyes.

Jared swept his gaze over the celestials.

A faint smile touched his mouth.

"Clan Chief Skyreach, before you brought everyone here to ambush me, did you consider another possibility?"

Corvin narrowed his eyes.

"What possibility?"

"That you had stepped into an ambush yourself."

Corvin's brows snapped together.

"What are you talking about?"

Jared did not answer him.

He had never imagined Jared could join hands with the demonic forces of the Southern Wasteland in such a short time and turn the ambush back on them.

Ronan's expression turned even uglier.

Lightning crackled around him, but he did not attack.

More than three hundred demonic cultivators had surrounded them. Even if they were strong, breaking out unharmed would be almost impossible.

"Jared."

The lord of Holy Light Palace finally spoke, his voice grave. "Today, we were reckless. Let us leave, and I guarantee we will not trouble you again."

Jared looked at him.

His black eyes showed no emotion.

"Let you leave?"

He smiled coldly.

"You came with this many people to kill me. Now that you cannot kill me, you want to walk away? Things are not that easy."

Corvin's face turned blue with anger.

"Jared, do you really plan to kill all of us? We have many people here. If we fight with our lives on the line, your side will pay a painful price too."

Jared stared at Corvin for a moment.

"Clan Chief Skyreach, I do not need everyone here dead."

His voice was calm. "But you must stay."

Corvin's pupils contracted.

"You..."

"You sent men to track me. You sent an assassin to kill me. Now you have united celestial forces to ambush me."

Jared's tone stayed even, yet the chill beneath it made the valley feel colder.

"That debt should be settled."